http://mydoghealthcare.com Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:17:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://mydoghealthcare.com/2017/harboring-an-aggressive-dog-struggling-to-have-to-put-to-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-7150 John Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:13:06 +0000 http://mydoghealthcare.com/?p=2017#comment-7150 Try a dog trainer and get their honest opinion after a few sessions. If the trainer says that euthanasia is the best option then that will be a properly considered opinion based upon real facts. In the meantime get a muzzle for your dog so that he can still run around outside and have some fun without the risk of nipping people. Read up on Dog Calming Signals in the link below and let your dog know that you're reading him loud and clear and taking charge of any threats before they occur. Give your dog this last best shot at rehab. -------------------- Add: 'Breeders Are..' You need to read the qeustion properly too. The OP is not yet ready for euthanasia and seeks validation of that option from 3rd parties. It would be disengenuous not to encourage that input from a properly informed third party. Try a dog trainer and get their honest opinion after a few sessions. If the trainer says that euthanasia is the best option then that will be a properly considered opinion based upon real facts.
In the meantime get a muzzle for your dog so that he can still run around outside and have some fun without the risk of nipping people.
Read up on Dog Calming Signals in the link below and let your dog know that you’re reading him loud and clear and taking charge of any threats before they occur.
Give your dog this last best shot at rehab.
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Add: ‘Breeders Are..’ You need to read the qeustion properly too. The OP is not yet ready for euthanasia and seeks validation of that option from 3rd parties. It would be disengenuous not to encourage that input from a properly informed third party.

]]> http://mydoghealthcare.com/2017/harboring-an-aggressive-dog-struggling-to-have-to-put-to-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-7149 BostonJe Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:13:06 +0000 http://mydoghealthcare.com/?p=2017#comment-7149 I'm not sure where you live or what your resources are, but.... Dogs that have aggression issues will always have aggression issue. The aggression is inside them. You can't get the aggression out of them, but you might be able to learn to control the aggression. You need to find a trainer that specializes in dogs with aggression issues. One suggestion is to call your local police department's K-9 unit and ask them who they use to train their dogs. At the very least, you should have your dog evaluated by such a trainer. The good news is that If you chose to learn how to control your dog's aggression, you will learn a lot about dogs. The bad news is that there isn't a quick fix and it could be a little pricey. You can't give this dog away. That's just passing his aggression issues to someone else who may be even less able to deal with than you. Good Luck. I’m not sure where you live or what your resources are, but….
Dogs that have aggression issues will always have aggression issue. The aggression is inside them. You can’t get the aggression out of them, but you might be able to learn to control the aggression. You need to find a trainer that specializes in dogs with aggression issues. One suggestion is to call your local police department’s K-9 unit and ask them who they use to train their dogs.
At the very least, you should have your dog evaluated by such a trainer.
The good news is that If you chose to learn how to control your dog’s aggression, you will learn a lot about dogs. The bad news is that there isn’t a quick fix and it could be a little pricey.
You can’t give this dog away. That’s just passing his aggression issues to someone else who may be even less able to deal with than you.
Good Luck.

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