I have a one year old, white German Shepherd, and when i take him for a walk in the park, he barks at other dogs, i think that he trying to protect me, but my mom says if it continues then it will have to be sold, i dont want this to happen.
WHAT CAN I DO TO STOP IT? i dont want to use anything like an electronic shocking collar.
2007-03-17 10:05:01 · 9 answers · asked by Andrew M 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
He may have never been socialized as a puppy (and at his age, he will probably never like dogs, but it is possible to train him to tolerate them). If he is trying to protect you, then he is be possessive, territorial, and dominant. He may also be afraid of the other dogs. I like to use a Gentle Leader. It is a head halter that is a training device which helps to control and correct your dogs behaviour. It is not in any way cruel, although if your dog is dominant, he may try to fight it for a while. You will need to condition him to the Gentle Leader. The Gentle Leader will only help you to control him though. You will also want to teach him to ignore other dogs. When you walk by a park with dogs, distract him with a treat or a toy. Being a shepherd, his ears will probably flicker to the sound of other dogs. If he takes his attention away from you, you correct him with the Gentle Leader. If he follows you, you reward him after you have passed the dogs. To get him to watch you the whole time, he will have to trust you. This means that you are in charge and if a dog is off leash and comes toward him, you need to block your dog so that he does not get spooked or attacked on your watch. Hope this helped. Good luck!
2007-03-17 10:15:34 · answer #1 · answered by watercurves 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He likely wasn't socialized to other dogs when he was younger. You have to get him used to being around other dogs.
A little intolerant of your mom to get rid of a dog cause he barks at other dogs.. Should have been socializing him from the beginning.
A shock collar isn't going to MAKE him tolerant of other dogs, being around other dogs that are well behaved and who like other dogs will make him realize that dogs are friends. Perhaps he is barking cause he wants to play?!? Barking means alot of things to dogs, not just protection.
2007-03-17 10:13:58 · answer #2 · answered by DP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of fantastic dogs in the world whose only fault is that they are dog aggressive.
A lot of the dogs that come into my animal hospital are dog aggressive, and their owners know this about them, so they just avoid going places where they know there will be other dogs. They do great.
2007-03-17 10:12:47 · answer #3 · answered by Biz 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Watch "The Dog Whisperer" ( Cesar Milan ) on TV...
I get him on the Nat'l Geographic Channel...
2007-03-17 10:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
contact a training center in your area that specializing in gsds sounds like he just needs to be socialized more and they can help also you could muzzle the dog when taking on walks no it is not cruel i have to do it to my male gsd do to socializing problems but he is getting better
2007-03-20 15:21:35 · answer #5 · answered by JENNIFER H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My female doesn't like other dogs too. It is because when she was a puppy we didn't have her around other dogs we wanted her to be people friendly and didn't think about her being dog friendly too.
2007-03-17 10:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with dp. 100% that is why I choose his answer as best. the others have some good thoughts but dp nailed it.
2007-03-17 10:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by Shelly t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This ebook http://books.google.com/books?id=QYynTz-w-LQC&pg=PA218&lpg=PA218&dq=%22not+to+bark+at+other+dogs%22&source=web&ots=RuBeSCi7o1&sig=ydC8mCSeLtjbJLPYyCen4ra0Xxk has great advice on the problem you mention. Good luck!
2007-03-17 10:09:19 · answer #8 · answered by tinkyjo 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no she liked them but she liked you more and she is jealouse
2007-03-17 10:11:51 · answer #9 · answered by $@lm@ 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋