darren m Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 my young springer 14 month , is coming on well , she,s been out rough shooting and a bit of beating so far . the problem i,m having is not directly to do with training but aggression. this last week she as been barking if she hears the neighbour in the garden , or see's them through the edge etc , then runs back to the house looking a bit worried etc. this i dont really mind as i think she just doing the dog territory thing . anyway this last 2 days we,ve been out and every time she comes across new people ie while out walking the fields or wood , her furs go up and she starts to bark and growl , she even ran towards a young couple whilst barking but came straight back on the recall, now this i dont want as a few of them had little kids out with mum etc . i think shes just a bit unsure or worried and not normally aggressive at all in fact shes a total wimp usually , but i would say shes been fairly well socalised around my friends and family . i,m not sure how to tackle this , and i want to nip it in the bud quick , so far i have made her sit and tapped her across the nose and said a sharp NO every time she growls until the person as passed then i let her walk on . whats the correct thing to do to prevent this becoming a problem. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Needs more socialising I reckon. It's difficult with strangers to expect them to understand that the dog is not aggressive when it appears so to them. Best bet would be to join a dog training club for a coupleof months or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeksofdoom Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) My sister in Law had a cocker that kept barking and growling at the neighbour everytime he went out his back door. The neighbour who was a bit of a ***** threatened to go to the cops etc... I told her to have a dish of water by the back door everytime the dog barked at the neighbour throw the dish of water over him (the dog not the neighbour).... he was cured in a couple of days. As for growling at passersby while out on walks. I'ld use something like a bottle of water with a hole punched in the top and give her a good squirt of water on the snout as soon as she starts growling. She won't like that, tell her she's a bad dog aswell.... hopefully that will sort her out it should be a fairly easy problem to fix without going to any training classes. Edited January 3, 2010 by deeksofdoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 cheers lads , i,m going to try both :blink: shes not naturally aggresive , i think maybe more worried or anxious , as when she barks her fur goes up but she often backs away as well to me or the back door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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