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Originally Posted by race29
I agree a good dog trainer does wonders. We adopted a dog who had...has social issues that we found out about when he was about 6 mos. We have spent lots of $$$ to learn how to handle the dog and people around the dog. He is not a mean dog but he is a fearful dog and reacts...hence the label reactive so it is my job as his mommy to prevent him from reacting. We ran into a few trainers that didn't use the reward training theory and walked away.... It takes time but with the right human training he does well meeting new people that will work with me to make him comfortable and not react and he is their lifelong buddy. He is a dog and knowing his behavior I would never completely trust him around kids...mine are grown ...but he knows two under 8 who he loves to play with but I keep a watchful eye non the less. Dogs are a whole other story and no need stressing him or me out with socializing with other dogs. We attend agility classes with other dogs where there is strutcture and I can control his exposure to the other dogs and I let the other dog owners know he most likely won't want their dog in his face.
We also had two shepherds previously and they were brothers. We did have the same problem with them wanting to prove dominance...that did go away when they were fixed...they were both males though.
Trainers are awesome and i've learned alot about dogs and how they think. Dog whispere and also it's me or the dog on Animal planet are great shows to learn some techniques for sure.
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The female is definately the dominant one of the two, but Im just guessing enough was enough that day? From what my girlfriend said, it sounds like the female wouldnt stop even after she seperated them, the female kept coming back. The male is significantly larger than the female but is definately dominated... pretty much like any human relationship. The male isnt fixed, but the female is. Im just waiting so I can take some leave and get the male done. Before and after the fight they play together, share food/water, and even sleep on each other all day. Its like the fight never happened. But Im keeping an eye on them because the incident just happened.