BoneHat
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I rehomed Fergie and don't know too much of her past, but I've been able to work out some of her behavioral problems and give her the pack structure I felt she was lacking in order to make her quality of life better. I firmly believe she was just neglected too much perhaps, b/c I've given her lots of attention and training and she seems to have started to assume her role in our pack now and is a bit more chill and relaxed. She was hyper and trying to run the house at first b/c I'm sure she was accustomed to it. But now, she is a different dog. She listens and is very obedient and is sweet. The only thing I have issues with now, is dog aggression and I can't seem to get her to consistently stop.
We go for walks and there are times where she ignores dogs. Other times, she wants to go at them. More often, the latter happens though. I started to correct her with a snap of the fingers and a "no". It worked for a while. Next, I started giving her taps with 2 fingers on her side (not too hard, index and middle firmly enough to know I disapprove). This worked for a bit but lately she gets so caught up in her fury that she doesn't even mind me.
So, I'm wondering if anyone can enlighten me some as to what else I can do or what has worked or is known to. It really is the last thing I'm trying to break her free from.
Thanks All.
We go for walks and there are times where she ignores dogs. Other times, she wants to go at them. More often, the latter happens though. I started to correct her with a snap of the fingers and a "no". It worked for a while. Next, I started giving her taps with 2 fingers on her side (not too hard, index and middle firmly enough to know I disapprove). This worked for a bit but lately she gets so caught up in her fury that she doesn't even mind me.
So, I'm wondering if anyone can enlighten me some as to what else I can do or what has worked or is known to. It really is the last thing I'm trying to break her free from.
Thanks All.