My Dog is aggressive, what can I do to stop this?
By candyfairy21
@candyfairy21 (2039)
Philippines
April 26, 2010 11:59am CST
I have a jack russell terrier mixed with Japanese Spitz, she is very loving to me but to some people in the house and visitors she is very aggressive. Ever since day one she is always angry at our house boy. Whenever she sees him she would bark fiercely and to the point of going after him. Tonight I thought she bit our houseboy. I was glad she did not. I am wary about this aggressive behavior any idea on how to stop this? She is not friendly to strangers and I try to socialize her to other people and other dogs but she does not open up easily.
Also when she wants to play with me she kinda like to bite me... I mean not that she intends to but you know rough play. She has sharp fangs and she has scratched me with those pointed fangs a couple of times. How do I get her to stop that. Also she does not know what "no" is. I mean she is stubborn sometimes she will obey when I say no but most of the time she has her own mind and does her own thing. Help please...
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5 responses
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
26 Apr 10
Do they have The Dog whisperer on your tv station where you live? This is a really good program where a guy,Ceaser Millan, trains dogs and gives all kinds of tips about how to handle things like aggression. 
its a wonderful program and if its not on your tv stations, you could do a search on the net. ive found his websites. ive also used some of his suggestions on coco thats worked.
its a wonderful program and if its not on your tv stations, you could do a search on the net. ive found his websites. ive also used some of his suggestions on coco thats worked. @candyfairy21 (2039)
• Philippines
29 Apr 10
Hi! Nope we do not have this in our tv stations but thank you for bringing this up. I will look for this in the net and hope this is available. could you please give me his web address.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
29 Apr 10
NOT A REFERRAL LINK. thats to mylot in hopes this comes to you.
http://www.cesarsway.com/
i just found the link. there it is. this man is wonderful..let me tell you.
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
29 Apr 10
Hi candyfairy21. I do belief that positive reinforcement works with both humans and dogs. thus it might work in your situation. Petting your dog and giving titbits that your dog likes might work. I would try to avoid exposing your dogs to new situations so that it wont trigger her to aggressive behaviour.
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
30 Apr 10
dogs can be aggressive to protect their territory and their owners. I think it is up to us to teach them what is acceptable and what is not. When you have a visit make sure that you control the dog on a lead or else keep your dog beside you patting her to make sure that everything will be ok. Hopefully the doorbell will create less stress as times goes by.
@candyfairy21 (2039)
• Philippines
30 Apr 10
Hi ron nice of you to drop in here.... yes I give positive reinforcement but even with normal situation at home she is aggressive. I tend to think that she is very young at 5 months old and is very playful but then when strangers come she is very aggressive.
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@syankee525 (6249)
• United States
27 Apr 10
you need to work with her, when strangers come in you need to grab the collar and tell her no. or bad dog. the same with play with her, tell her no biting..
@candyfairy21 (2039)
• Philippines
29 Apr 10
I do that syankee but she tries to break free and attempts to bite my hand. even when I play with her she starts to bite my hand or my legs. I know that when we play she does that for fun and not to hurt me but her teeth are very sharp and pointed and it does hurt. I try to tell her no over and over but she never responds. the more you say no the more she will do that. She even bit off my shoe and goodness I almost had it. She can really be stubborn and this concerns me a lot.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
29 Apr 10
Have you ever taken your dog to obedience training? I think that would be the best thing that you can do in order for her to be able to listen to you better and so that she would also be able to deal with other people as well. I've never had to take any of my dogs to obedience training, but it is something that I am considering doing with our younger dog because she is somewhat agressive toward some of the children in our neighborhood.
@candyfairy21 (2039)
• Philippines
29 Apr 10
hi I wish there was an obedience training class here but there is none. I would have gladly enrolled her. She is aggressive towards other people and it scares me that she might bite them. Especially we celebrate a few occasions every year where there are a lot of people in our house. I'm personally training her but where we are right now is just sit and lie down. she still does not follow lie down that fast as much as she does when she is told to sit.
@mercedlegurpa (955)
• Philippines
28 Apr 10
Hi candyfairy21, dogs are like humans too; they have different attitude, different traits. Maybe your dog is still young. They are playful if they are still in the younger stage. Did your houseboy spank him? You know, my dog before was hit accidentally by my sister so every time he sees my sister, he barks at him. You have to be patient to train him. Dogs are intelligent, they can comprehend if train for a longer time.
@candyfairy21 (2039)
• Philippines
29 Apr 10
hi! no our houseboy never spanked her or do anything to her she just never liked our houseboy from day 1. I do not know what else to do. When she sees him she is very aggressive to the point of biting him even if our houseboy does not do anything to him. yes she is very intelligent, jack russells are but quite so stubborn really and sometimes she tries to challenge me. like when I put back the shoe she chewed on she goes back and get it even when I said no. Or when she barks at our houseboy I said no and she would not listen. Any idea how to stop this behavior?
@mercedlegurpa (955)
• Philippines
29 Apr 10
Well when I had a dog before, what I did if he's so playful and naughty, I usually give him a stroke around his head. Then I really make it a point that I make my voice louder as if I'm angry so to make him afraid. I don't know, if I did right but it works.
