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Posted by phtasha on January 18, 2003 at 12:41:55:
In Reply to: Re: Amstaff Aggressive toward puppies posted by bdg0296 on January 15, 2003 at 12:01:08:
:No he isn't intact, and it appears to be towards both male and female puppies
Good, though neutering doesn't solve all problems, it does eliminate the testosterone of an intact male and tone down obsessing over intact females. Is it possible that you tense when he spots a pup and he is "getting" your tension and therefore guarding you from them? Suzanne Clothier has a wonderful on-line site (Flying Dog Press) which has some great free articles about training, dog language and aggression. I don't approve of spanking a dog; seems like monkey language to me, i.e., the dog does not understand what the spanking means. That's what used to be advised for soiling in the house (as well as pushing a dog's nose in the accident) and it really doesn't help the situation. You need to divert your dog from behavior you don't want to see and promote behavior you do want to see. It is really setting your dog up for success, rather than failure. And it must be done at home until you are certain that you have your dog firmly trained when "solo". Then you add distractions. I think that the first step towards this is getting your dog to focus most of all on you. And make certain you have a solid recall. So, then you can call him, he looks to you, comes to you and you get him to do a sit/stay or something else (maybe play with a ball or stick) and avoid the conflict without giving him signals of tension.
Input http://www.flyingdogpress.com/ (paste) into your browser and look for the free articles. They are MOST informative!
Tasha