Coach
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- Dec 22, 2012
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Herschel
Hello everyone! Unfortunately my first post in awhile is filled with angst (my wife's, lol). Herschel turned 1 in December and over the last month or so he has come to love HIS space. That's pretty much whatever area he is in, has been, or might wanna' go. We have 3 other dogs, 2 pits and 1 Australian Sheppard mix, all are much older , 1 male and 2 female. Generally they get along but as of late the bully has started to come out. Herschel tries to punk all of them but he really has an issue with Santo (an 85 lb, male pit). He doesn't even have to do anything and Herschel will T off on him. Santo is very passive , so normally he just brushes Herschel off and carries on. But I know he has a switch and last night it flipped. Herschel immediately jumps on Santo's back and bites or tries to bite the head when he goes off. Well last night he found Santo's trigger, his ears and was firmly clamped down on one, now I got two raging mutts and I almost lost a foot. This was the worst of it, so far but I see it getting worse because Herschel locks on and it's getting harder to settle him down.
I really don't get it. The aggression seemed to come from nowhere and fast. These dogs are walked, socialized , ETC. It seems we did the right things with Herschel to prevent bad behavior like this but apparently he's going to need something extra. What, I do not know...
Open to suggestions, thanks!
I really don't get it. The aggression seemed to come from nowhere and fast. These dogs are walked, socialized , ETC. It seems we did the right things with Herschel to prevent bad behavior like this but apparently he's going to need something extra. What, I do not know...
Open to suggestions, thanks!