4 Dog Training Tips To Deal With Aggressive Dogs
January 12, 2013 
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If your dog is being overly aggressive, especially if he’s shy, then you need to take immediate action. You don’t want to be responsible for your pet hurting another’s pet, or a child, or other important person in your life. Read and implement the following dog training tips so that you can prevent facing the day when you have to put your dog down.
1. Regular training
In order to help your dog become more secure in who he is, then you’ll need to set up regular training. Every dog will be facing some sort of fear or anxiety, whether from another dog or strange person, or unfamiliar place. Knowing this, you should have a controlled environment where your dog can face these fears. For instance, meet up with a friend when you take your dog out, and have your friend feed your pet a treat. This will encourage your pet to become more confident.
2. Socialize your pet
Often, aggression in dogs is caused simply by the fact that they’re not familiar with other dogs, and they respond by poor behavior. Of course you can change this trait by teaching your pet how to actually enjoy other dogs. You can begin this by walking your dog on a leash, and make sure other dogs are there, too. When your dog seems to get angry, hold tighter on the leash and give your dog a yank. Teach your dog he or she should not act that way.
3. Stay away from aggressive pets
You don’t want to expose your dog to another aggressive dog, especially if that other dog’s older. The way dogs think is that the older dog will lead yours into bad behavior. It’s the same with people: bad company corrupts good character. Just surround your pet with other animals that exhibit the traits that you want him to emulate. This way you can be sure that your pet is getting some good influences.
4. Use a training muzzle
Finally, you’ll want to get a hold of your pet by buying a muzzle. This is perhaps one of the best of the dog training tips, you just have to get your pet used to the muzzle by introducing it slowly. Use it on your dog right before you feed him or before play. Of course, nobody wants their dog to attack anyone during training, so this muzzle will simply be a safety precaution in case things get a little out of control. It will be a temporary prevention.
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Hello there! Thank you for this helpful video. By the way, I hear many people keep on talking about Xobodog Training (just google it), but I’m not sure if it’s good. Have you considered this dog training program known as Xobodog Training? I’ve heard several unbelivable things about it.
Just want to pay you another compliment. You’re the only person I’ve ever dubbed to on YT. Your training has helped me teach my puppy almost 10 tricks now. Half of them was even without a clicker. Thank you for the service you’ve provided.
Hello! Thank you for this useful video. By the way, I hear many people keep on talking about Xobodog Training (do a search on google), but I’m not sure if it’s good. Have you considered this dog training program known as Xobodog Training? I’ve heard some great things about it.
Guys, turn your dog into the perfect canine pal doesn’t need to be hard (I used to think it did). I’ll give you some advice right now. Search a dog training program called Xobodog Training (do a search on google). Seriously, thanks to Xobodog Training I’ve solve my dog behavior problems. I probably should not even be talking about it because I do not want a bunch of other folks out there running the same “game” but whatever, I am in a great mood today so I’ll share the wealth haha.
Im not a training expert but you have to try and distract your dog as soon as it happens. Give a quick pull on the leash, make sure you give your dog high value treats every time you are able to distract it until it learns to look for the treats instead of being scared. Your dog has to learn to associate the unpleasant experience of meeting another dog with something pleasant (the treats)
I don’t understand what I can do next after this. He bites our legs, arms and hands. He would rather go for our skin then toys at times its so frustrating!
Are we supposed to say leave it when he let’s go of us and give him a reward? I see that as teaching him to bite, then let go then gets a reward? We’ve tried this and he sits straight away after letting go so its like he just bites us to then get a reward! Please help!
I plan to try this today. In like ten minutes.
What kind of treats do you use? The liver treats?
i know you want a reply from emily, but just from my own experience, i think it’s fine. whenever i would go hiking with my dog and she would start to get too far away, i would say “no no”, but in a really pleasant tone, not in a mean way at all, and she would come closer to my side. i used that whenever she was doing something wrong and it just tells her that its not what im asking for, it’s not mean or intimidating at all.
I have this same issue with one of my two English Springer Spaniels. We did all the exercises to socialize him early, and although he was never shy with other dogs, he was a pushy player who suddenly turned leash aggressive at about 11 months old. Kikopup can give you more tips, but now that my dog is 2.5 we are going back to basics. I’m watching my level of frustration with him, and examining how we give food treats. Some dogs are reactive, though, so don’t be too hard on yourself
I was doing pure positive training but with voice commands (such as leave it, or watch me), and gentle correction words (such as uh-uh, or wrong without any emotion), and getting so-so results. You have taught me to have the dog figure out the behavior through trial and error, but without the verbal or eye-contact queues, the “correct” behavior is much stronger and I feel my dogs are working through issues by using their mental facilities and engaging ME instead of me engaging them!
i like to use “oops” or “almost” in a happy tone when my dog isn’t doing a trick right or missed something
It’s not intimidating, of course it’s all in the tone of voice you use and your energy. Last thing you want, is to be frustrated or angry around your dog, they easily sense that and training can become difficult if you are always feeling that way.
Hello Kikopup,
I have watched almost all your videos and have applied them to my 1 year old lab puppy. I tried socializing her early (2 1/2 months) but she was extremely timid and scared of the other dogs, especially the larger ones. After a while, i thought she would simply warm up to the dog, but she has been getting worse and worse. She now lunges at other dogs when she is on a leash and bares her teeth. This is a total embarrassment. I’m sure i made a mistake somewhere along the line. help?
what sort of treats are you using here?
is that your new puppy? So cute! I love your videos
How is it I want it so badly!
How wonderful that you will be setting a great example in your country! Don’t let anyone nag at you or rush you into using the wrong training methods. Yes, you can train animals (even children) through cruelty, but you will not have a loving bond like you do with Positive Reinforcement Training. I hope you have subscribed to Kikopup’s channel and you’re watching all of her videos – you will have the happiest and most well trained puppy in your country!
Such a cute puppy! Awesome video !
What a civilized way to teach !
This makes me think about that idiot on tv who goes ”tscht” and pushes the dog away to ‘train’ this.
kikopup, I need your help.
I’ve been watching your videos for over a year now, and I have a ZERO % success rate.
How long should it take me to train my 2yr old schnauzer to unlearn bad behaviors and learn good ones (impulse control, fear of other dogs, hyper when first seeing us, etc.)?
kikopup, I need your help.
I’ve been watching your videos for over a year now, and I have a ZERO % success rate.
How long should it take me to train my 2yr old schnauzer to unlearn bad behaviors and learn good ones (impulse control, fear of other dogs, hyper when first seeing us, etc.)?