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Dog Help Advice Needed- Growling and Baring Teeth
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:42 pm
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:42 pm
I have a two year old Goldendoodle. Super dog overall. Well trained. Smart.
Lately when I try to move him after he has been laying down he has started growling at me. This is completely unlike him. It’s happened three to four times before. I correct him. And behavior is done.
Tonight I needed him to get up to change his bed cover. He started growling at me. Then started baring his teeth. All Cujo like.
What I’m about to say I’m not proud of. Mainly because I had issues with aggressive dogs growing up. I grabbed this 70lb dog by the back of the neck and threw it outside. Basically just told the MFer to get the hell out, like it could understand English.
I didn’t beat the dog but is this behavior something that’s escalating? This dog is not aggressive in the least and has been solidly trained. I am aggressive and have had to dial it back from just straight up killing it tonight.
My wife is pretty hysterical this dog started acting a fool tonight. This is her baby and has defended it through everything. Tonight she was firmly in the camp we can’t have this.
Is this not a big deal or are we in the middle of bad habits being formed?
Lately when I try to move him after he has been laying down he has started growling at me. This is completely unlike him. It’s happened three to four times before. I correct him. And behavior is done.
Tonight I needed him to get up to change his bed cover. He started growling at me. Then started baring his teeth. All Cujo like.
What I’m about to say I’m not proud of. Mainly because I had issues with aggressive dogs growing up. I grabbed this 70lb dog by the back of the neck and threw it outside. Basically just told the MFer to get the hell out, like it could understand English.
I didn’t beat the dog but is this behavior something that’s escalating? This dog is not aggressive in the least and has been solidly trained. I am aggressive and have had to dial it back from just straight up killing it tonight.
My wife is pretty hysterical this dog started acting a fool tonight. This is her baby and has defended it through everything. Tonight she was firmly in the camp we can’t have this.
Is this not a big deal or are we in the middle of bad habits being formed?
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Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:44 pm to DiamondDog
The dog is challenging you as the Alpha. Bigger dogs always go through that phase
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:44 pm to DiamondDog
How old is it? Could be having a health issue
Nvm. I see that he’s two. Probably just testing you.
Nvm. I see that he’s two. Probably just testing you.
This post was edited on 2/16/20 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:45 pm to DiamondDog
quote:
I grabbed this 70lb dog by the back of the neck and threw it outside.
A dog being outside is ban-worthy for some folks around here.
Maybe he's sick?
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:46 pm to DiamondDog
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This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:46 pm to DiamondDog
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I grabbed this 70lb dog by the back of the neck and threw it outside
That’s a felony
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:46 pm to DiamondDog
Slap the shite out of him right across the snout. Not kidding. I had a miniature schnauzer named Jim when we brought my daughter home for the first time. Little Jimbo decided to growl at her. He never did that again. Point is they understand.
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:46 pm to DiamondDog
He is starting the Alpha contest. You have to mount him.
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:47 pm to DiamondDog
You did the right thing even though I know you feel bad for doing it. The dog is challenging you to see if it can assert dominance and behave as it wants.
Pics of wife or GTFO and take your rabid dog with you
Pics of wife or GTFO and take your rabid dog with you
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:47 pm to DiamondDog
I’m no dog person, but when I was a teenager my mom did this shite, I acted just like your dog, she acted just like you??.
Give him a few minutes to get his bearings before grabbing by the back of the neck.
Give him a few minutes to get his bearings before grabbing by the back of the neck.
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:47 pm to DiamondDog
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:48 pm to DiamondDog
It starts as simple as you go out first, then your dog follows after you give command. You go inside first and your dog waits for your command.
Same for eating. He eats when you give him the command. He backs away when you give him the command.
He’s challenging you not because he is a prick but he sees himself as the pack leader. If he is on his or your furniture, attach a leash to him and work on the “off” command. When he does well, praise and reward. When he doesn’t, a gentle nudge on leash will force the action. No need to scold, just off and nudge the leash. Rinse and repeat. And you don’t want to confront with your eyes. It’s a sign of aggression with dogs.
Same for eating. He eats when you give him the command. He backs away when you give him the command.
He’s challenging you not because he is a prick but he sees himself as the pack leader. If he is on his or your furniture, attach a leash to him and work on the “off” command. When he does well, praise and reward. When he doesn’t, a gentle nudge on leash will force the action. No need to scold, just off and nudge the leash. Rinse and repeat. And you don’t want to confront with your eyes. It’s a sign of aggression with dogs.
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:49 pm to DiamondDog
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I grabbed this 70lb dog by the back of the neck and threw it outside
I can’t imagine why the dog thinks you’re a threat...
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:52 pm to DiamondDog
Also if that behavior continues I'd just get rid of him tbh. frick that shite.
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:54 pm to DiamondDog
Go to vet immediately. Somethings wrong internally and it’s painful imo.
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:54 pm to The Pirate King
If he keeps doing that, the dog will bite out of fear, only because that will be his natural instinct.
A growl is actually a good thing - it’s a warning. He can correct the warning with the tips I provided above but he needs to understand the basics of having a dog at 2 years of age. It’s essentially a teenager. And teenagers test their parents until discipline, structure and routine are implemented and become healthy habits.
A growl is actually a good thing - it’s a warning. He can correct the warning with the tips I provided above but he needs to understand the basics of having a dog at 2 years of age. It’s essentially a teenager. And teenagers test their parents until discipline, structure and routine are implemented and become healthy habits.
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:56 pm to DiamondDog
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This post was edited on 6/14/20 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 2/16/20 at 9:56 pm to DiamondDog
Is he fixed? If not, snip those balls off the little shite. Sometimes you have to smack your dog some. Nothing hard enough to harm it, but enough for it to know that he’s your dog.
Posted on 2/16/20 at 10:04 pm to DiamondDog
Change goldendoodle to pit bull and this thread has 10-page potential
Posted on 2/16/20 at 10:06 pm to Ricardo
Thanks for the advice everyone. I went back up and worked with him. Told him to get off the bed. Sit. Wait. Climb (his command for on bed). Told him to get off after he had laid down a few min, rinse repeat.
He seems to have got the message.
He seems to have got the message.
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