Can a fixed dog still show an aggressive behavior towards his masters? (follow-up)?
Hello Again:
As to my mixed great dane, can someone please try to explain to me this behavior, and what I can do about it. He is a very nice pup but just stubburn. Also I notice lately he just play with his food. He doesn’t eat it all as he used to. He bites, then leaves, and then comes back for more however doesn’t finish his bowl as he used to. I feed him twice a day, and "treat" him while he plays; however I do try to stay away from the treats while training him for he gets distracted and then just sits and wait for another treats. Another question is if he is fixed as I was told at the animal sanctuary when I adopted him, then is it possible for him to get aroused? because I think that he gets aggressive when he gets aroused and his testosterone runs high encovering his sexual organ.
All help and advices welcomed…
Cheers….
put the food down for 15 minutes. whatever he doesn’t eat in that time gets taken away and he waits till next meal. he’ll catch on pretty quick and eat. make sure that after he eats he doesn’t run around. great danes are extremely prone to bloat, which will kill him if he doesn’t get emergency surgery. as far as the arousal thing, is he sitting when it happens? male dogs have a bone in their penis which will cause it to stick out if they’re sitting a certain way.
March 11th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
put the food down for 15 minutes. whatever he doesn’t eat in that time gets taken away and he waits till next meal. he’ll catch on pretty quick and eat. make sure that after he eats he doesn’t run around. great danes are extremely prone to bloat, which will kill him if he doesn’t get emergency surgery. as far as the arousal thing, is he sitting when it happens? male dogs have a bone in their penis which will cause it to stick out if they’re sitting a certain way.
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March 11th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Fixing a dog does not get rid of aggressive behaviors which can be caused by fear, pain, etc. It can get rid of some types of dog-dog fighting but fixing a dog does not change his personality. Fixed dogs can engage in all the same behaviors as intact dogs as some things are just habits.
Why are you treating him while he plays? Play is its own reward and treats can be saved up for training purposes where they work very well as rewards for behaviors you want to encourage. If he is sitting and waiting for a treat when you want him to do something else then just turn your back on him without giving him a treat, wait a few minutes and start fresh. It may take awhile for him to get the idea that he will not get anything until he does what you want him to do but he will eventually get the idea if you are persistent.
Often a dog that seems stubborn may just be confused by people. If instructions are unclear, the dog may just simply give up and stop responding entirely out of sheer frustration.
Some dogs do leave food around and come back to eat later in the day. They can be free fed without becoming fat but they seem to be pretty rare these days.
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March 11th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
I feed my dogs morning and evening and whatever they don’t eat stays in the bowl for them to snack on thruout the day.Maybe they just are’nt hungry when I put food down or they want to wait till later either way it’s available.
as for the other
yes he can still show aggression after being altered but aggression toward you altered or not is probably your fault.
You have to understand that dogs don’t just listen to what they are being told and do it like we do.They hear the words and the tone and watch our body language as we speak to them.
I never yell at my dogs unless they’re about to get into something dangerous.My husband yells all the time.
I speak to my dogs as I would a human in a calm assertive manner when I demand they listen.My husband screams and waves his arms around then takes an aggressive stance as he continues to yell.He most often foolishly plants himself between the dog and where he wants them to go while he’s yelling.The younger one will crouch and run past but the older dog {our alpha} will bare teeth and growl at him if pushed far enough which causes further upset.
This dog weighs 115# and my husband knows that one day he will push this dog into coming after him and he’s going to be in real danger but he gets mad and continues to push and intimidate this poor dog into doing as he’s told.
It’s not in our case that the dogs rule the house.They are very well behaved and mannered.But not given enough exercise and barking out commands quickly in a manner they are not used to confuses them when hubby gets more and more impatient.
If this dog EVER turns on him he’s well aware I will have him on charges of animal abuse and will push it to the fullest.I will not have this dog put down because of his ignorance.
You need to be aware that you should never start any training exercise before your dog has a good run to burn off excess energy.Then he will be better able to focus on what he’s supposed to be learning rather than everything else.Stand in a relaxed , confident manner with head up and shoulders back rather than take on an aggressive stance and always speak calmly and assertively to your dog and you’ll not see any aggression from him toward you.
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