Tracey Wilson
04-11-2005, 11:50 AM
My gsd Daisy Mae was attacked by a dog a few months ago, she is 10 months now.
She was porrly socialized due to hip problems she had starting around 6 weeks, she could barely walk at times. Once we got her problems under control and got her out, she got atttacked and that started our dog agression problems.
FIrst and foremost, I konw I have had to train myself NOT to overreact around other dogs. The whole even sacred me probably more than it did her. I have worked with her everyday, getting her to the point where she could walk by other dogs on the trail with no agression....LOTS OF treats have passed through my hands LOL!
Well I felt confident enough to take her on leash to the dog park this weekend. She actually went up and properly greeted a puppy at the lake and let it greet her, so I went for it.
I shed a few tears as the dog that once went berserk at the sight of a dog coming near, was allowing them to smell her. We stayed about ten minues and went back the next day...off leash this time. (its fenced, double fenced at entrances)
She did so well, we only stayed about 15 minutes. I want to keep her going with short positive trips. She did have an older dog correct her, but she recovered, seemed to really understand why he snapped at her, she had sniffed while he was resting without permission aparantly.
any suggestions? I want to get her out there each day for short visits, is this too much? I am just so happy to see her move thorugh this obstacle!
for those of you who are struggling, there is hope. I have gotten her around dogs twice a day for a few months now to get to this point. She would lierally get so upset that she would have diarreah (bouts with colitis too) if a dog came near her, so this is truly a big deal.
She was porrly socialized due to hip problems she had starting around 6 weeks, she could barely walk at times. Once we got her problems under control and got her out, she got atttacked and that started our dog agression problems.
FIrst and foremost, I konw I have had to train myself NOT to overreact around other dogs. The whole even sacred me probably more than it did her. I have worked with her everyday, getting her to the point where she could walk by other dogs on the trail with no agression....LOTS OF treats have passed through my hands LOL!
Well I felt confident enough to take her on leash to the dog park this weekend. She actually went up and properly greeted a puppy at the lake and let it greet her, so I went for it.
I shed a few tears as the dog that once went berserk at the sight of a dog coming near, was allowing them to smell her. We stayed about ten minues and went back the next day...off leash this time. (its fenced, double fenced at entrances)
She did so well, we only stayed about 15 minutes. I want to keep her going with short positive trips. She did have an older dog correct her, but she recovered, seemed to really understand why he snapped at her, she had sniffed while he was resting without permission aparantly.
any suggestions? I want to get her out there each day for short visits, is this too much? I am just so happy to see her move thorugh this obstacle!
for those of you who are struggling, there is hope. I have gotten her around dogs twice a day for a few months now to get to this point. She would lierally get so upset that she would have diarreah (bouts with colitis too) if a dog came near her, so this is truly a big deal.