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Padame
My family and I adopted a female JRT (Parson's) about 2 1/2 years ago from
our local animal rescue. We did some reading up on the breed before
adopting her and realized that she would be an energetic handful. She is a
beautiful dog, very smart and loyal to my husband and me. However, she is
very "quirky". My husband's 11-year-old son is with us quite a bit and he
ignores her as she has gotten nippy with him. She doesn't attack, but she just
doesn't want to be touched or bothered by kids. When we do have other
children in the house we warn them not to bother with her as we don't want
her biting anyone. She can get like this with certain adults too. But we seem
able to handle that. We just give good warning and people will leave her
alone.
The big problem that we have with her is that she is extremely animal
aggressive. She will attack all animals including dogs. She doesn't just try to
smell first, she outright attacks. We have learned that she cannot run free or
play in dog parks as she will bite the other dogs, all sizes. Today she
cornered and bit a squirrel in the yard. We never thought we would be able
to get another dog, but a year ago we adopted a lab/chow/shepherd mix and
he is very docile. He was only about 12 week's old when we brought him
home. We had introduced them slowly to each other (we crated him) and they
are fine together. They did have a few fights over food, and occasionally our
Jack can start playing too rough, but they get along fine. This is wonderful
and we are so happy. But the problem remains that our Jack still tries to
attack other dogs. We always leash her as we have had a couple incidents
where she has run after other dogs. Thankfully we were able to stop it before
she did any serious damage. She has been attacked too on some of our
walks. It is almost as if dogs can smell her aggression and they get
aggressive around her.
We tried bringing her to dog training but left as she was so aggressive
towards the other animals that it made me a nervous wreck. I just don't want
her to injure another animal.
Is there anything at all you can suggest? We love her dearly and understand
that maybe she had a bad life before us and that is some of her problem. But
we would love to be able to bring her to dog parks, etc. and let her play with
other dogs.
Any help for her?
AnswerHi Terry,
Padame is very handsome! I'm sorry you're having such an aggression problem and you are correct that other dogs can smell or sense her aggression. She wears it well! You were so good to adopt her and it's unfortunate but she probably was mistreated as a pup and has been on the defensive ever since. Have you ever watched The Dog Whisperer? It's a TV show that features trainer Cesar Milan who specializes in aggressive or "red zone" dogs - the dogs that seem beyond help.
You were on the right track when you decided to bring her to dog training but she is not a good candidate for the standard dog training techniques offered at most dog schools. Cesar Milan offers through his website some on-line dog training sessions that are WONDERFUL and informative and easy to understand. Here is the link to his website, you ultimately want to click on 'SESSIONS' and learn more about the online sessions he now offers. This is, at the very least, an excellent place to start with Padame. You have the love and the foundation and respect you need to be a great "pack leader" so now all you need is some guidance and help to show you the right way to handle an aggressive dog. I could write the technique he uses here (which I also use) but it would take up 20 pages of trying to explain it, so I strongly suggest trying at least one of his sessions and see how it works. You sound like a wonderful person and dog lover and your heart is in the right place, I wish you the very best of luck with Padame, she's worth it!
Take care, Carol
http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/
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