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Tafia	Jun 17 2009, 04:06 PM
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 5,824 Group: Full Members Member #134 Joined: November 17, 2005	lizzog Jun 17 2009, 02:44 PM Yes Pepe was neutered by the rescue before we got him, but like you say I'm sure he can smell their testosterone!! We tried training classes, but he used to get over-excited and ended up just barking at everything. The thing that I have been doing is going out with a local dog walker and her dogs. He gets on with all of them apart from one - a black male entire collie.... I think that avoidance is probably my only solution. At least his recall is getting better! Just come back from a walk and thought about male on male aggression a bit more. A really rock solid "leave it" is a fantastic thing to have and in some ways one of the easiest things to teach as well as long as you practise your timing and make a fun & rewarding game. Not allowing Pepe in a situation were he's going to fail is for the best - though don't do an all out, right angle turn avoidence; just a simple scoop around keeping a nice loose lead. Another question; what lead are you using? If it's a flexi bin it today. No use at all in these sort of situations. You need a nice, light but strong leather one, not too long. Much easier to keep loose but stay in control of. Most terrier owners understand about over-excitment but you do need to learn how to channel it positively. Linda was a fair amount of experience of that with an adult dog and she might be able to share with you and maybe try and find a smaller, quieter class where he's not going to become quiet so over stimulated. Hopefully with a trainer who recognises that this isn't necessarily a dog with a bad temperament, just a dog whose grown up as a sexualised male and needs to learn how to temper his impulses. Edited by Tafia, Jun 17 2009, 04:08 PM.


Agression with entire males · Training & Behaviour