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Aggressive Behavior Help
We have a 7.5 month old Eurasier (male, now neutered) who has become
very aggressive toward me (his primary caregiver). His attacks started with biting my feet right after he was fed and are now not limited to that. He was diagnosed by a veterinary behaviorist as having anxiety and attention deficit with impulsivity and is now taking Prozac. Unfortunately, while things improved for a short time, they are now worse and we are at our wits end as we love him so much but he is dangerous to live with. Please send any information or advice you have as it relates to the Eurasier breed and how we might handle this.Kind regards. |
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"Finn" wrote in message ... We have a 7.5 month old Eurasier (male, now neutered) who has become very aggressive toward me (his primary caregiver). His attacks started with biting my feet right after he was fed and are now not limited to that. He was diagnosed by a veterinary behaviorist as having anxiety and attention deficit with impulsivity and is now taking Prozac. Unfortunately, while things improved for a short time, they are now worse and we are at our wits end as we love him so much but he is dangerous to live with. Please send any information or advice you have as it relates to the Eurasier breed and how we might handle this.Kind regards. Shakes head, Prozac, I've heard it all now Redman |
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"Finn" wrote in message ... We have a 7.5 month old Eurasier (male, now neutered) who has become very aggressive toward me (his primary caregiver). His attacks started with biting my feet right after he was fed and are now not limited to that. He was diagnosed by a veterinary behaviorist as having anxiety and attention deficit with impulsivity and is now taking Prozac. Unfortunately, while things improved for a short time, they are now worse and we are at our wits end as we love him so much but he is dangerous to live with. Please send any information or advice you have as it relates to the Eurasier breed and how we might handle this.Kind regards. Serious ? why would you give a dog Prozac when it's been shown to have massive side effects in Humans? There are massive lawsuits coming out of the woodwork against Eli Liily the manufacturers. Here's a piece from the UK Telegraph newspaper from April last year: Dr Roger Mugford, a leading animal psychologist, said vets were not keen on the development of drugs to treat animal behaviour, a view expressed at a recent meeting in Birmingham of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association. "A number of speakers, including me, were all of one mind that pharmacological help with any anti-depressant or mood modifying drugs diminishes the better you are at your behavioural management," he said. "The more skilful you are at behaviour modification, at getting the animal husbandry right - diet, exercise, lifestyle and so on, the less the need for drugs." Dr Mugford said there were also concerns that Prozac had some unpleasant side effects in humans, which could suggest that some dogs might become aggressive when taking it. Redman |
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Finn wrote:
We have a 7.5 month old Eurasier (male, now neutered) who has become very aggressive toward me (his primary caregiver). His attacks started with biting my feet right after he was fed and are now not limited to that. He was diagnosed by a veterinary behaviorist as having anxiety and attention deficit with impulsivity and is now taking Prozac. Unfortunately, while things improved for a short time, they are now worse and we are at our wits end as we love him so much but he is dangerous to live with. Please send any information or advice you have as it relates to the Eurasier breed and how we might handle this.Kind regards. I'd never heard of the Eurasier breed before your post. I've now looked at a picture and know nothing more. My comments, therefore, are general. You're asking for advice and information from a bunch of people who have never met you, never met your dog, never seen in person the behaviors you're describing. Giving advice about "biting" and "dangerous to live with" would be stupid under those circumstances. That might be why no one has answered your questions. He's only 7.5 months old, so my first guess would be that the bites were normal untrained puppy behavior and that he needs obedience training, but a veterinary behaviorist who has met your dog has said otherwise. I'd say either to go with the advice given by the expert who has seen your dog, or tell us why you don't trust that advice. If you don't care for the advice of one expert, get another expert. Prozac is something that does help some dogs under some circumstances, but really, "attacks" are a problem that can't be helped on usenet. --Lia |
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On Feb 2, 9:17*am, Finn wrote:
We have a 7.5 month old Eurasier (male, now neutered) who has become very aggressive toward me (his primary caregiver). His attacks started with biting my feet right after he was fed and are now not limited to that. He was diagnosed by a veterinary behaviorist as having anxiety and attention deficit with impulsivity and is now taking Prozac. Unfortunately, while things improved for a short time, they are now worse and we are at our wits end as we love him so much but he is dangerous to live with. Please send any information or advice you have as it relates to the Eurasier breed and how we might handle this.Kind regards. Julia is right. Aggression can't be solved on the internet. |
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Julia Altshuler wrote: Giving advice about "biting" and "dangerous to live with" would be stupid under those circumstances. That might be why no one has answered your questions. Yes, exactly. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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"Finn" wrote in message ... We have a 7.5 month old Eurasier (male, now neutered) who has become very aggressive toward me (his primary caregiver). His attacks started with biting my feet right after he was fed and are now not limited to that. He was diagnosed by a veterinary behaviorist as having anxiety and attention deficit with impulsivity and is now taking Prozac. Unfortunately, while things improved for a short time, they are now worse and we are at our wits end as we love him so much but he is dangerous to live with. Please send any information or advice you have as it relates to the Eurasier breed and how we might handle this.Kind regards. I'd advise you get help from a qualified trainer or behaviorist in your home. Perhaps your vet can give you a referral. The descriptions of the behavior of the dog are very scary. I have met a Eurasier and because they are closely related to one of my breeds have looked into them - and being a "one person dog" and protective isn't uncommon but what you have described above is uncommon in ANY breed and is very, very serious. Please get help. |
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Its cover just home made experience.just give him sweet food by your own hand for a few days and see result. dog diet Last edited by micle62 : October 13th 12 at 03:07 PM. |
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