Sometimes out of the blue my female 5month old Basset Hound will jump on me with her gums raised and her teeth showing and the more I try to stop her the more aggresive she gets. I have been hearing about dog packs having an alpha dog and I need to teach her that I am the alpha dog but how can I do that ?
2007-09-18 09:05:33 · 8 answers · asked by spunsosweet 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I think she's playing a little too rough. I would very firmly tell her NO! and put her back on the ground.
I have starred your question and I hope that Bassetnut sees it and can help you.
Good luck with her.
2007-09-18 09:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
only let her eat from your hand. the alpha dog has the food. or, pretend you are eating her food first, then she gets some. basset hounds are kinda aggressive, especially females, but most people don't realize it.
2007-09-18 17:00:10 · answer #2 · answered by laura 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog is now extremely obedient. But, while he was growing, there were times when he also became belligerent with me. Each time, I immediately got his leash, put him on it, and began insisting he obey commands. If he got nasty with me, I jerked up on his collar. When he started coming around, I would praise him profusely. And, when his obedience came into the range of where it should be, I began giving him treats each time he obeyed a command.
For the most part, you should ignore bad behavior in your dog and reward good behavior. But when they get out of control as you describe, the above worked for me.
2007-09-18 16:15:34 · answer #3 · answered by Terri J 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She is playing with you, that's how dogs play.
That said, she needs to learn to respect you as leader. I suggest starting obedience classes and doing Nothing In Life Is Free
http://www.k9deb.com/nilif.htm
http://www.goof.com/~pmurphy/NILIF.html
2007-09-19 09:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put your dog on it's back.. and stare him straight in the eyes... do not stop untill he has submitted... you can tell if he has submitted when he looks away from you and no longer looks you straight in the eyes.. at that point you have reached alpha ... he will still challenge you every once in a while but if you never back down you will become the alpha dog!
2007-09-18 16:21:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
DO NOT ABUSE THE DOG LIKE FLICKIN THE NOSE tell her in a firm voice to stop and if she does u can give her a treat
2007-09-18 16:11:46 · answer #6 · answered by GiggleZ 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Firmly tell her NO and roll her onto her back looking dead in her eyes. That shows her YOU are the boss.
2007-09-18 16:48:27 · answer #7 · answered by cinney 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
flick her on the nose
2007-09-18 16:09:44 · answer #8 · answered by kat s 1 · 2⤊ 7⤋