my lovely little dog just hates ball headed gentlemen .im so worried he might bite one of the poor dears.. should i take him to a vet and have him evaluated for being a mental retarted canine..i have bought him several pink colored dolls to play with thinking he might change his ways. he has so many doggie toys i had to buy a building to keep all his precious toys in..and this is the thanks i get...he is lab and so sweet of a dog i hate to see him waste his life trying to bite ball headed men..it just break my heart to see him this way i need help...
2007-06-02 00:31:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs will sometimes show unusual agression or fear towards a partocular type of person if they weren't properly socialized as puppies or they had a bad experience with that kind of person.
Your best bet is to enlist the help of a bald friend and slowly get our dog accustomed to him. Start with the bald man a considerabe distance away paying no attention to your dog. Just walk your dog by. If the dog acts calm, reward and praise him. If he shows agression, just inccrease the distance between you and the bald man. Never scold or punish the dog to correct the bad behavior, as that could just create a vicious cycle. The dog may just become more agressive in an attempt to say "Stay away from me! I get punished whenever you guys are around!"
Keep repeating this training. As you're able to get closer to your bald friend, have him toss the treat to the dog casually without making eye contact. Eventually, the dog should associate at least this bald man with good things.
2007-06-02 00:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Demon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My first thought was that your dog is probably just a little bit neurotic, as some dogs seem to hate some people for what seems like absolutely no good reason. The other possibility is that maybe your dog was abused, startled, or something like that by a bald man and now has a phobia of people like him. Do you have any bald-headed friends or family members? Maybe your dog can become more comfortable with bald men if he bonds enough with one or more to learn that not all of them are dangerous.
2007-06-02 00:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We see this all the time in rescue. These dogs have had a bad experience or been abused by people. I've have them try to attach men with dark beards, men with baseball caps, and men (why is it always men?) with plaid shirts.
You need to have some bald men volunteer to try and be friendly with your dog, as in bring him treats to get over this.
2007-06-02 01:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by A Great Dane Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could see if this a fact by getting a BALD headed friend to come towards your dog wearing at hat and then taking it off when he is standing with you. You would then see if you are right or you are just neurotic about it!
That was Cheeky " joolsmc"
2007-06-02 00:38:27 · answer #4 · answered by Collie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
possibly due to a bad experience or a tormenting.
This does happen.
My last dog was so gentile. And loved everyone one and was so nice.
But it another dog would come near me, she began to be a wild terror. She was territorial and protecting. I could not walk her down the street without her becoming very nasty to other dogs walking in t he other direction.
They have strange traits.
2007-06-02 00:40:34 · answer #5 · answered by Michael M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It might be anger, well, how long have you had him,since he was born? If not may be in an experience in life he got hurt several times by bald men..
2007-06-02 02:05:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-02 00:36:15 · answer #7 · answered by logielogielogie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You know men who have balls as heads? How odd. I've never seen this before.
2007-06-02 00:34:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
He hates his penis and they remind him of it.
2007-06-02 00:42:00 · answer #9 · answered by smartazboy7 3 · 2⤊ 5⤋