my newly rescued jack Russel who i saved from a bad family memebr, has developed a problem.
he is aggressive towards dogs and people. but this is weird. he will growl at them and start being aggressive, and say if the person strokes him hes fine with them, same with dogs. he gets really friendly and is nice to them. he will only get agressive if the perosn or dog doesnt greet him?
when he growl at other dogsthey dont take it well and growl back.
he had a abusive background. form the first owner who had a dog that attacked him all the time.
someone advised me that i should socialize him more with dogs and people so he gets over his aggression. but im scared there wil be a big dog fight, is this person right. advice and recommends would be great.
i don’t know if i should take him to training classes due to being other dogs he might kick off with them.
i live in uk. and im 14
ps i am not giving my jack russel up, i just want advise ,good websites and possile personal trainners and tips to help. or if anyone has exerinced this and want they did to help.
thank you very much
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Well it sounds like he’s very insecure. He seems to be aggressive because he’s fearful. That makes sense if he’s been abused. Have people greet him the way he’s comfortable. As for other dogs, have them greet on leashes only, that way they are more easily separated if they begin to be aggressive.
Good luck…
It sounds like he is very insecure, and his aggression is stemming from that.
I recomend that you socialize him,to get him more comfortable with others.
You could also buy a muzzel, and have him where it, until he becomes more social.
Hope this, helps and Good Luck!
Ask around your friends or neighbourhood for nice, calm, tolerant dogs. If you know they are good and he is ok if he gets to meet them, then your job is to relax. If he feels you getting tense (that lead is like a connection between you both, he will feel your fear) he will react as he believes there is actually something to be worried about. ONLY socialise him with those few dogs that you have asked people about. Go for a walk with the other dog and their owner and everytime he interacts nicely, praise him. It may sound crazy but if you have around 4-5 other dogs that are good with dogs, just let him go with them – he is worried about other dogs and his aggression is fear-related, however if they are calm and not threatening him, he wont take on more than one other dog!! PM me and let me know where abouts you are, if you are nearby, pop down to my work and Ill help you work with him with my dog.