My friend owns a rescued Rottweiler who was beaten and abandoned for over one month as a puppy. He has had her for about 2 years.
She's got the heart of a great dog, but she shows unpredictable aggression towards random humans and some dogs.
She's never drawn blood from a human, but she has snapped and frightened people. She bit a small dog when it encroached on the owners property without permission.
Recently she severely injured a small puppy, requiring the puppy to seek immediate medical attention. The puppy had approached her food bowl while she was eating, and she reacted defensively. (She has shown food-related aggression towards humans as well)
Is there any alternative to euthanasia? The owner has contacted a professional trainer to work with the dog, but it can't hurt to seek guidance from the community.
Your friend has done the right thing to see a professional trainer. Make sure they have worked, successively, with aggressive dogs. Also suggest to your friend they have a dog behaviorist see the dog and evaluate him. It is not always necessary to euthanize an aggressive dog IF the owner is willing to put some money and effort into the training. Good luck
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if you do get a trainer, she will need alot of work, and you should never fully trust her. In my opinion I'd choose euthenasia because she is a big liability and is dangerous.
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The best bet is a personal trainer, who is familiar with guarding aggression, and can work with the dog and owner on site.
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I have a 9 year old Rotty that I adopted. They are very strong and aggressive dogs if not properly trained. However they are extremely loyal and protective of there owners and make great guard dogs and try to be lap dogs. Rottys want to please there owners but the owner has to let them know what pleases them and what does not.
Food is a great motivator for Rottys, and Tone of voice is a great way to teach right from wrong.
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The dog is now challenging everybody because she is scared that they will hurt her like her owner. From now on if anyone new or any other dog or animal comes close hold her and hold the other animal and kind of inch them closer so she can see that no one means harm to her. I hope this solves your problem because (this happened to my dog except no one abused him). This is a last resort if this keeps going, get a pet training collar with a remote so every time she bites or barks you press the button and it gives her a little shock, not too hard though you can set your levels. We got my dog a barking one which works for biting too and i have shocked myself by it and it doesn't hurt that much, the first couple times my dog freaked out but now he just kind of jerks when it shocks him. Also only put it on her when she is being bad BUT ONLY AS A LAST RESORT AND ONLY IF SHE IS BAD!!!!!!!! sorry if this is long by the way can you please email me back telling me what euthanasia is.
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Your friend has done the right thing to see a professional trainer. Make sure they have worked, successively, with aggressive dogs. Also suggest to your friend they have a dog behaviorist see the dog and evaluate him. It is not always necessary to euthanize an aggressive dog IF the owner is willing to put some money and effort into the training. Good luck
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i've had my rottweiler for a little over two years and we also rescued her. she was beaten and not treated well at all. as for being unpredictable, i say that more attention should be given to the dog. rottweilers have extreme attention issues and strive for attention from the family. Keda, my rottweiler, definitely knows that i am the boss, and i live with 4 other people and she acts unpredicable to them but i can read her from all the time i spend with her.
when we first got Keda, she snapped at 2 people that came over and from then on we made sure that we had people come in as we held Keda back, the guest was to sit down and let Keda smell them. I'd go and sit down next to the person and Keda did great and now all she wants to do is love everyone up that comes over.
I'd say the biggest issue is definitely attention. Rotties are probably the most needy of dogs when it comes to getting attention, and they are extremely family orientated.
i have another dog, Sassy, she's not a rottweiler, but she was abandoned and we found her laying on the side of the road when she was just a puppy. she is now 9 and she has always been food agressive. to try to make her more comfortable when introducing Keda, we made sure they were in different rooms when feeding and i would sit next to Sassy while she ate and this definitely approved her aggression. She has recently tried biting Keda and myself whenever Keda was eating, so we always put her outside when we feed Keda. but anyways, just see if your friend is willing to just sit by the dog while eating, don't get in her face or anything, just sit or stand nearby so she gets used to company while eating.
sorry this was really long, but i hope it helps!
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I had a Jack Russel who would defend his dinner to the end. I was the only person who could go anywhere near him when he was eating and had to feed his brother separately. I looked at it in the view of would I like someone tampering with my food while I was eating? NO. When it comes to protecting the owner or property dogs see this as their duty or would you rather have a dog that you stroked when you felt like it. If it's the latter I suggest they'd be better off with a cuddly toy. A dog is a friend and an asset to a family and should be given as much care as can be provided.
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There is always an alternative to euthanasia!! The owner was completely right in contacting a trainer…as long as they are committed to rehabbing this dog then they can succeed but they will have to put the time in and go the whole nine yards with this dog!! The poor thing can't help or understand what's happening…..she deserves a chance at a good life….
I think organizations use euthanasia as the easy way out instead of TRULY trying to give these poor animals a real shot at a good life with people who would love them….going the extra mile and trying to rehab them instead of giving up and killing them.
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