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Behavior Issues with Weimaraner
I am a pet sitter and a new client of mine has asked for help with a
behavior issue with their dog, which they also demonstrated for me. It seems that anytime their dog has a rawhide bone or basically any toy in his possesion, he will growl and bear his teeth if either one of them attempts to take the object away from him. He has bitten the women twice (drew blood) and has also nipped the man on several occasions. He is approx 1 year old and other than this behavior, he appears to be your typical fun loving Weimaraner. He was very friendly to me the very first time I met him. Have any of you ever seen this behavior in Weimaraner's before? If so, how did you go about correcting the behavior...or is this going to be something that can't be modified. The couple are concerned that if they were to have children, this could be a real danger. Thanks in advance for your ideas. llp |
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This is not simply a Weim problem. It happens with all breeds of dogs.
I recommend that they 1.) stop giving him this type of treat for the time being, and 2.) get enrolled in a good obedience class where the instructor can teach them a variety of ways to deal with the problem.... and Much More, at the same time they learn how to train the dog. While he is "guarding" one type of thing now, there is a strong potential for doing this with all edibles. And it Would be a problem with children... theirs or belonging to others.... until the children are trained NOT to grab things that belong to the dog. Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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This is not simply a Weim problem. It happens with all breeds of dogs.
I recommend that they 1.) stop giving him this type of treat for the time being, and 2.) get enrolled in a good obedience class where the instructor can teach them a variety of ways to deal with the problem.... and Much More, at the same time they learn how to train the dog. While he is "guarding" one type of thing now, there is a strong potential for doing this with all edibles. And it Would be a problem with children... theirs or belonging to others.... until the children are trained NOT to grab things that belong to the dog. Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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This is not simply a Weim problem. It happens with all breeds of dogs.
I recommend that they 1.) stop giving him this type of treat for the time being, and 2.) get enrolled in a good obedience class where the instructor can teach them a variety of ways to deal with the problem.... and Much More, at the same time they learn how to train the dog. While he is "guarding" one type of thing now, there is a strong potential for doing this with all edibles. And it Would be a problem with children... theirs or belonging to others.... until the children are trained NOT to grab things that belong to the dog. Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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This is not simply a Weim problem. It happens with all breeds of dogs.
I recommend that they 1.) stop giving him this type of treat for the time being, and 2.) get enrolled in a good obedience class where the instructor can teach them a variety of ways to deal with the problem.... and Much More, at the same time they learn how to train the dog. While he is "guarding" one type of thing now, there is a strong potential for doing this with all edibles. And it Would be a problem with children... theirs or belonging to others.... until the children are trained NOT to grab things that belong to the dog. Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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"sbc user" wrote:
snip It seems that anytime their dog has a rawhide bone or basically any toy in his possesion, he will growl and bear his teeth if either one of them attempts to take the object away from him What Jo said. It's commonly called "resource guarding". They should see a trainer immediately. Getting advice from folks online about a dog who has bitten is dicey business. First thing though - don't allow those situations in which the dog is likely to guard his resources to occur in the first place. IOW, don't give him chews. And if he has something they need to get away from him, rather than taking it call him and give him a goody when he complies. Kind of avoids the whole confrontation. Yes, this could be an issue if they have kids. It is even without! -- -Andrea Stone Saorsa Basenjis http://home1.gte.net/res0s12z/ The Trolls Nest - greenmen, goblins & gargoyle wall art www.trollsnest.com |
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"sbc user" wrote:
snip It seems that anytime their dog has a rawhide bone or basically any toy in his possesion, he will growl and bear his teeth if either one of them attempts to take the object away from him What Jo said. It's commonly called "resource guarding". They should see a trainer immediately. Getting advice from folks online about a dog who has bitten is dicey business. First thing though - don't allow those situations in which the dog is likely to guard his resources to occur in the first place. IOW, don't give him chews. And if he has something they need to get away from him, rather than taking it call him and give him a goody when he complies. Kind of avoids the whole confrontation. Yes, this could be an issue if they have kids. It is even without! -- -Andrea Stone Saorsa Basenjis http://home1.gte.net/res0s12z/ The Trolls Nest - greenmen, goblins & gargoyle wall art www.trollsnest.com |
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"sbc user" wrote:
snip It seems that anytime their dog has a rawhide bone or basically any toy in his possesion, he will growl and bear his teeth if either one of them attempts to take the object away from him What Jo said. It's commonly called "resource guarding". They should see a trainer immediately. Getting advice from folks online about a dog who has bitten is dicey business. First thing though - don't allow those situations in which the dog is likely to guard his resources to occur in the first place. IOW, don't give him chews. And if he has something they need to get away from him, rather than taking it call him and give him a goody when he complies. Kind of avoids the whole confrontation. Yes, this could be an issue if they have kids. It is even without! -- -Andrea Stone Saorsa Basenjis http://home1.gte.net/res0s12z/ The Trolls Nest - greenmen, goblins & gargoyle wall art www.trollsnest.com |
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"sbc user" wrote:
snip It seems that anytime their dog has a rawhide bone or basically any toy in his possesion, he will growl and bear his teeth if either one of them attempts to take the object away from him What Jo said. It's commonly called "resource guarding". They should see a trainer immediately. Getting advice from folks online about a dog who has bitten is dicey business. First thing though - don't allow those situations in which the dog is likely to guard his resources to occur in the first place. IOW, don't give him chews. And if he has something they need to get away from him, rather than taking it call him and give him a goody when he complies. Kind of avoids the whole confrontation. Yes, this could be an issue if they have kids. It is even without! -- -Andrea Stone Saorsa Basenjis http://home1.gte.net/res0s12z/ The Trolls Nest - greenmen, goblins & gargoyle wall art www.trollsnest.com |
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"sbc user" wrote in message m... [..] Have any of you ever seen this behavior in Weimaraner's before? If so, how did you go about correcting the behavior...or is this going to be something that can't be modified. The couple are concerned that if they were to have children, this could be a real danger. I have an 8 month old weim and I totally agree with the advice already given - that he goes to an obedience training class - he'll love it, especially if you can find a good clicker class - mine does! They really are too clever not to train. I also agree that in the mean time, you should not give him rawhides, or any other chewwies, but if he learns to work for his food and that the only way he is going to get it is by being well mannered, he'll work very hard at being good. We play 'oops' a lot - its natural to a weim - they are after all a retrieving breed - I drop my keys and 'oops' and Cin will hand them back in return to a titbit - teaching him to trade low value items for higher value items is also a good step in the right direction while you are looking for a good class to take him too. Good luck Diana (& Cin) http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/...+7mths&.src=ph |
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