Aggressive Dogs

United States
October 20, 2008 9:56am CST
I have 3 dogs. An 8 year old male black lab/akita mix, a 6 year old female black lab mix, and a 3 year old female white lab/spaniel mix. When my husband is around they are great dogs...ALL OF THEM. However, my husband has been out of town for 2 months, and the longer he is gone, the more aggressive the 6 y/o female is becoming. It has gotten to the point that I have had to break up SERIOUS fights between my dogs, that the 6 y/o is starting. She is attacking the 3 y/o female for no reason that I can see. It is not over food or toys or anything that i can tell. She just snaps and the fight is on, and the 8 y/o male jumps in when the girls start fighting. My husband says take em for walks, establish your dominance like i did. Thing is i DO all the things he did with them, i HAVE established my dominance over them, i DO take them for walks to get rid of excess energy. BUT the problem is still getting worse. Can anyone help me, give me any ideas as to how to stop this aggressive streak in my middle dog. It is becoming very scary for me and my 2 little girls when the dogs fight. As well as being dangerous to my youngest dog, because she is being injured every time, and I'm not talking about little injuries. I'm talking about her leg being bitten so badly that she limps for days afterwards. So please if you have any ideas, lay em on me, i really need help.
1 response
@urbandekay (18278)
12 Nov 08
1. Make your dogs walk behind you through all door ways 2. Make them watch you eat and then feed them after 3. Train them to lie down on command, that way you just give the command when they start to fight and they lie down 4. Let them fight and sort out their dominance in a safe place all the best urban