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hdez

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| 05/08/2008 7:07 PM |
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Hi, I'm Iris and my dog name is Joey, he is 2 years old. I have him sinces he was 3 weeks. He the love of my life but I guess I let him get his ways all the time that know I have a seroius problem with him. He is very agressive and bites. When he has something and we try to take from him,or when he pits on something he will get agreesive to the point of jumping and bite. He bit my daugther badly. I am in my last draw because now we have a baby (my grandson) and we are affraid of what he may do. Does anyone has any idea how this can stop or do you think I should give him away?
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gwacie

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| 05/08/2008 7:27 PM |
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Giving Joey away just passes on the problem but does not fix it. A shelter will immediately put him to sleep if he is known to be a biter. If you love this animal and want to give him a life, I believe at this point you really need to hire a professional trainer to teach YOU how to teach Joey. It's usually the people that need retraining first since we often do things that encourage bad behavior in our pets. If you are willing to do some serious work, you could possibly fix this problem but it will take time and effort and consistency on your part. First things first, do not let this dog near children right now at all. Too risky. I am in no way a good enough trainer to help you but I do know that Joey has to learn who is really in charge. Right now Joey thinks he is in charge. |
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gwacie (Bethany) My Doggies: http://www.myadams.net/dogs/ Rescue: http://www.newrattitude.org |
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rattytatty

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| 05/08/2008 7:38 PM |
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I could not have said it better, Gwacie... Situations such as this are best handled by a trainer where he/she can evaluate the dog and what triggers this behavior. The dog is still young and is very trainable. Obviously, he thinks he's the boss and has been allowed to get by with it for a long time. But this can be reversed and corrected with the right person to show you how to do it. |
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~Nora~ Mom to Hoss, Lil'Bit, Buster & Bailey, CGC, OA, OAJ |
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hdez

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| 05/08/2008 7:49 PM |
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| Thanks for your reply, I will take in consideration every word and find Joey a trainer, hopefully is not too expensive, I am not working and only my husband covers for everything in the house plus two kids in college. If you know of anyone please feel free to let me know. I will do anything not to give Joey away. We all love him very much, but like you said he is in charge and we are afraid of him. Thank you |
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gwacie

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| 05/08/2008 7:57 PM |
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| Well, think of it this way, a trainer is sure to be less money then a hospital bill for a bad bite or worse. Good luck. You are welcome here at this forum, there are lots of good training tips to read about too and many many wonderful rat terrier loving folks. |
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gwacie (Bethany) My Doggies: http://www.myadams.net/dogs/ Rescue: http://www.newrattitude.org |
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Nat

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| 05/08/2008 8:21 PM |
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| Iris...my Cookie is the same way; but it's my fault that I haven't had her trained properly. She's an AWESOME sweet dog, but get's very aggressive when it comes to food/bones. I can't even give her bones. Nora and everyone else has given me advice...and I will listen to them eventually because they know what they are talking about. These little guys HAVE to know that they are not in charge...and it's so easy to get them trained. I myself haven't done it yet b/c of finances and time. But it needs to be done for sure. Cookie and your Joey are forever members of our families...and they deserve to be trained for the best of all. |
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xoxo, -Nat
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