Simon K

Morning,

Little bit pi55ed last night, so not totally serious, but not totally worng either. :-)

All dogs bite, all dogs, small / big, are agressive if pushed, as at the end of the day all dogs are animals.

Yes, Ive had my fair share of court / police issues with my dog, but there's a few things you need to define first.

A dog bite is where there are upper and lower teeth cuts, otherwise its known as a nip / scrape.

The term agressive can be given / assumed wrongly to just normal dog behavior. Also, the size of the dog can wrongly make people instantly assume the dog is agressive and his or her behavior the same. GSD / Rotwiellers / Akitas / Dobermans all get bad press mainly due to size and public hype.

Ive never hit my dog with an open fist, but yes Ive only ever open hand slapped him when he tried to show me he was top dog, due to pack mentalitly. If Im play fighting with him and he's growling and fighting back, then I accept it, as we're playing around. If he's a bit tired, moody, then I leave him be. If I was to fight him then, then yes he would get agressive. So, would he be at fault then ? No. If someone pi55ed around with me when I was moody or tired, then I would snap back.

Ive taken my dog to a dog physcologist, behaviorist (cant spell all these long words :-) ) and been given a clean bill of health. Agressive dogs come from agressive owners or poor up bringings.

So, this situation here, sounds more like owner inexperience ( not being horrible or pi55 takey when I say this ) than an agressive dog.

SBK

Devildog

Morning all

Some interesting posts on this thread.

As for Simon's posts, its common knowledge that Akitas generally don't get on with dogs outwith their immediate pack - its the breed.

But back to the OP

Pimmo,

Your dog doesn't sound like its being aggressive. Its simply exhibiting normal bitch behavior.

What most likely happened, is that she was simply putting an upstart puppy in its place for running around and jumping about - as she would do with any pups of her own. Its what bitches do with pups that are a bit rowdy. Most pups will be submissive, for obvious reasons, but that doesn't stop them being a bit mad at the same time.

The other bloke was correct.

Our bitch does exactly the same thing if much younger dogs do the whole jumping and puting paws up on her thing. OUr boy, on the other hand is fine with mad pups, he's not so keen on fully mature intact males, until he gets to know them, whereas the bitch is the opposite.

What's important is that you acknowldge that behaviour, and understand how she will react to any given situation

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

Yeah, thats what this thread is all about, understanding the dog.

Snazy

Indeed, and putting your mind at rest that is was "normal" behaviour
Always a suprise when they do something unexpected for the first time in 14 months. Tuvaaq still never ceases to amaze lol, and now the cycle has started all over with Aana

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

Shes extremely lethargic today .. spoke to the vet and they want to see her ..

Snazy

Extremely as in not getting up for anything? Off food and water? Or just acting like a lazy day mate?

She is at the age where her hormones will surely be going mad, so off days are not too much to worry about. But if she is feeling poorly it would explain the actions of yesterday. But I would have expected her to be off colour at the same time. I know dogs mask illness etc, but you can usually see tale tale signs.

Best of luck at the vets, let us know what they say.

Its nice to know the vet is showing an interest, just hope its not the sort of vet that sells you "magic" tablets for £20 a bottle.

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

No magic tablet but it cost me £20 ..

The vet said he can see nothing wrong at the moment. The fact that she is still eating and drinking and has no temp is good. He was concerned about her personality .. he said to keep an eye on her ..

Oh well, £20 is **** all when the dogs well being is concerned.. Shes sleeping now.. on the way back, on her lead she had a growl at another Staff pub ..( yeah there are loads round here ) .. the dog was also on a lead .. maybe hes just having a moody week

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

Shes normally quite excitable .. jumping round and such. I came down today and she just lay on the floor looking at me.. not even a wag of the tail .. my understanding is this is one of the main things to keep an eye out for .. ???

Snazy

Food and drink is usually the first sign they are not feeling too great.
Im sure she will be calming down around this age now. Most GSD's are pretty calm dogs. Can be excitable, but not constantly. Thats more the puppyhood thing.

Tuv was the same, but is VERY laid back these days, however Aana is still full of beans.

To be honest, it sounds like she is just establishing herself as a young adult dog. Like reaching puberty, one day it makes sense, the next its a bit confusing.

Fingers crossed its nothing more than that, but your did the right thing to ask, and to check with the vet.

Your right £20 is nothing when it comes to a dogs health

This is where she will become the dog she will be for the rest of her life now, so an important stage to watch out for and correct any unacceptable behaviour.