Wednesday, September 21, 2011

My friends Boxer has had a personality change. Help ?

My friend has a 4 year old boxer who up until the begining of this year has always been great with other dogs. But recently she cant walk him near other dogs as he pounces on them and pins them on to the floor. He doesn't hurt them just dominate them, but she is now afraid that one of these dogs might turn nasty or that Murphy himself might one day. The only thing she can think of that has happened is she and her husband were walking him one day and as they rounded a corner there was a puppy that started barking and snapping at him, her husband and the puppys owner got in to an argument about it, and it did get a little heated but they soon moved off. But since then she has had trouble with Murphy, she says it almost like he wants to pin them down and dominate them. Does anyone have any ideas as to how she can resolve this problem. We have another friend who she walks her dog with and Murphy is fine with Stanley but they have been walking together since Stanley was a puppy. Any ideas?My friends Boxer has had a personality change. Help ?
This was just on Oprah. Nate a regular on Oprah had 2 problem dogs. One was a tad aggressive the other a backer. The' Dog Whisperer' was called. Get his book from the library. Your friend needs to change her position as pack leader. The dog needs to be trained to watch her for instructions always.

Maybe Oprah has a tape or on her Web for more. Maybe he has a site too.My friends Boxer has had a personality change. Help ?
Dogs are pack animals. They want to earn their spot in the pack. Your friend obviously is NOT the Alpha to this dog. This is very important. Train train train train.... I cannot stress this enough.



The dog is trying to tell other dogs in the area that he/she is the alpha, but he/she needs to learn he/she is not, through the owner, and now.



Find a traing course in the area and take it, before the lawsuits start.
Maybe another dog hurt, or tried to hurt him? I had a boxer who was the sweetest thing and worshiped the ground I walked on. Then, I had a car accident with him inthe car. After that, he wouldn't have anything to do with me. He would even bark %26amp; growl when I came around him :(.
My dog she is a pit bull-boxer mix and she duz the same thing when i take her for walks and she acts the same around my other dogs but she is just trying to dominate them and when my dog duz that she growls, so they just need to correct her and if she actualy stared a fight than maybe they need to get rid of her.
Teach her an ';alternative behavior'; ... next time you go for a walk... take a bag of treats with you... the very second YOU see another dog ... (hopefully before she does) ask him to sit and reward him lavishly... He can not pin the other dogs if he is sitting and giving you attention but YOU have to be MORE REWARDING! You might want to ';set this up'; a few times with a friend and a known dog and in the mean time avoid ';practicing the poor behavior';
I think you partially answered it yourself... Murphy saw how humans respond to threatening behavior, and, how we are also aggressive in our day to day beliefs, protections, and convictions... law of the jungle, don't start nothing you can't finish, etc...



My dog started doing the same thing after watching me pin down my girlfriends, and after all, sex can seem quite agressive to a ever studying young pup and then seeing the rewards of closeness and gratitude thereafter. It could give the dog mixed messages when all of a sudden its just not ok for them to behave in similiar fashions, just like their human gods. The dog might even think your nuts for not seeing the hypocracy.



Dogs are decendants of wolves, period.

Yes, we breed the tamer ones, but, they do not wipe and they do not vote.

They can't flip a light switch, and they couldn't give a dang about having to shampooing the rug again.



They want (must have) a sense of purpose. To protect, to regulate other dogs, to comfort, to accompany, to comply...



Luckily, Murphy isn't a punk... other dogs may think (or are led to believe) they are just so special they must be bulletproof.

Hard as it may be to accept, Murphy is helping other dogs to accept a dose of reality.

There are things in this world that puppies and sheltered pets dont know about, that are bigger, stronger, faster, and smarter... like cars, coyotes, wolves, etc. (need I say more?)...



At 4 years old, Murphy is acting like a pack elder... being that he isn't ripping open throats or breaking skin, he is acting from best intentions... naturally.



Advise ??? Umm... DO NOT expect him to ';attack'; other dogs... that was something that happened in the past.

Move on so he can follow your lead.

Be friendly in advance to upcoming pets and owners, you are on neutral grounds.

Yes, he will not want his owner pissed off, set the tone AND KEEP IT THAT WAY.

Dogs have their own languages and are a great judge of character, give them the benifit of a doubt and most importantly... make sure your not doing anything to escalate a tender situation



Best wishes... my regards to Murph.

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