Thank you for your answers to my first question. You were all very informative.
To go back at when I visited my brother. I notice when it was time for me to leave, I put my dog on leach and my brother did the same with his and as soon as both dogs were on leach they started growling at each other (this was after 2 hours of playing together with no incident). Would that behavior be them protecting their masters?
2007-10-15 06:21:13 · 6 answers · asked by Jane Marple 7 in Pets ➔ Dogs
No. This is on-leash aggression. Don't confuse Lassie with the rest of the dog world. I highly recommend that you take a look at _The Culture Clash_ by Jean Donaldson - you can learn a lot more about why dogs dowhat they do around humans.
http://www.dogwise.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=DTB464
2007-10-15 06:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by Misa M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We have one dog that will attack other dogs when put on the leash. A leash is like a security blanket for some dogs and they feel the leash is like putting them to work to protect you.
My Mr. told me of one dog who he new the master, and that dog did not like being off his chain.....strange I thought for I do not believe in chaining a dog up.
Dogs also get instruction from there owners if you realize you are giving the dog instructions or not. When the Mr. is not hear men do not come onto the property. This is my insecurity and I am giving these dogs instructions not to allow men here when Mr. is not here if I mean to or not. I get nervous, therefor these dogs get extremely protective, one of our dogs is a English Mastiff and weighs more then I do!
Same thing when you put your dog on a leash and he became aggressive. Shame your dog and this behavior will stop (I shame these dogs, no hitting no yelling involved just a "shame on you" which tells these guys I do not approve of there behavior).
Good luck, remember dogs are not born knowing the English language, or what ever language you speak.
2007-10-15 06:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When dogs are on a leash they feel more threatened than when they are off leash. They feel that they are being held back, therefore become more aggressive. They don't feel like they can protect themselves. That's why you hear about dogs that are constantly chained up in backyards become aggressive because they don't have control.
2007-10-15 06:31:27 · answer #3 · answered by GoodWifey2 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not protectiveness the way you mean it. It's resource guarding. In this case it's most likely leash aggression with a dash of resource guarding thrown in.
2007-10-15 06:26:40 · answer #4 · answered by Scelestus Unus 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
umm i think thats it and they might sense something weird between two dogs or they just dont want thier master like more then there dogs
2007-10-15 06:26:36 · answer #5 · answered by girlyandsweet 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Misa M put it best!
2007-10-15 06:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋