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Post by fatamorgana on Jul 15, 2013 20:20:07 GMT
The problem is - at the moment he is guarding food from dogs, next he could be guarding you from other dogs or members of the family. Agression over a resource never goes away on its own. It needs help. Please get it now. When the puppy comes you will not have the time!!!
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Post by fatamorgana on Jul 15, 2013 20:25:16 GMT
I have taken the advice given into consideration, we will consider a behaviorist, but probably nearer the time as it could be some time before we get a puppy. Wouldn't it be nice to sort any problems now rather than later - whether a puppy is coming or not? Getting a behaviourist in now will also give you a lot more knowledge and confidence. If you sort out Barley now, you will have a happy dog, who should welcome your puppy as much as you will. Unhappy Barley might become even unhappier Barley - which could be a recipe for disaster. |
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Post by CollieSlave on Jul 15, 2013 21:28:46 GMT
I am astonished at the apparent reluctance of Puppypal to accept advice that is provided by thoughtful and knowledgeable people on this forum. Indeed, not just to be reluctant but to give every appearance of fighting against the advice and seeking feeble justifications for not doing SOMETHING! This is not the first time that very well meaning advice has been offered to Puppypal to help her dog, herself and her family - why bother asking for advice if you are not going to heed it, for heaven's sake?  ? |
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Post by BorderTerrier on Jul 16, 2013 15:20:52 GMT
CurlyCub, members are simply trying to get their point across. When it doesn't seem to be getting across (because either another member has something to say about your suggestion etc) then you post again in reply. You could have given puppypal an answer regarding Barley's issue, instead of making it something to do with the people giving helpful comments  I did give PP an answer It's just a lot of people are repeating the same thing. Goodness me, sorry, must have missed that  I do apologize. |
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Post by Avansa on Jul 16, 2013 20:36:15 GMT
When the puppy comes you will not have the time!!! That's a very good point. I don't know if you remember how much time and energy having a puppy takes up, what with toilet breaks, pretty much constant training (behaviour shaping), playing, socialising... It sounds like you have the main responsibility of all things dog in your house - I'm really worried that you will not be able to cope with this alone  |
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Post by BorderTerrier on Jul 18, 2013 14:50:15 GMT
Puppies take up a LOT of time. Sometimes it is hard to remember when you are well past that stage, but do remember puppypal!!! I agree with Avansa and fatamorgana. |
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Post by doggiesrule28280 on Jul 18, 2013 18:28:34 GMT
I don't remember much of mine as puppies and Archie was only last year! Time flies when your having fun I guess! |
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Post by BorderTerrier on Jul 19, 2013 16:53:43 GMT
I don't remember much of mine as puppies and Archie was only last year! Time flies when your having fun I guess! When considering adding another dog into your family you must at least understand (if you can't remember!) everything you must do to raise a successful puppy. You must also take into consideration the current dogs - think about them first. I am assuming this is what you did? |
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Post by smokeybear on Jul 19, 2013 20:25:50 GMT
The problem is - at the moment he is guarding food from dogs, next he could be guarding you from other dogs or members of the family. Agression over a resource never goes away on its own. It needs help. Please get it now. When the puppy comes you will not have the time!!! THis is NOT aggression, it is resource guarding, the two are not the same. Resource guarding is perfectly normal. Whilst it is possible that resource guarding can leak into other areas, generally speaking it quite specific in MOST cases. It does not necessarily mean that you need outside help unless you have not got a plan. |
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Post by smokeybear on Jul 19, 2013 20:28:28 GMT
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Post by puppypal on Jul 20, 2013 15:27:48 GMT
Thanks for the link smokeybear, he has a bit of resource guarding over bones, but he is getting a lot better with them. Yes he guards his food and toys from other dogs, but for 4 years of his life he has been the only dog in the house, yes there will be a bit of grumbles and squabbles if we get a second dog, but they do need to work out who is top dog (barley), and the puppy will need to learn its limits, of what it can go near and what it cant, and how it plays with other dogs |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 16:33:14 GMT
I completely understand where you are coming from SB but from other threads PP has started, it would appear Barley is not very well socialised in general and not good with other dogs in other situations too - otherwise why would PP feel the need to use a muzzle when other dogs are in the vicinity? Personally I wouldn't feel comfortable giving advice to an inexperienced dog owner (no offence PP) regarding aggressive behaviour (or resource guarding) - hence why I suggested a behaviourist. I would rather no one was hurt - human or dog |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2013 16:44:01 GMT
Just to add....I'm not having a go PP because I fully appreciate the terrible situation you rescued Barley from and his problems now are a direct result of this.
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Post by SarahHound on Jul 20, 2013 16:51:00 GMT
Honestly, if I were you PP, I'd wait until all of Barley's issues with other dogs were sorted, or at least improved before bringing another dog in, especially a puppy who may not understand that Barley has to left alone sometimes. The other thing is Barley could teach his behaviours and ways onto a puppy and then you'll have two with the same issues and trust me, those are not easy to work through. I made that mistake 2 years ago and I'm still not out of that mess. I rushed into getting Katy when I knew Lucy had problems and now Katy has problems too, and when they are together, I can not sort it. I love Katy to bits but I do regret getting her when I did.
Although, saying that, I look after a Jack Russell with horrible aggression towards other dogs, yet she is fine with their new Labrador in the house. She simply got used to him and he is reasonably well behaved, he didn't take any of her habits.
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Post by smokeybear on Jul 20, 2013 16:59:12 GMT
How bad can this dog be if it was able to be shown in the ring at Crufts?
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