hi ,was after some advice and shoulders to cry on . I had an incident with Mya this morning . She is a 2 year old mal and is shedding like mad and unspeyed, We had been on our usual bike ride and then training session in the tennis courts where we attempt recall!, we met up with friend willow (northern inuit GSDcross) and her owner (Why is it we learn dogs names but never the human!)and they had their usual romp and lets twist our leads together game when a couple of people with collies off the lead came over to comment on what a beautiful pair of dogs we had . Before I knew what happened Mya had one of the collies over on his back and was really going for him . we separated them with no injury to either party but the local grapevine now say I have a vicious dog .:-( I have only had her since december( and we have been socialising when possible but other people are so weary of her and keep away as she is on a lead and is quite boisterous when she first meets another canine. do you think training classes would help ? Mya was socialised and attended training with her previous owner (A friend's daughter).
Might she be coming into season? That could explain her grumpiness? Or she may have taken exception to other dogs joining in - as you will know from your research of the breed - Mals can often be dog aggressive (not all - mine certainly is not and her breeder breeds for tolerant friendly dogs) but not all breeders do ... I would definitely go to training class - apart from anything else you will enjoy it # You may find that she starst to test you with naughty behaviours as she has been with you a while now and will feel confident and settled and secure- be firm and consistant
If there was no damage done the dogs weren`t really `going for each other` were they? Ignore the grapevine. Is it possible to socialise her more so she gets more tolerant?
I think youre right I just hate the thought that socialising will be even more difficult now when we go out and about as we live in a small town and the local grapevine works so well. I am looking into training classes .thank you( not sure about her breeding as have not got her papers yet as my fiends daughter is moving and they are packed some where ), she is my first mal , had 3 samoyeds before who were so soft .................
I hope to but small town and not that many folks with to mingle with .she has a few dog friends I reckon training classes is definately the way to go . The "fight" was more noise than any thing but she is such a big dog compared to the other one . I feel cross with myself as I had lost control even though on leash .Had samoyeds before and aggression was never an issue so this is all a learning process for me x thanks for reply
the breed standard says. "Temperament Affectionate, friendly, loyal, devoted companion but not a ‘one man’ dog, playful on invitation, generally impressive by his dignity after maturity but tends to show dominance to other dogs." breeders are trying to breed dogs more tollerant, but even the best of breeders cannot always breed out a "trait" it is quite possible she is coming into season? its quite possible that now she is coming to the age of 2 that she is getting less tollerant? socialisation classes may be your best rout, be firm with her but not harsh, let her know that this is unacceptable behaviour, keep an eye on her body language when meeting other dogs, and be prepared to distract her if the language shows she is not happy, one incident does not make a bad dog, I know my lot get all riled up if they are on lead and dogs come bounding over off lead, the two original dogs Mya and Willow were both on lead both under control, both knowing that they could not escape if they wanted, if the collies had been on lead and the owners introduced them properly this incident may not have happened. Mo
Hi thanks for reply think you could be right about the dog being off the lead have just had a successful meeting with 2 cocker spaniels and have signed us up for some socialising classes . however the grapevine has been very successful and we are being avoided like the plague by all but a few understanding dog owners but am holding my head up high and Mya is doing well. we are continuing training in our tennis court area where we see lots of dogs walking past and other distractions and its going well . will keep updating .Met a horse on wednesday and there were no problems at all !
had another successful playdate with a large collie cross but mya is now in season so all meetings on hold fo a while . lots of training and football in the garden . my son reckons she should play for england if only she knew the offside rule!
have not been online for a while but now have superduper computer thought it was time for a mya update . we have good days and bad days but good definately outnumber the bad . I have learnt her signals and distract her . Mya holds court at dog social classes she is known as her majesty it seems once she has met a dog and told them she is incharge , the next time she will instigate play ......its all good fun and keeps me on my toes ..... the local mafia seem impressed with how well we have progressed and our commitment to mya and her training .Am just starting clicker training . thanks for being here dogsey folk
