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I'm the one that posted about Jessie and Columbo... We tried everything that everyone mentioned, as well as using the muzzle to ensure she wont attack the other dog, and a bark coller (that sprays, not shocks). I know how you guys feel about both of those, and i'm not looking for a lecture on why that will make it worse or anything like that.
Today, Jessie got out of her muzzle, ignored the sprays of the collar, got out of our fenced in yard somehow, and was barking at a neighbor's dog, then started growling at our neighbor. She said she was afraid that Jessie was going to bite her.
Using three preventative measures to keep her from being aggressive, and she got through all of them. It would have been a huge liability if she had bitten our neighbor. Not sure if there's anything else at all that we can try, or if she's gonna have to go.
Our dogs our interacting decently... She is always either wearing the muzzle, leashed up, or somehow separated from Columbo. She's not constantly growling and trying to attack him, but still does it fairly often. Even when she was just on the leash, when she'd go at him and try to bite him, I first would use a verbal "no" but she just ignores it, so I would jerk the leash to get her attention back and pull her away.
Needless to say, my dogs can't go out in the back yard and play together like they used to, because I am afraid that she will attack him again. At times, I get frightened that she might attack me when she just stands still and stares at me (it's what she does right before she attacks Columbo), and I have to walk away from her. Aside from getting the Dog Whisperer guy to come and train her, i'm not sure what else to do... other than just keep them separated for the rest of their lives... which isnt fair to either of them. They used to both sleep in our bedroom with us, play together, and be out together all the time when we were home... now they can't do any of that... and a lot of the time that they are out together, Colombo follows me around and stays on the opposite side of me that Jessie is on.
Today, Jessie got out of her muzzle, ignored the sprays of the collar, got out of our fenced in yard somehow, and was barking at a neighbor's dog, then started growling at our neighbor. She said she was afraid that Jessie was going to bite her.
Using three preventative measures to keep her from being aggressive, and she got through all of them. It would have been a huge liability if she had bitten our neighbor. Not sure if there's anything else at all that we can try, or if she's gonna have to go.
Our dogs our interacting decently... She is always either wearing the muzzle, leashed up, or somehow separated from Columbo. She's not constantly growling and trying to attack him, but still does it fairly often. Even when she was just on the leash, when she'd go at him and try to bite him, I first would use a verbal "no" but she just ignores it, so I would jerk the leash to get her attention back and pull her away.
Needless to say, my dogs can't go out in the back yard and play together like they used to, because I am afraid that she will attack him again. At times, I get frightened that she might attack me when she just stands still and stares at me (it's what she does right before she attacks Columbo), and I have to walk away from her. Aside from getting the Dog Whisperer guy to come and train her, i'm not sure what else to do... other than just keep them separated for the rest of their lives... which isnt fair to either of them. They used to both sleep in our bedroom with us, play together, and be out together all the time when we were home... now they can't do any of that... and a lot of the time that they are out together, Colombo follows me around and stays on the opposite side of me that Jessie is on.