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Hοw tο ѕtοр aggressive dog behavior? Hello, my doggy is Nala. We have had her since she was 8 weeks old, and now she is a year. She is a good dog sometimes, and we love her, but some of her behavior is very questionable in the safety of my kids and other people. She has always nipped at the kids, and I thought that was because she is part heeler! (red heeler/collie?) She has become very protective and barks viciously at my next door neighbors children when they are in the back yard, and barks at anyone she can see walking by. Today I had her outside with me while washing the car and someone walked by, and she totally ignored me calling her back and harrassed this poor lady and then tried to bite her. I am not sure if I can trust her, and not sure what I should do at this point. I am afraid that she might just get worse, and that would be bad. Any advice? In Dog behavior & training Asked by Tx79GiRl 1 Answer 330 Views 2 years ago Resolved Email to Friends Add to Favorites Question Badge Use this MyPetquestions.com question badge in blogs, websites and forums. Copy and paste the HTML below:

Hοw tο ѕtοр aggressive dog behavior?

Hello, my doggy is Nala. We have had her since she was 8 weeks old, and now she is a year. She is a good dog sometimes, and we love her, but some of her behavior is very questionable in the safety of my kids and other people.
She has always nipped at the kids, and I thought that was because she is part heeler! (red heeler/collie?) She has become very protective and barks viciously at my next door neighbors children when they are in the back yard, and barks at anyone she can see walking by. Today I had her outside with me while washing the car and someone walked by, and she totally ignored me calling her back and harrassed this poor lady and then tried to bite her. I am not sure if I can trust her, and not sure what I should do at this point.
I am afraid that she might just get worse, and that would be bad. Any advice?

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Hi Tx79GiRl, What you are describing can turn into a very dangerous situation. Not knowing what her obedience training has been like, I would recommend going back to basics and make sure she listens to obedience commands without fail. Next, until she can be trusted again, DO NOT let her off leash while outside. If your dog bites someone, the decision of what to do with her may be made for you as she would most likely be euthanized. She seems not to like children as a rule which suggests to me she may have been handled roughly by them and she doesn't want to deal with them anymore. Do not leave her unsupervised with you children and when they are with her, take the time to make sure they are very gentle and do not annoy her or force her to do things that would irritate her. Everything in small doses until she can rebuild her confidence in being around them. Once that is done you can move on to allowing her to be around other children and people. Answered by Janice-HK Animal Speak 2 years ago Rate Now: Average Rating: 0.00 / 0 ratings Answered by Janice-HK Animal Speak 2 years ago

Hi Tx79GiRl,

What you are describing can turn into a very dangerous situation. Not knowing what her obedience training has been like, I would recommend going back to basics and make sure she listens to obedience commands without fail. Next, until she can be trusted again, DO NOT let her off leash while outside. If your dog bites someone, the decision of what to do with her may be made for you as she would most likely be euthanized. She seems not to like children as a rule which suggests to me she may have been handled roughly by them and she doesn't want to deal with them anymore. Do not leave her unsupervised with you children and when they are with her, take the time to make sure they are very gentle and do not annoy her or force her to do things that would irritate her. Everything in small doses until she can rebuild her confidence in being around them. Once that is done you can move on to allowing her to be around other children and people.

Answered by Janice-HK Animal Speak 2 years ago

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