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Old October 26th 04, 01:46 PM
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Hi,
I have a female german shepherd about 6 years old, and she is attacking other
female dogs, and just female. She already killed two small female dogs, one was
just a puppie. She behaves normaly with other dogs, and people. But when she
smells another female dog, she is like crazy. I cannot stop it and it does not
listen. She will not bite me if I move her away but that is not normal
behaviour. Otherwise I have another male German shephard, and other male dogs in
neghbourhood and she is just fine with all of them. I am wondering to mate her
and then afterwards to castrate her, because I will have to take her to the vet
to put her to sleep, and I would like to avoid that (she killend one Yorkshire
terrier puppie in fron of couple of kids).

I would appriceate any advice
Thanx
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Old October 26th 04, 06:35 PM
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M wrote:
I am wondering to mate her
and then afterwards to castrate her,


Mate her??? Whatever for? If it's because you think that a dog should have
puppies before being spayed, that's an old wives' tale.

And you can't castrate her - she doesn't have anything to castrate. However
you can - and SHOULD - spay her. In fact, that should have been done when she
was five months old.

In any case, your best option is to prevent her from coming into contact with
any other female dogs. Period.

Spaying may help, but I wouldn't count on it. However, it will prevent her
from contracting pyrometra, which is a deadly infection that occurs when
females go through season after season without becoming pregnant (unnatural for
their bodies).

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Old October 26th 04, 06:35 PM
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M wrote:
I am wondering to mate her
and then afterwards to castrate her,


Mate her??? Whatever for? If it's because you think that a dog should have
puppies before being spayed, that's an old wives' tale.

And you can't castrate her - she doesn't have anything to castrate. However
you can - and SHOULD - spay her. In fact, that should have been done when she
was five months old.

In any case, your best option is to prevent her from coming into contact with
any other female dogs. Period.

Spaying may help, but I wouldn't count on it. However, it will prevent her
from contracting pyrometra, which is a deadly infection that occurs when
females go through season after season without becoming pregnant (unnatural for
their bodies).

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html
Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight
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Old October 26th 04, 06:40 PM
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:46:10 +0200 M whittled these words:
Hi,
I have a female german shepherd about 6 years old, and she is attacking other
female dogs, and just female. She already killed two small female dogs, one was
just a puppie.


There should never have been a second time. A leash and obedience
training would have prevented any problems once you became aware of the
issuee.

She behaves normaly with other dogs, and people. But when she
smells another female dog, she is like crazy. I cannot stop it and it does not
listen.


With propert training you can stop it before it starts. With proper
management you can prevent it from ever happening in the first place.
A leash is the first order of business.

She will not bite me if I move her away but that is not normal
behaviour.


Yes, it is normal behavior. That does not mean it is behavior you must
accept.

Otherwise I have another male German shephard, and other male dogs in
neghbourhood and she is just fine with all of them. I am wondering to
mate her


Why do you want to create another dog with her temperament? If you don't
like what she is doing, and especially if you don't think she is "normal"
then for heaven's sake don't make more just like her! Puppies get their
temperament mostly from their mother.

and then afterwards to castrate her, because I will have to take her to
the vet to put her to sleep, and I would like to avoid that (she killend
one Yorkshire terrier puppie in fron of couple of kids).


I would appriceate any advice


There are several thousand German Shepherd dogs without that problem that
are in need of homes today. Most of them will die for no reason other than
they don't have a home that will keep them. They certainly have a better
temperament than your dog has displayed. So get her spayed today. There
is absolutely no reason to breed this dog. And spaying her *might* help.
It will *not* cure the problem. But there is a reason why the word
"bitch" is used to refer to someone who is nasty and argumentative. If
the person who you got the dog from had used better knowledge in _their_
breeding you might not have the problem with her in the first place.

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Old October 26th 04, 06:40 PM
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:46:10 +0200 M whittled these words:
Hi,
I have a female german shepherd about 6 years old, and she is attacking other
female dogs, and just female. She already killed two small female dogs, one was
just a puppie.


There should never have been a second time. A leash and obedience
training would have prevented any problems once you became aware of the
issuee.

She behaves normaly with other dogs, and people. But when she
smells another female dog, she is like crazy. I cannot stop it and it does not
listen.


With propert training you can stop it before it starts. With proper
management you can prevent it from ever happening in the first place.
A leash is the first order of business.

She will not bite me if I move her away but that is not normal
behaviour.


Yes, it is normal behavior. That does not mean it is behavior you must
accept.

Otherwise I have another male German shephard, and other male dogs in
neghbourhood and she is just fine with all of them. I am wondering to
mate her


Why do you want to create another dog with her temperament? If you don't
like what she is doing, and especially if you don't think she is "normal"
then for heaven's sake don't make more just like her! Puppies get their
temperament mostly from their mother.

and then afterwards to castrate her, because I will have to take her to
the vet to put her to sleep, and I would like to avoid that (she killend
one Yorkshire terrier puppie in fron of couple of kids).


I would appriceate any advice


There are several thousand German Shepherd dogs without that problem that
are in need of homes today. Most of them will die for no reason other than
they don't have a home that will keep them. They certainly have a better
temperament than your dog has displayed. So get her spayed today. There
is absolutely no reason to breed this dog. And spaying her *might* help.
It will *not* cure the problem. But there is a reason why the word
"bitch" is used to refer to someone who is nasty and argumentative. If
the person who you got the dog from had used better knowledge in _their_
breeding you might not have the problem with her in the first place.

--
Diane Blackman
http://dog-play.com/
http://dogplay.com/Shop/
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Old October 26th 04, 07:01 PM
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M wrote:

I have a female german shepherd about 6 years old, and she is attacking
other female dogs, and just female.


Is this new behavior for her, or has she always done this? Has anything
happened recently that would make her defensive around other females?
If she used to be good with all dogs, and is suddenly exhibiting this
behavior, have her checked out by a vet to eliminate any medical issues
that might be contributing to this.

She already killed two small female
dogs, one was just a puppie.


Why was she allowed to do this? She should be on-leash, and not be
given a chance to interact with other female dogs.

people. But when she smells another female dog, she is like crazy. I
cannot stop it and it does not listen.


That's why you use a leash. It will help you gain control of her, while
you train her to listen to you. This may be a problem that you have to
manage, and she may never really be good with other female dogs again.

I am wondering to mate her and then afterwards to
castrate her,


Why would you want to mate a dog with temperament issues? There is a
pretty good chance that her puppies will also behave in the same way.
There are plenty of German Shepherds out there with no temperament
problems that are put to sleep simply because there aren't any homes for
them, and you don't need to contribute to this problem.

Suja
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Old October 26th 04, 07:01 PM
Suja
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M wrote:

I have a female german shepherd about 6 years old, and she is attacking
other female dogs, and just female.


Is this new behavior for her, or has she always done this? Has anything
happened recently that would make her defensive around other females?
If she used to be good with all dogs, and is suddenly exhibiting this
behavior, have her checked out by a vet to eliminate any medical issues
that might be contributing to this.

She already killed two small female
dogs, one was just a puppie.


Why was she allowed to do this? She should be on-leash, and not be
given a chance to interact with other female dogs.

people. But when she smells another female dog, she is like crazy. I
cannot stop it and it does not listen.


That's why you use a leash. It will help you gain control of her, while
you train her to listen to you. This may be a problem that you have to
manage, and she may never really be good with other female dogs again.

I am wondering to mate her and then afterwards to
castrate her,


Why would you want to mate a dog with temperament issues? There is a
pretty good chance that her puppies will also behave in the same way.
There are plenty of German Shepherds out there with no temperament
problems that are put to sleep simply because there aren't any homes for
them, and you don't need to contribute to this problem.

Suja
 




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