Well. A stranger (to the dog) in your house when you're not there. Kinda what German Shepherds were bred into over the last 100 years or so.@zeke4ahs A quality muzzle is a serious solution in terms of liability.
My sister’s gashed a neighbor’s hand on a walk. His response, “Well that ruined my day.” She paid his medical bills. She was fortunate he had a dog that had likewise bitten someone and wasn’t the suing type.
She put a muzzle on him on walks for about ten years after that. Now he’s 15, decided he’s retired and loves everyone and everything.
That's the weird thing about her. On walks any neighbors that are outside will walk out to meet her. She will go to the sit position on my command and will let them pet her. The condition I described was last week when a friend came over to dog sit while I had an over night hospital stay.
I actually knew that when I bought her and one of the reasons I bought her isn’t that amazing that I knew that
I figured you did based on the name. Agree with all others on the dog training. She'll be fine.Well. A stranger (to the dog) in your house when you're not there. Kinda what German Shepherds were bred into over the last 100 years or so.@zeke4ahs A quality muzzle is a serious solution in terms of liability.
My sister’s gashed a neighbor’s hand on a walk. His response, “Well that ruined my day.” She paid his medical bills. She was fortunate he had a dog that had likewise bitten someone and wasn’t the suing type.
She put a muzzle on him on walks for about ten years after that. Now he’s 15, decided he’s retired and loves everyone and everything.
That's the weird thing about her. On walks any neighbors that are outside will walk out to meet her. She will go to the sit position on my command and will let them pet her. The condition I described was last week when a friend came over to dog sit while I had an over night hospital stay.
I actually knew that when I bought her and one of the reasons I bought her isn’t that amazing that I knew that
@iubhounds yeah, that’s tricky for sure. You’re talking about a stranger invading your home and dogs are duty oriented, and feel duty bound to protect. Protect your home and you especially.
My sister‘s weekly housekeeper also has given the (two) dogs treats forever and a day.
dogs can also react differently to males or females. My sister has two male dogs and they have no problem with women who come to her house, but they are nipping at the ankles of strange men immediately.
I suppose one additional thing you could try in such a one-off type scenario would be to spend time with that person sitting somewhere in your home conversing so that your dog sees that person as part of the pack or at least welcome to the pack.
Or take your dog to a kennel. My sister’s done that with success. They’re equipped to handle it. I’ll ask for the place’s name in case you’re in Indy. It’s on Pendleton Pike.
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I have always had hounds since 1987 and still do. But I have a 1.5 year old German Shepherd that loves me and no other human being. Her bark at others that have visited, sounds like the attack mode. She has nibbled at friends ankles, feet, and a hard pinch on someone's ass. I am lookin for any kind of information, anywhere and I am reading about dogs that are a "single person" dog.
THAT is what you call an "off topic" post LOL
We rescued our German Shepherd 2 years ago from a terrible situation. She is an absolute sweetheart. She's also extraordinarily protective of me when we walk. There isn't another dog that she lets get close until she knows them. Likewise anyone that comes up to talk to me she doesn't know, she doesn't like. She loves my wife and kids, and is very possessive of everyone--but not as much as she is with me. I think her situation pre adoption was soooo traumatizing that she thinks she might be abandoned or something will happen to us. She's gotten better. The neighbors she knows now love her and vice versa--but, she ain't going home with them.
Give it time. My experience with German Shepherds is that they are bit odd anyway. VERY protective but sweet as pie to anyone in the family.
And the bark--be thankful for it--one of these days it will come in handy. In meantime, do what I do when my dog barks "Dammit Fletch, there is little a bug on the damn window, get a grip".
Camp Bow Wow, Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis Is where my sister has taken her dogs.
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Camp Bow Wow has all day web cams so you can monitor your dog anytime using the Internet. Dogs that stay overnight have their own cubicle as I understand it.
Step 1: put your dog on a diet, meaning only enough food to be at best slightly hungry. Two meals a day only.
Step 2: when people come over, have them give your dog some sort of a dog treat or two.
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incidentally, the main reason dogs become one family dogs, or whatever you wanna call it is because they don’t get a lot of social interaction in the early weeks of their life. Like weeks 6-8 or so.
And that is what happened here. I didn't get her until she was 11 weeks old. The unexpected litter was staying with a young couple that was never home while they worked long hours plus going to nursing school. The pup was left with the mom and pop all day and could go in and out the back of their pole barn. That lack of socialization was one reason I decided to take her.
Here she gets along with all the neighbors if they see her walking and want to come over to pet her. I put her in the "sit" position when they approach us.
But you are right weeks 3-8 is the most important.
Sounds like you’re gonna have to put it down. Bullet in the head. Have you reached out to the Department of Homeland Security?
From what I hear DHS is a little busy right now to fit me into their schedule.
You’re going to need a dog trainer. Sounds like an accident waiting to happen. And you don’t want that.
A professional dog trainer has been found and we are on their schedule.
@mohoosier don't ask, but that dog will forever salivate over peanut butter tacos!
She will never drool though like my two bloodhounds do. Peanut butter tacos would set records for the length of drool from their jowls. LOL
@iubhounds yeah, that’s tricky for sure. You’re talking about a stranger invading your home and dogs are duty oriented, and feel duty bound to protect. Protect your home and you especially.
My sister‘s weekly housekeeper also has given the (two) dogs treats forever and a day.
dogs can also react differently to males or females. My sister has two male dogs and they have no problem with women who come to her house, but they are nipping at the ankles of strange men immediately.
I suppose one additional thing you could try in such a one-off type scenario would be to spend time with that person sitting somewhere in your home conversing so that your dog sees that person as part of the pack or at least welcome to the pack.
Or take your dog to a kennel. My sister’s done that with success. They’re equipped to handle it. I’ll ask for the place’s name in case you’re in Indy. It’s on Pendleton Pike.
complicated
We did that, spent time hanging out all day at the house the week before the incident so she could get use to the dogs and them her. While I was there the dog came over to let her pet the dog, never nipped, growled or barked.
I rarely leave overnight but the next time I do or have to, she will be going to the kennel/doggie condo.
Thanks for the offer to help but I live in Evansville.
Sounds like you’re gonna have to put it down. Bullet in the head. Have you reached out to the Department of Homeland Security?
From what I hear DHS is a little busy right now to fit me into their schedule.
Go to Home Depot, look for the Barneys in full regalia, and hand the dog over.
I'll just say I was attached by a neighbor German Shepherd walking home from the school bus when I was like 6. Took a hunk out of my arm. There was fortunately another neighbor that was in his garage and beat the dog back with a broom or could have been a lot worse. Neighbors were fortunate that my parents weren't the litigious type or could have been bad for them. They put the dog down obviously, after.
So you better get some serious training for the dog, surrender it for someone who can train it, or put it down now. I don't think keeping a dog that has any tendencies whatsoever to bite is worth the liability.
I'll just say I was attached by a neighbor German Shepherd walking home from the school bus when I was like 6. Took a hunk out of my arm. There was fortunately another neighbor that was in his garage and beat the dog back with a broom or could have been a lot worse. Neighbors were fortunate that my parents weren't the litigious type or could have been bad for them. They put the dog down obviously, after.
So you better get some serious training for the dog, surrender it for someone who can train it, or put it down now. I don't think keeping a dog that has any tendencies whatsoever to bite is worth the liability.
Hate to hear you went through that at such a young age. It's the million dollar question. I am scheduled with a professional trainer. Then I will let my friend that is up the street to come over as a test. It will be only once that I try that to see what happens.
I agree with your liability statement.
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