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When Nice, Smart Dogs Get Downright Vicious

From the Book, "Hidden Secrets Behind Dog Training"


Here’s where your dog’s dark secrets will come to light. Experts refer to these dogs as
“Red Zone Dogs,” “Ticking Time Bombs” or “Loaded Guns.” Any way you choose to label them, they are in need of some serious professional help. Extreme dominance and aggressive tendencies usually require help from someone who has expertise in this field.

If you took such a dog to your local dog obedience class, he'd thank you for bringing him to a buffet. As he is licking his mouth, he’d be thinking, "Wow. Thanks, Mom! All-I-can-eat people AND dogs for only $110. Best of all, it lasts 6-8 weeks. Hopefully you'll remember what the trainer tells you and stop feeding me two days before the class. I love those small dogs the most. Mmmm... they make great appetizers and hopefully I'll run into one of those wiener dogs so I can floss my front canines with one."


10 Red Flags that You Should Worry About.

Red Flag #1:

These are the dogs that, on walks or in your home, charge at any dog or any person they encounter. In fact, it doesn't matter to them the dog's size, color, gender, disposition or reproductive status. They want to take a chunk out of anything that moves. Some go as far as barking, growling, lunging, jumping and even biting you in the process.

This charging is far worse if it is toward dogs AND people. Ironically, some of these dogs, once they manage to get free, may not do any harm and are just putting on a show. But since there is a leash law just about anywhere you go, and not all of us are into wearing black pants or skirts, you can't let your lovely Cujo run, bark, lunge and end up saying hi to us. In fact, by doing so, your dog actually wins and next time it gets even harder to tame that beast.

Red Flag #2:

Every time you get close to your dog while he is eating, you notice him tense up, stop eating and even growl. How about a curled lip, a stomp or a crouching position? In a sudden move, you may hear a bark and see him block his dish or bone with his head every time you get near him. Some of these dogs keep growling as they down every kibble of their food. And some go as far as lunging to keep you or any other dog away from their dish bowl.

Unless you want to lose a finger, don’t try anything cute or sneaky on your own. These are all strong indicators that your dog doesn’t fully trust or respect you and may even be trying to assert himself as the alpha. This is definitely worth mentioning again. Your dog needs to trust AND respect you!

This type of dog if he steals something off the floor or counter and you try to take it away, he will most likely snap at your hand. Some may growl and even charge at you when you have him cornered or if he is hiding under the bed. And when you finally do catch him or wrestle him to the ground to get your favorite shoe or your underpants out of his jaw, he bites and breaks the skin. Look, a dog that fully respects you would not behave this way and would certainly leave your funky underwear alone!

Red Flag #3:

Tries to bite you every time you restrain or try to pick him up against his will. How about when you move her off your bed, off the couch or even off your lap? Something as minor as bumping into your dog can set him off to the point of biting you. May be your dog was asleep and you intentionally or accidentally, try to wake him and he went for the kill. Again, if we could hear your dog’s thoughts, they would be, “How dare you disturb me, you idiot. Can't you see that I was sleeping like a baby?” This can also happen to owners who let their lovely dogs sleep on the bed. In a way, the dog gradually takes over or sees himself as your equal.

Red Flag #4:

Grabs the leash or even your clothes with his teeth and won’t let go. How about taking it one step further by tugging backward in an attempt to get the leash out of your grip? You may notice him growling to intimidate you even more. Folks, this is not a tug of war game and your dog knows it! Your dog is basically telling you, “NO! YOU let go of the leash, pal!” Or, “Let me jerk YOU around for a change so you see how it feels!”

Red Flag #5:

Bites at the air trying to scare you. You might hear the sound of those lovely teeth snap shut. The only reason a dog would snap at their owner like this is to scare, challenge, and
dominate anybody who dares to stand up to them. Don’t forget that dogs are much faster than you think and rarely miss. After all, they can even catch a fly in midair. So ninety percent of the time, that snap is just a warning for you to back off, or the next time those canines will dig in and do some serious damage.

Red Flag #6:

When he can’t win his way with you or when he is being demanding, do you catch him pressing down on your hand with his teeth and hanging on for a few seconds? He may even growl, but not necessarily break the skin. This is NOT a love bite! It is serious and you should sense the danger. You don’t necessarily feel much pain or get any puncture wounds. It's just your dog's telling you, “Look, I could’ve crushed your bones or took a good chunk out of you. But I’ll let you go for now. Next time. Grrrrrr.” Without a major dominance rehabilitation, this type of behavior never goes away on its own. In fact, it gets worse as time goes by!

Red Flag #7:

Tends to bark, growl, snap or pace every time you argue with your spouse. Sometimes he will jump at you or the person you are arguing with, or nudge at your hands and feet. It could be your boyfriend, girlfriend, partner or even a roommate. Basically, the dog is trying to get things under control on his own terms. Often these dogs don’t even let you hug or show each other any affection. They push their way through and jump, nip, growl and bark, trying to get you to keep your distance from one another. Again, this is a serious sign of lack of trust and leadership in the household. So Rover's trying to wear the pants. To the dog's eyes, all the owners must be in their swimming suits.

Red Flag #8:

Your dog graduated from those wussy bites to serious bites that breaks the skin and leaves you with good puncture wounds. These incidents are usually premeditated. It’s not like most cases when you can make an excuse for your dog by saying, “Well, it wasn’t the dog’s fault because blah, blah, blah…” This kind of behavior could be triggered when you are giving your dog a correction for unacceptable behavior such as: attacking another dog, a person or even a child. It could also happen when you stop him from stealing food off counters or when you try to get food or an object away from him.

Red Flag #9:

If you have more than one dog, you most likely know which is the alpha of the pack. One way to tell is to look for a strong personality. This dog usually attacks your other dog(s), demands all of the toys, all the bones, and all of Mommy and Daddy’s attention. He pushes the other dogs out of the way whenever he feels like it. And when he gets really frustrated, he takes it a step further and causes some serious harm to the weaker or more vulnerable dogs. Ironically, these kinds of behavior intensifies around the owner or as soon as the owner walks in the door.

This may surprise you, but most of the time these dogs get along with one another just fine. In fact, they can be together all day in the backyard or even inside the house, but the minute their favorite “owner” shows up, all hell breaks loose! Some of you may not like or believe what I’m going to say here, but usually, the lovely owner is the weakest link here. Think about it, if the owner was truly in charge, just one word, and all the dogs would stop dead in their tracks and pee themselves. Okay, okay, no peeing required. But you know what I mean.

Without working with an actual “aggression specialist,” this type of behavior will not go away on its own. Some of these dogs even hold a grudge for something that happened a few minutes, a few hours or even a few days ago. This grudge may result in what appears to be an unprovoked attack or a nasty dog fight. And what's scary about this is it could happen when you least expect it.

Some of these dogs snap at you, your loved ones or your other pets whenever they please. Basically, the dog just “felt like it.” In working with hundreds of these cases, with some, I found no logical or behavioral explanation for their behavior. They were just typical bullies. Only a very small percentage of these dogs suffered from epilepsy, psychosis, out of balance thyroid, poor breeding, or other types of medical problem—but most had no rules and no effective leader in that household.

Face it. You most likely have a wacko dog that needs serious help! These dogs need the help of an expert who specializes in dealing with extremely dominant and alpha-type behavior.

 


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Saving the Worst-of-the-Worst For Last !!!

Red Flag #10:

And when your dog really bites you, regardless of how much or how loud you scream, as you try to get your hand out of its jaw, not only he ignores you, he even tugs backward, shaking your poor hand like a rag doll for a few seconds. This usually happens very fast leaving you with plenty of nasty laceration and puncture wounds.

These are the bites that will require serious medical attention and leave a bunch of scars that will last you years. Sadly, most will NEVER go away.

This one is a no-brainer. Folks, if you own such a dog, you need professional help RIGHT NOW! It has gone far beyond the “obedience factor.” You need to hire a professional that actually deals with and accepts aggressive cases on a regular basis. I am one of them, but thank God I not the only one.

Unless you hire such an expert, these signs are only the beginning of your problems. Dogs with these warning signs never get better on their own. In fact, they always get worse. I am talking about “the worst-of-the-worst” here.

Look at it this way. Would any of your bad habits go away on their own? Of course not! Psycho dogs are no different!

 

Written by International Trainer and Dog Psychologist, Kevin "The Dog Prodigy"

Taken from Kevin's Book, "Hidden Secrets Behind Dog Training"


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