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Hey guys.
I have a 38KG Rhodesian Ridgeback Bitch. She's overly protective about the house, and there are a few dogs that she doesn’t seem to like. She's also aggressive to most people that don’t have dogs with them.
As of yet she has never actually bitten anyone, but she scares the crap into people, and is a right menace.
I was going to take her on a nice long walk today, and I stopped by the park on the way (and let her off her lead - no one was around). Some woman then came into the park, and my dog sprinted towards her and she was pretty bad to her (in fact, probably the most aggressive I’ve seen her - she still didn’t bite though).
I was pissed off the say the least, and getting my dog back on the lead is quite hard when she goes nuts like that. When I managed to get her to sit, I put the lead on her, yelled at her, and punted her in the side with my foot (not hard, just enough to let her know I was real mad).
She was really submissive all the way home (like she normally is when she goes for someone, because she knows she’s done wrong - yet she still does it!), and when I got into my house, I locked her in the corridor which is quite small, and I imagine is quite un-comfy (she's used to being allowed to roam about downstairs, and climb on furniture).
Sorry I know that's lengthy, but I realise that there's a lot of factors involved in dog training, so I thought I would tell you the full story.
So, do I punish her when I get her back on the lead to let her know she’s done bad (which may make her not want to come back in future)?
Or do I tell her she’s a good girl for coming back (which she may mistake for a treat for attacking someone)?
I have a 38KG Rhodesian Ridgeback Bitch. She's overly protective about the house, and there are a few dogs that she doesn’t seem to like. She's also aggressive to most people that don’t have dogs with them.
As of yet she has never actually bitten anyone, but she scares the crap into people, and is a right menace.
I was going to take her on a nice long walk today, and I stopped by the park on the way (and let her off her lead - no one was around). Some woman then came into the park, and my dog sprinted towards her and she was pretty bad to her (in fact, probably the most aggressive I’ve seen her - she still didn’t bite though).
I was pissed off the say the least, and getting my dog back on the lead is quite hard when she goes nuts like that. When I managed to get her to sit, I put the lead on her, yelled at her, and punted her in the side with my foot (not hard, just enough to let her know I was real mad).
She was really submissive all the way home (like she normally is when she goes for someone, because she knows she’s done wrong - yet she still does it!), and when I got into my house, I locked her in the corridor which is quite small, and I imagine is quite un-comfy (she's used to being allowed to roam about downstairs, and climb on furniture).
Sorry I know that's lengthy, but I realise that there's a lot of factors involved in dog training, so I thought I would tell you the full story.
So, do I punish her when I get her back on the lead to let her know she’s done bad (which may make her not want to come back in future)?
Or do I tell her she’s a good girl for coming back (which she may mistake for a treat for attacking someone)?