Alphie taking commands (but not her juice-box)

from Sammie

AGGRESSION ...THERE ARE MANY TYPES..and it displays itself in different ways.

SEE OUR PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS: 

 OVER THE YEARS OF WORKING WITH HUNDREDS OF AGGRESSIVE DOGS IN THEIR HOMES, WHO DISPLAY DIFFERENT FORMS OF AGGRESSION, IT SEEMED IMPORTANT TO EXPLAIN A FEW OF THE TYPES THAT EXIST.   ALL AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WHERE IT IS DISPLAYED, NORMALLY IN YOUR HOME.

 IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT A DOG CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF AGGRESSION, BUT IT CAN BE MASKED OR OVERPOWERED BY CERTAIN BAHAVIORS.

SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE 3 BASIC TYPES  OF AGGRESSION, (FEAR, DOMINANCE, AND TERRITORIAL/POSSESSIVE AGGRESSION) BUT THERE ARE MORE TYPES (CHILD AGGRESSION, DOG TO DOG AGGRESSION).

**PLEASE KNOW THAT WHEN YOUR DOG GROWLS INAPPROPRIATELY THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF IT BITING ONE DAY IS FAIRLY HIGH..

ONE EXAMPLE THAT YOU NEVER WANT:  YOU SHOULD NEVER BE AFRAID OF HAVING YOUR DOGS NEAR CHILDREN

 TERRITORIAL AND POSSESSION AGGRESSION:  

*THIS DOG NORMALLY SHOWS YOU WHO THE BOSS IS WHEN YOU TRY TO TAKE SOMETHING FROM HIM THAT HE WANTS:  A BONE; A PAPER TOWEL; A ROCK, A SHOE,  OR A LEAF THAT HE/SHE PICKED UP OUTSIDE. 

THIS ALSO STEMS FROM YOUR DOG BEING VERY DOMINANT,  AND NOT HAVING PROPER RESPECT/BOUNDARIES FOR YOU, AND POSSIBLY SHOWING BOSSY BEHAVIORS IN THE HOUSE IN OTHER WAYS.

 * THIS TERRITORIAL DOG WILL ALSO LET YOU KNOW WHO IS ALLOWED IN THE HOUSE. MANY TIMES, THE OWNER OF "THIS" DOG HAS TO EITHER RESTRAIN THE DOG OR RUN AND LOCK THE DOG UP, SO THAT THEY CAN ANSWER THE FRONT DOOR.

 IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MANY TIMES A DOG CAN TAKE ON ITS OWNER AS ITS TERRITORY OR "SOMEONE TO BE OWNED, LIKE A TOY OR BONE", AND BECOME AGGRESSIVE OR VERY ASSERTIVE WHEN ANYONE ELSE GETS NEAR THEM (SPOUSES/CHILDREN/FRIENDS, ETC)

ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT YOU NEVER WANT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT: YOU SHOULDN'T EVER BE CONCERNED THAT YOUR DOGS WILL GREET FRIENDS FROM YOUR FRONT DOOR OR PORCH BEFORE YOU DO.

WORTH REPEATING!

DOGS SHOULD NEVER GROWL AT THEIR OWNERS FOR ANY REASON!! DOG'S BEHAVIORS ARE PROGRESSIVE, AND WHEN YOUR DOG SETS THE PRECEDENT FOR THIS BEHAVIOR IT IS CLEARLY TELLING YOU WHO THE BOSS IS.

 ASBURY PARK PRESS "BEST OF 2009" DOG TRAINER, October 15, 2009.

DOMINANCE AGGRESSION:

IN GENERAL THIS DOG IS NORMALLY VERY SOCIAL, AND SWEET, UNTIL YOU TELL IT TO DO SOMETHING THAT IT DOES NOT WANT TO DO, AND YOU THEN SEE THE "DR. JECKYL AND MR. HYDE" IN YOUR DOG -  AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS: TO GET OFF THE COUCH/BED, AT WHICH POINT THE DOGS SHOWS YOU WHO THE BOSS IS.  YOUR DOG SHOULD JUMP OFF THE COUCH AS QUICKLY AS SHE/HE CAN JUMP UP.  THIS IS ONE OF MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT YOU CAN SEE THESE BEHAVIORS.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT WAKING YOUR DOG UP WHEN HE/SHE IS SLEEPING, OR FROM THEIR MID-DAY NAP., OR FROM REMOVING HIM FROM YOUR COUCH.  A SIMPLE "OFF" SHOULD SUFFICE TO MAKE YOUR DOG JUMP OFF OF THE COUCH. 

YOUR DOG SHOULD NOT LOOK AT YOU LIKE "YOUR ARE FROM MARS" WHEN YOU SAY "OFF".

IT IS YOUR COUCH, RIGHT?
 

YOUR DOG SHOULD NEVER SNAP AT YOU WHEN YOU ARE CHECKING THEIR PAWS, OR DOING A ROUTINE "EAR CLEANING".

 DOGS SHOULD NEVER GROWL, "Show their TEETH" , or SNAP AT THEIR OWNERS FOR ANY REASON!! DOG'S BEHAVIORS ARE PROGRESSIVE, AND WHEN YOUR DOG SETS THE PRECEDENT FOR THIS BEHAVIOR IT IS CLEARLY TELLING YOU WHO THE BOSS IS.

 FEAR AGGRESSION: (sorry no picture for this one)

*THIS DOG IS USUALLY AFRAID OF PEOPLE, NOISES, OR SUDDEN MOVEMENTS BY OBJECTS OR PEOPLE, AND WILL REACT VERY QUICKLY IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER TO PROTECT ITSELF, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO REAL DANGER PRESENT.. THEY NORMALLY BITE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING

***THIS PAGE IS STILL BEING UPDATED AND MODIFIED, BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHTS FOR NOW, SO PLEASE CALL US FOR MORE INFO.  PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR ADDITIONAL INFO ON AGGRESSION. THANKS SO MUCH. CARRIE MONTELEON, owner.