Dog dominance and aggression towards baby carriages can it be desensitized?
jjlindsay1 asked:
This is for any dog behaviorists out there, I have two dogs, one is a Rottie Mix the other is a full Rottie. Both are rescue dogs, Bear, the full Rottie is very dominant. He can be very sweet and is very smart, but he will often challenge you. I got him from a guy who obviously never trained him very well. He does know his basic commands, but you usually have to correct him with his collar before he will comply. The problem of his dominance was recently expressed again when my roommate and I were walking the dogs and Bear charged a couple ladies pushing a baby carriage for no obvious reason. A few facts that may be important. He is neutered but I dont know how old he was when he was fixed. Also my roommate and I are in wheelchairs. We do have experience with Rotties, and our first dog was a wonderful dog who made a great assistance dog and new about 200 commands. But he was trained very young, like from 10 weeks, We got Bear when he was four from a guy who sia dhe didnt have room for him. Everytime we went to go see the dog he pulled him out of the bedroom, now maybe we know why. What do you think? Can he be desensitized to not show aggression to baby carriages? Is he too old to become more submissive and calmer? We live in the southbay. Is there any good trainers out there that are not too expensive that might be able to help?
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This is for any dog behaviorists out there, I have two dogs, one is a Rottie Mix the other is a full Rottie. Both are rescue dogs, Bear, the full Rottie is very dominant. He can be very sweet and is very smart, but he will often challenge you. I got him from a guy who obviously never trained him very well. He does know his basic commands, but you usually have to correct him with his collar before he will comply. The problem of his dominance was recently expressed again when my roommate and I were walking the dogs and Bear charged a couple ladies pushing a baby carriage for no obvious reason. A few facts that may be important. He is neutered but I dont know how old he was when he was fixed. Also my roommate and I are in wheelchairs. We do have experience with Rotties, and our first dog was a wonderful dog who made a great assistance dog and new about 200 commands. But he was trained very young, like from 10 weeks, We got Bear when he was four from a guy who sia dhe didnt have room for him. Everytime we went to go see the dog he pulled him out of the bedroom, now maybe we know why. What do you think? Can he be desensitized to not show aggression to baby carriages? Is he too old to become more submissive and calmer? We live in the southbay. Is there any good trainers out there that are not too expensive that might be able to help?
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This isn’t a dominance problem, it’s a training problem. Your dog just needs to be taken through obedience courses. Find a trainer that uses a mix of motivation (food treats or toys) as well as corrections (preferably prong collar).
It is too difficult for any of us to figure out what triggered him to attack based on the information you supplied. I’d have to have been there to be able to say. It’s quite possible his trigger has nothing to do with babies, but keep him away from then or now to be safe until you can contact a professional.
It’s really best not to ask these types of questions online due to how difficult it is to advise if we cannot see the dog in action.