If you want to understand how to stop dog aggression let me
start by asking you two rhetorical questions!
Firstly do YOU start the aggression with your dog simply
joining in?
Secondly does your dog listen to you just before it behaves
the way it does when you try show it
another way to behave?
The answer will of course be the following:
At the point your dog starts to become aggressive he is
taking no notice at all of you.
He is making his own decisions and will not listen to you if
you try to show him a different way to behave. What he is doing is simply too
important to him and is the right thing to do. Dog aggression is nearly always
done in order to protect, their pack and their own lives.
Firstly there is of course a whole range of different types
of aggression from dominant to fearful and everything in between. Then there is
aggression that occurs the whole time and other aggression, which is very
erratic, and random depending on a number of differing factors. We could also
look at what your dog is aggressive towards; it could be people, animals, other
dogs or objects.
The way to stop dog aggression however is very much the
same, or at least the cause of the problem is the same. Your dog thinks that it
is the pack leader, becomes fearful and attacks to protect, you and himself.
Dominant dogs will be more proactive, often attacking when they still have the
option of running away, fearful dogs will only attack if they have no place to
run. All the other factors pale into insignificance compared to this.
The most important concept to grasp if you want to
understand how to stop dog aggression is that your dog must first look to you
as the pack leader in the home. (This is the easiest place to convince him you
are the decision maker.) Only then can you convince him that you are the pack
leader on the walk. There are some fantastic video sites now that show you
exactly how to become the pack leader.
Once you have convinced your dog that you are the pack
leader outside then upon reaching the point where he usually is aggressive you
will find that he will actually start to take notice of how you are
behaving! If you aren’t then your dog
will probably continue to ignore what you are doing at this point forever.
Just remember, dogs are pack animals and they follow the
pack leader.
Click on how to become the pack leader
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