Aggression
Illness prevented German Shepherd from necessary socialisation
She has become increasingly wary of people either coming to the door or walking past their garden, but this came to a head recently.
Aggression
Has your dog, like German Shepherd Indi, on reaching adolescence become hostile to people coming to the house?
They would love to be able to ask people to their house without worrying about their German Shepherd, Indi. Indi is now thirteen months old. The behaviour began a few months ago. She become very hostile to people coming to their house. She also reacts to certain people when they Read more…
Aggression
He guards the stairs. He tries to prevent anyone but the man going up or down.
Rommie Carmelo was a stray in Romania, then fostered for a couple of months and now, for nearly three months, he has been living with a gentleman and his mother. He has become very attached to the man. He guards the stairs If the lady is downstairs, Carmelo snarls, barks Read more…
Aggression
Timid with people, particularly when they come into his home
Atlas is a beautiful, playful, loving and friendly white German Shepherd with the people he knows. He is however very timid with people he doesn’t know. Atlas is 15 months old and lives with a family that includes three children age nine to fifteen. He will bark fearfully at anyone Read more…
German Shepherd
Disobedient? No, not disobedient. Unmotivated.
The less compliant and obedient a dog is, the more a frustrated owner may intensify his or her approach. They repeat commands with a crescendo until they are shouting. This may intimidate some dogs into being obedient.
Aggression
Adolescent German Shepherd. Excitable. Biting
Unfortunately, living the life of a much-loved family pet just isn’t enough. Knight is a working dog without work to do. Much of how he is will be genetic.
The poor lady showed me the bruises up her arms and a bite mark.
barking
Terrorises the cats and barks at people coming to the house
Before I came I knew that they wanted Harley to be better with people coming to the house and not to go mental when she saw their cats. They find they can’t ask people round.
Behaviour and Training
Control – Carrot or Stick?
But it’s a tricky case of finding a compromise between two approaches – what the gentleman himself calls ‘carrot and stick’. The man is the stick and the lady the carrot
Aggression
Bully behaviour. New dog is finding her feet
A week ago, their new rescue dog began to bully their other dog. Six-year-old Cookie is a cute and somewhat nervous, anxious little terrier. Rudi, a Wirehaired Terrier, joined them six weeks ago. It began with the calmer and more confident Rudi eyeballing Cookie. Next, one of the young daughters Read more…
German Shepherd
Blind German Shepherd. Unable to read other dogs.
It would be hard to tell that Bear was very nearly totally blind if you didn’t know. He was born blind so doesn’t know what he’s missing. However, it’s understandable that he must feel more vulnerable if another dog is suddenly upon him with little warning.