tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167132675913358082.post7336095107961189570..comments2023-12-29T22:28:59.941-05:00Comments on Ask A Dog Trainer: Aggressive DogValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04860272110404515709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167132675913358082.post-58188876061434613802013-09-06T00:28:02.478-04:002013-09-06T00:28:02.478-04:00Hi Valerie,
I've been having issues with my ...Hi Valerie, <br /><br />I've been having issues with my dog when we go on walks for a long time now and I'm hoping to get some advice. She's a 7 year old chihuahua/jack?/mystery dog mix. She's spayed, and weighs 11 pounds. At home she's always been sweet, she's good for the vet, does well with familiar dogs, and will eagerly make friends with new dogs as long as they come over to our place first. When she was a puppy she was terrified to go on walks, she's freeze and I'd have to coax her along. She'd always shake and want me to carry her when we'd go to the dog park. Right around when she hit a year she started going berserk whenever she sees a strange dog during our walks. When my husband takes her, or she's with one of my friends when we're out of town she does better...but with me she goes crazy.<br /> Unfortunately we live in a busy part of a city that has a high population of dog owners, which has turned into her getting pad trained and not walked as often as she should. Recently one of my friends that lives in the same building has been taking her out. For awhile it sounded like she was doing OK, but it turns out she was flipping out on other dogs with her too, and getting picked up. Now she tries to get my friend to pick her up about half of the time when she sees another dog, and if I'm there...she'll stay in full on attack mode until the other dog is out of sight. The last three times my friend took her out, from what I was told, she's started jumping up at strangers and play nipping at their clothes. She's really bouncy, and when we play she'll jump and play nip. But, I'm worried that something might happen so shes no longer going with the friend. I suspect that the issue is her being protective of me (and now my friend), and not getting enough exercise because of the aggressive behavior. What should I do? Would the advice you posted above be helpful in my situation? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com