How to Stop My Dogs Bad Behavior Towards Other Dogs? By Joachim Van Rossenberg

In this article I will show you how you can stop your dogs bad behavior.

When you are out walking, always have a lead on your dog then you are in control of him. It is natural for a dog to be aggressive towards another.

If it is something you feel you cannot live with, try a distraction technique, take a "dog treat" with you and give that to your dog once in a while. Try rewarding your dog, get him to look at you instead of the other dog and reward him with treats. Don't go to close to the other dog at first, treating him all the time for his attention and as time goes on move a little closer, but be prepared to move away if he gets distracted by the other dog. Always put yourself between your dog and the other animal, talk to him and try to calm your dog down.

As soon as he starts being aggressive you turn the other way, once he calms down you can start walking towards the other dog, he gets aggressive again you turn around again. It may take a while, but your dog will learn that if he can't be nice he doesn't get to see any dogs.

At last but not least, here are some tips for you:

1: Take your dog to parks where there are other dogs, but try to keep enough distance so that your dog sees the other dogs, but doesn't react.

2: Try to get your dog to focus his attention on you before he notices another dog approaching.

3: Pull your dog's leash sideways rather than straight as the other dog approaches. Pulling straight towards you will only enable your dog to stay grounded and in control. Sideways will make him less balanced and give you better control of the situation.

4: Distract your dog by dropping a can of stones if he starts to act aggressively. Do not yell. That will only condition him to associate your negative reaction with other dogs.

5: Reduce the distance between your dog and other dogs gradually. Reward him with a treat for his calm behavior and willingness to pay attention to you rather than fixating on other dogs. Once you feel that your dog can be relaxed while walking close to other dogs, you can begin the positive association process.

6: Arrange to introduce your dog to another dog that is passive. Have your dog on a leash and the other dog held on a leash by his guardian. Meet somewhere neutral, preferably a place your dog has never been. If he feels like it's his territory, he will view the other dog as an intruder.

7: Read your dog's body language when he meets the other dog. If he stiffens up, stares directly at the other dog for a prolonged period, has raised hair, growls, pulls on the leash to reach the other dog, or has a stiff tail, end the meeting for the time being. Walk the dogs in view of each other while talking to your dog in a cheerful tone.

8: Repeat this process with the same dog or other dogs on different days

9: Enroll your dog in an obedience class with a trainer who understands the sources of dog aggression if the previous steps don't work. Group training usually works better than one-on-one training for dogs that are dog aggressive.

Hopefully this article helped you a lot to stop your dogs bad behaviour towards other dogs/people.
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