08-01-2009, 09:48 AM
I have an older dalmatian. I was roped into going the human society where there was a cute little girl dalmatian (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XUK...directlink). Dalmatians don't like other dogs, generally, and so I took my older dalmatian to the humane society three times where they we put then in a "try out" area. His hackles went up and he did try to mount her, but nothing violent occurred. I brought her home. He bit her ear immediately. I grabbed him by both ears, got down at eye level looked him in the eye and said in a low voice "Don't ever do that again". Took her to vet for punctured. Long story short, is he persisted in aggressive behavior toward her. Then she kicked his ass (she had been living out on the street). But because he started that fight, I put him in the bathroom for about 24 hours. I fed him and gave him potty breaks. What I didn't give him is any affection. When he came out of there he was a changed dog and has been ever since. He loves her now. She can take him or leave him.
I am the top dog and I decide who is number 2 and number 3.
The key to getting dogs to stop doing behavior you don't approve of is to let them know you don't approve. That's first. Then withhold something they want. With my very domesticated dogs, the worst thing you can withhold from them is affection.
If you treat your dogs like wild creatures, they will revert very quickly. Some humans revert, too. But there is not much we can do about that. Treat your dogs more like part of the family and they will behave better for you. And if they do something wrong, isolate them until they make the connection between what they did and the isolation.
And off leash is dangerous for not only your dogs but for all other dogs....and rabbits.
I am the top dog and I decide who is number 2 and number 3.
The key to getting dogs to stop doing behavior you don't approve of is to let them know you don't approve. That's first. Then withhold something they want. With my very domesticated dogs, the worst thing you can withhold from them is affection.
If you treat your dogs like wild creatures, they will revert very quickly. Some humans revert, too. But there is not much we can do about that. Treat your dogs more like part of the family and they will behave better for you. And if they do something wrong, isolate them until they make the connection between what they did and the isolation.
And off leash is dangerous for not only your dogs but for all other dogs....and rabbits.