Dogs and Aggresive Behavior (Sometimes it's not that Obvious)
By Jshean20
@Jshean20 (14347)
Canada
February 15, 2007 2:43pm CST
I've just come across a really good site today which could be helpful to people who are training their dogs or who are trying to figure out whether or not their dog is aggresive. Besides the obvious signs of aggresiveness (growling, snarling, lunging, snapping and/or biting), there can be other signs as well. Does/did your dog ever have any of these signs I mentioned? What did you do about it?
There are three tests offered by this website (dominant stare test, food test, hand-shy test, physical sensitivity test and the rollover test. I'm so glad I found these tests and my boyfriend and I are gonna try them out when he's done work tonight.
If you give any of the tests a try, let us know which one you tried and what happened. If your dog has undergone training of any kind in the past, tell us about that as well. Was it succesful and how long before you noticed a difference?
Aggresive Temperament Tests: http://www.unclematty.com/training/tempertesting.htm#
2 responses
@nawaab (168)
• India
23 Feb 07
Ya try using a paper roll instead of any other stuff . to scold your dog .. firstly it does not even even if u slam it on dog .. secondly dogs get used to of being afraid of paper roll only and not any common rod .. this woll prevent them from gettin feard by any stranger
@kesfylstra (1868)
• United States
15 Feb 07
That is very interesting, thanks for sharing. It has made me confident that my pit bull breed is non-dominant, just a little overly exuberant! I knew she didn't have a problem with sensitivity (which is one of the great features in pit bull breeds), and most of the other tests I know she passes, like not holding my stare or protecting her food dish. I did try to rollover test, and she just laid there like "Okay mommy , whatever you want me to do."
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
15 Feb 07
hehe cute. I have a lab pit mix and he only jumps up when he gets excited..it's only when he's excited/knows he's going for a walk/sees us for the first time in a few hours that he nips a little. Do you think that's normal? I wouldn't have him around small children unless I had ahold on him because he could easily knock them over..
