Do You Have An Aggressive Dog? Things You Should Do
A major problem many dog owners face is dog aggression. Not only is it extremely difficult to deal with an aggressive dog but it can be risky as well.
The first step to correcting aggressive behavior in dogs is to figure out what sets them off.
Is your dog exhibiting dog aggressiveness towards other dogs?
If so, one way to tame an aggressive dog that seems to be out to get other dogs is when you are taking your dog for a walk and you see another dog, get your dogs attention.
If you have done any dog training with your dog you might be familiar with the watch me command. Basically what it is, is when you say watch me to your dog they need to be looking you in the eye.
If you can get your dogs attention on you then you have a good chance that they will not get aggressive towards the other dog.
You also need to make sure your dog is not looking directly in the other dogs eyes. When dogs make direct eye contact they are issuing a challenge on who the leader is out of the two. This can lead to real problems when you have two bull headed dogs who think they are king of the castle.
Another form of dog aggression is food aggression in dogs.
Some dogs feel threatened when they are eating and become very territorial around their food. If your dog gets aggressive when he eats then you have to be very careful if you have children around.
One of the ways to help get rid of food aggression in dogs is to make sure that they do not get feed until everyone else in the house has finished eating their meals. This will make your dog understand that he is not in charge which is needed if you plan on curbing dog aggression.
