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Corso raised TOTALLY WRONG! PLEASE READ AND HELP!

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goatnipples2002

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Well broke my rule and Tig is in the house with muzzle of course. I made them both camp outside last night but had to bring them in cause of the thunderstorms. The kids were feeding him treats this morning and he really opened up when the apple chunks came out lol.

Desensitize through exposure?
 
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SG1

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Relative to your question to me karennj about how I would be a leader etc. I have proprietor knowledge that my competitors don't. An example is Leerburg, I've said this in previous posts and I will mention it again for those who may have missed it. He maintains along with many others that dogs should never be left un-kenneled when no one is at home because the dog would be destructive among other things. One recently posted video of a trainer stated your dog should b kenneled even when your home. I would never tell a client of mine this was not possible. As long as they followed my instructions they can keep the dog home alone for eight hours or more with out being destructive and that's just one example there are others. I'm not just blowing smoke I posted Youtube videos to prove it. My apologies to any members or none members who my be offended but details of my system reserved for my paying clients.
 
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karennj

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I think a lot of people on this forum can leave their dogs alone unkenneled. I wasn't aware that it was such a major issue. I guess I must be doing something right then. All my dogs were out of the crate once house trained.

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SG1

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karennj said:
I think a lot of people on this forum can leave their dogs alone unkenneled. I wasn't aware that it was such a major issue. I guess I must be doing something right then. All my dogs were out of the crate once house trained.

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I never thought it was eat her until I saw and read some of the notable trainers say keep them kenneled. It must be to them.
 
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goatnipples2002

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I'm not sure Tig will make it. I've never experienced a dog of mine this bad. I mean he growls at everybody except me. I thought this were great until this afternoon. He growled and lunged at my oldest and he growled at my wife. I'm not used to aggression like this in my home. When he growls I go into dad mode and my 1st thought is to yell stop/no but I've been just grabbing his muzzle and looking him in the eyes. My wife tries to reassure him everything is safe. We may have over done it yesterday by walking around 4 miles cause his foot pad is tender, he's favoring it a lot.

I need direction....what should I do to knock out the kid aggression. I mean damn hes only 10mo how could he be this bad off?
 
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karennj

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What happened right before the growl/lunge? Need to understand what his triggers are to help. Honestly you would benefit greatly by bringing in a behaviorist. Ask the local shelters for recommendations. Someone needs to figure out if it's fear or strait out aggression. I feel like your pushing him to quickly. If it's fear your flooding him by having a bunch of people he is scared of all. around him.

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karennj

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Can you get video of him interacting with your wife? We can try to see what his body language is saying. Is this the thread I posted the body language stuff on?? If not I'll find it for you

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karennj

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Below is the thread with the body language info. You and your wife need to be able to identify the little nuisances he is communicated with you. Some of the signals are so subtle and can be missed if your not paying attention. Even the way he growls for example can tell you a lot. His body weight distribution, the level of his head and his tail, the position of his ears, etc let you know if he is confident or scared. I would have limited contact with him right now. Everyone should just go about their business and ignore him if possible. No more pushing him to interact with anyone in the family unless he is being walked or given food, Let him settle and just understand the dynamic of the house. This is where a crate in the living room is so helpful.

Snappy English Mastiff - Page 2 - Mastiff Forum
 
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goatnipples2002

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He warmed up after 2 days. No growling tonight and he even ran too my oldest. I think hes going to be a great addition. I spoke with a very reputable positive reinforcement trainer and she gave me some great ideas. I learned hes not aggressive...hes reactive. He was scared but i think the flood technique worked to drop the guard alot...100% doubt it. Im very hopeful. I taught my kids the "invisible dog" game and i think that made him initiate positive contact.

Read more:*Rescued Corso aggressive with kids and some adults. - Mastiff Forum
 
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karennj

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Well, when you think about it he has been removed from his family, went to a new place for observation then went to your home. He has been through a lot. A lot of time fear looks like aggression. Every scary situation is fight or flight for a dog. If he feels threatened enough or cornered he will fight.
 
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SG1

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The problem with this dog is not fear it's pure aggression. He got a win at his previous home and he seems to be going for another one. There is nothing wrong with this dog, he can be brought around to your way of thinking with the right training. I don't recommend trying to train this dog through this medeum. it would be OK if he were a calmer dog with less aggression issues but your situation is too fluid and when you have a problem or need feed back you don't have time to wait days for a response. Videos from the web can't provide feed back if you have any questions. Get professional help in your area so that you can get answers to situations that my arise immediately.

Once you bring him around I think he will be one of the best dogs you ever owned.

Good Luck.
 
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goatnipples2002

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No matter the label I think he will be okay with time. Before my kids couldnt get within 4 feet of him before he would growl. Now they can right next to him and hes okay but if they touch him he's 50/50 on growling. Hes been with no mussle since Fri and he seems to be waaaay up in spirits. He actually wags his tail...YAY! He has a severe lack of socialization but that will change fast. We respect his space and let him engage us. He has taken the initiative to come up to the kids which is a HUGE breakthrough. I think watching how we interact with our kids and seeing how our female interacts with us he's starting to see its not so bad. Plus he can hang out with no crate and has a wife now lol.

I'm not sold on pure aggression cause all these negative behaviors didn't start until about 6 weeks ago. Most aggression has a root cause...aggression is a side effect.

He seems to have a foot problem too. Not sure of it was infected or allergies. I sprayed alcohol in between the pads to disinfect if there was a wound. He didnt budge so I'm guessing no wounds. We gave him some benadryl for allergies just in case. Its helped but hes still limping slightly I'm wondering if that is adding to his grouchiness.

All in all his progress for such a short time is phenomenal. I caught my female teaching him how to check on them while they're sleeping lol. I knew that adding a dog would change the pack but now my female has way more confidence and my male seems to be happier every day.
 
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