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Dogs Behaving Badly

Expert answers your questions about bad behavior in dogs.

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I don't know if this dog is getting enough exerciseI say a tired dog is a good dog. If this is a high-energy dog, a Shepherd-Chow cross, it would have a lot of energy to blow off. Who knows what you're feeding it? High-performance rations? This dog could be all dressed up and no place to go.

It's too much of a loose cannonit wants this, it wants that. Benign obedience training and the use of a head halter might solve the problem. It's needy of attention, exercise, clear communication. It's chewing on things out of displacement and frustration. When it chews on things, it gets attention. Clearly, pick up spectacles and things lying about.

Put in a dog door. Let the dog come and go at will, then you don't have to open it. In the middle of the night, you shouldn't address the problem. It might be an appropriate time to utilize a crate. Acclimate it to the crate first, with a blanket and one or two things to do. Then when it wants to go out, you pick up a training lead, which you've cleverly attached, and pop the dog in the crate. The effect is the dog gets a time out. It wants time inwith youbut it's getting a time out. Doing this would increase the frequency of leaving you alone, increase good behavior and avoid the consequence it didn't want. It sounds like a sensitive dog. It's probably reasonably smart. It would learn this just isn't going to happen anymore.

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Posted: Tue Feb 13 00:00:00 PST 2001

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I have a yorkie toy mix and she constantly is biting, especially after we play with her. The biting is on going and I dont know what to do about it? Please Help!!!
Heather, Rossford, OH
Posted: 9/9/2008 8:54:48 PM
my shih tzu/yorkie mix bites me for what seems like the reason "just because" why? sometimes he bites too hard when playing and i can't get him to stop or he bites me in the morning when he wants me to wake up. he bites me for just standing there because he feels like it. and sometimes he gets out of hand. we've tried the spray, he likes it. we've tried the coins in a can shake, that makes him even madder. we've tried a spank on the butt but he doesn't care. the only thing that seems to work is locking him in his travel cage until he settles down, but we dont want to have him in there 24/7. how can i stop his aggression?
erica, livonia, MI
Posted: 7/26/2008 12:36:32 AM
I have a three year old Australian Cattle Dog mix, and he is very aggressive towards other people. At home he is so loving, he is even friendly towards new cats and his dog companions...But when a stranger comes into the house or room, he growls, barks, and if they call him over he even snaps or tries to bite.
We took him to the Vets. A while back because he had ear issues and when he went in he never snapped at them, he growled a little bit but never bit at the vet. Assistant. They had me put a muzzle on him and when I picked him up later he was frightened. I have noticed since that last trip (which was a year or so ago), that he has snapped and appeared MORE Aggressive to strangers since that incident at the Vets.
If you could give me any helpful hints or advice on how to correct my dogs aggressive behavior I would appreciate it so much.
Danielle, glendora, CA
Posted: 2/24/2008 10:00:17 PM
I have a one year mixed breed male dog; the vet believes he is pitbull, boxer mix. we had Jake since he was 7wks old (we babied him and also socialized him around people and is well behaved that way)I just brought home another mixed breed 6 wks old that is boxer, lab mix with sharpa and the one yr old (Jake) is very mean to the puppy and has tried to bite him several times and is very aggressive to the puppy. What can i do to save the puppy and Jake?
Robin, Brighton, MI
Posted: 1/3/2008 5:04:19 PM
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