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September 2nd, 2010 by KittyKitty

We all love our dogs.  They are a part of our family and we want them to be safe and satisfied.  However if you’ve got an aggressive dog then you know that things aren’t well with your 4 leg member of the family.  An assertive dog is perilous to you, other dogs, and other people and this may be terribly scary.  You may have attempted different methods to curb this aggression to find yourself keeping your dog away from other folks, other dogs, and circumstances where he may be assertive.  While this will stop an attack, it does make for a sad dog and an unhappy dog owner.  To mend this problem, it takes a real all-inclusive approach to cure your dog of aggression. 

Some dogs are aggressive against people; some are aggressive against other dogs.  If your dog is aggressive by barking, snapping, and behaving in a menacing demeanor to friends, folks walking by the house or that you go by on a walk than you know that something has to switch. 

Your dog’s health is the very first thing to look into when exhibiting evidence of aggression.  A trip to the vet will cross out a possible health problem.  A sick dog or a dog that is in pain is rather more likely to show signs of aggression to guard it from harm. 

After controlling out potential health issues, it’s time to start to train your dog.  It’s very important you’re the dominant one in your relationship with the dog and that your dog looks to you for calls.  This takes much practice.  Many use treats or a kind of other reward to coach the dog to target you and that behaving in a manner that you expect is what brings positive reinforcement. 

A dog exhibiting dominance is a common source of aggression towards other dogs.  Again, a good way to fix this problem is to coach your dog to concentrate on you for direction.  This is going to be done in a secure environment for the dog where he will feel at ease.  In this training, you target your dog to concentrate on you.  The dog follows your direction and is rewarded when your dog behaves correctly.  When your dog concentrates on you, give it a reward.  Soon, you can try walking past another dog and use this strategy.  If your dog begins to show aggression, use your focus command and with enough training, your dog will target you, and not the other dog.

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