09-11-2012, 09:19 AM
As a owner of three male dogs ( 25 kg. 25 kg and 55 kg )I can tell you that 2 are considered as individual dogs with a rank ... 3 are a herd with a strong herd-structure - I can tell you that - If they want to attack you they had done it bevor a while. I don´t like German Shepherds they are mostly a bit guileful when they are not very well trained.
Important is : NEVER show them any fear... If you show fear in front of a dog you are out. Strong voice.... on unknown dogs never at eye level ... always stop, do not run, do not squat down.
Talk to them as you are their owner.
Dog-chocolate can be a help .... give them some chocolate but ONLY after you give them the order to sit down..... they learn it. And so they know that you are a friend... higher in the rank... but not a danger.
It seems that one of them if higher in the rank .... accept that ..thats their own thing ... show them that you accept their ranks..... ever give the rank-higher at first his chocolate..... then the other... thats very important because the Rank-Higher is not interested what the dogs under him do, he just take care that nobody take his place. So you show him that you are much higher in the Rank but accept his strenght and his Rank-place
If they start to growl be careful... but don´t show fear.... stare them into their eyes... as long till they watch away... never watch away first. Dogs feel the fear of a human by the smell of a human... so try that you don´t start to sweat when you have fear....
My three know very well when someone can't act with dogs. My mother-in-law has the opinion that dogs are like kids ... they need a owner like a lovely grandma. Always nice... ever forgiving..... but that is so totally wrong. In the same moment when I leave the room the dogs show her that she is very down in the Rank and that they don´t accept her. She does not understand that dogs are pack animals with clear rules. They want a owner who shows them who is the boss and who protect the pack. Relent is cowardice in the eyes of a dog.
Important is : NEVER show them any fear... If you show fear in front of a dog you are out. Strong voice.... on unknown dogs never at eye level ... always stop, do not run, do not squat down.
Talk to them as you are their owner.
Dog-chocolate can be a help .... give them some chocolate but ONLY after you give them the order to sit down..... they learn it. And so they know that you are a friend... higher in the rank... but not a danger.
It seems that one of them if higher in the rank .... accept that ..thats their own thing ... show them that you accept their ranks..... ever give the rank-higher at first his chocolate..... then the other... thats very important because the Rank-Higher is not interested what the dogs under him do, he just take care that nobody take his place. So you show him that you are much higher in the Rank but accept his strenght and his Rank-place
If they start to growl be careful... but don´t show fear.... stare them into their eyes... as long till they watch away... never watch away first. Dogs feel the fear of a human by the smell of a human... so try that you don´t start to sweat when you have fear....
My three know very well when someone can't act with dogs. My mother-in-law has the opinion that dogs are like kids ... they need a owner like a lovely grandma. Always nice... ever forgiving..... but that is so totally wrong. In the same moment when I leave the room the dogs show her that she is very down in the Rank and that they don´t accept her. She does not understand that dogs are pack animals with clear rules. They want a owner who shows them who is the boss and who protect the pack. Relent is cowardice in the eyes of a dog.
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