Comments on: Aggression in dogs: Sometimes it’s territorial, sometimes it is a different thing altogether

By: Paws Awhile

Paws Awhile — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:48:00 +0000

My bad then. I know you are doing agility training with him, and the pics are absolutely adorable. In fact, all three of your dogs are candidates for the doggy supermodel hall of fame.

Would you care to share some insights on Trooper’s attitude over food? There are some readers of this blog, who I know are very interested in knowing what can be done to curb such behavior.

And like I said… it is totally obvious you are the Alpha.

By: CastoCreations

CastoCreations — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:47:00 +0000

Hey thanks for linking to my monster boy. lol The funny thing about him is that he’s not alpha over the other two dogs. In fact he’s fairly submissive with them if they challenge his “authoratay”. It’s just with his food that he’s started becoming more assertive to the point of barring his teeth. I do NOT like it, nor do I encourage it. I try to stop it by making him sit and stay. It’s definitely something we are working on with the rascal.

And yes, I am the alpha.

By: Avik

Avik — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:19:00 +0000

Well, I am on the line here. While I do agree that feeding a ten year old dog ‘in the mouth’ is as ridiculous as it sounds, on the other hand can we really treat a 10 year old dog as a 30 year old man? I’m not too sure. There are ‘ways’ and then there are ‘ways’. I agree to training them- professionally or otherwise. But again to a certain extent. We should let them be free to act as they are meant to act- as dogs! I like my dog running around my house creating havoc. Thats what brings life to all of us. But at the same time I also want her to stop once I tell her to. Which she does. No training involved here. Is it a miracle? I’m not sure. Just, simple patience. Coincidentally I am reading ‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martel. Its a book about a lot of things, one of them being animals. And the one thing that the author emphasises in the book is an animal’s inability to adapt to change. So while I do not advocate ‘no change’, I do believe in ‘consistent growth’. And remember, after a while a pet just emulates the qualities that it gets to see in its owners. Am I crossing the line now? I’ll wait for some comments to know that.

By: smita

smita — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:36:00 +0000

It is always a common factor you will find in most homes which have a pet dog (especially the smaller ones). The family members treat them with a bit of an extra care, and inspite of them getting old, the care remains as they r puppies. The result is they are always on the sofa looking for a cozy corner and need a hand caressing them while they r getting older. You cannot train them much as they will take the advantage of being loved always.
I want to ask the family membes that do they treat their children in the same way in the same way from childhood to adult stage??
Y can't they treat their pets like their family members??
I know dogs who refuse to eat unless they are feeded in their mouth by a family member. And he is 10 yrs old.
Imagine a man of 30 doing the same thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please treat your pet as a family member and not a soft toy.