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Structure and training to ease aggression?

Tracyhc

Member
Experienced Cane Corso owners please advise me on how to start structure and training, I'm not understanding the structure bit that Im been told my 10 month needs. I've got it totally wrong with her, she litterelly is the boss because I've been so soft letting her do what she wants if she's happy. Only this attitude seems to of come back and bitten me on the ass, so to speak. : - ( she has no respect for me I don't think and its my fault I have to change this I hope its possible to turn it around. Where she sees me as the boss. Where as just now she acts like she's the boss.
 

Zeela

Well-Known Member
Experienced Cane Corso owners please advise me on how to start structure and training, I'm not understanding the structure bit that Im been told my 10 month needs. I've got it totally wrong with her, she litterelly is the boss because I've been so soft letting her do what she wants if she's happy. Only this attitude seems to of come back and bitten me on the ass, so to speak. : - ( she has no respect for me I don't think and its my fault I have to change this I hope its possible to turn it around. Where she sees me as the boss. Where as just now she acts like she's the boss.
Yes, you need to turn that around right away. You have to be the leader/boss. There are factors that come into play in order for me to help you, a lot depends on your lifestyle. Is it just you and her and the bulldog and the cat? are there other people there as well? She has to listen to 1 person only, all commands should be consistent, NO is no (not don't do that, stop, etc...) If too many commands, the dog gets confused. 1 command for each behavior. Zeela knows enough when she is acting out, she will stop. I also talk to her in a firm voice, not like enough (softly) ENOUGH!!! (like a sergeant). When Zeela was a puppy, I kept a routine every day for her, get up, go out, eat, then I would go to work and she would sleep, I never crated her, however, I fenced off the kitchen to contain her in while training and for her own safety, then at lunch I went home, let her out, gave her a snack, after work, we trained for an hour, like walking on a leash (which was the hardest). so there was consistency every day and I do believe this was the best training. On the weekends, we would go for a car ride, maybe visit a friend, etc. The one thing is that I was never Zeela's playmate, I was always her leader. Don't get me wrong, we play but she knows I'm the boss.
 

Tracyhc

Member
Yes, you need to turn that around right away. You have to be the leader/boss. There are factors that come into play in order for me to help you, a lot depends on your lifestyle. Is it just you and her and the bulldog and the cat? are there other people there as well? She has to listen to 1 person only, all commands should be consistent, NO is no (not don't do that, stop, etc...) If too many commands, the dog gets confused. 1 command for each behavior. Zeela knows enough when she is acting out, she will stop. I also talk to her in a firm voice, not like enough (softly) ENOUGH!!! (like a sergeant). When Zeela was a puppy, I kept a routine every day for her, get up, go out, eat, then I would go to work and she would sleep, I never crated her, however, I fenced off the kitchen to contain her in while training and for her own safety, then at lunch I went home, let her out, gave her a snack, after work, we trained for an hour, like walking on a leash (which was the hardest). so there was consistency every day and I do believe this was the best training. On the weekends, we would go for a car ride, maybe visit a friend, etc. The one thing is that I was never Zeela's playmate, I was always her leader. Don't get me wrong, we play but she knows I'm the boss.
This next reply is what I previously wrote about her life style. Only its me her and the cat that live together. My friend sometimes calls with her bulldog......
 

Tracyhc

Member
This next reply is what I previously wrote about her life style. Only its me her and the cat that live together. My friend sometimes calls with her bulldog......
This next reply is what I previously wrote about her life style. Only its me her and the cat that live together. My friend sometimes calls with her bulldog......
Well it's just me her and our cat, she has a box which has numerous toys, bones and just general things which she likes to chew or play with when she wants, she often wants me to play ball or likes me to play chase with her, I try to take her for walks twice a day, I say try as taking her for walks is another story, as she will not go far at all I mean if she hears an engine running or anything noisy she will stop and pull me to go the opposite way, but this is a working progress and she's getting better. Not sure what else to say but that's the basics.
 

glen

Super Moderator
Staff member
I have 3 boys,
Routine is a big part, these know what to do when they hear the food going into the bowls, i have placemats where they are fed, i come into the room and they are sat waiting , they then stroll round outside then lay down, 2 hours after eating they are walked, i do training every day on walks, stay , here, freeze, leave it.
They have leash work and off leash.
Each dog when younger had walks individual as well as together every day,
Now its all together,
Your girl sounds like shes in a fear stage, the noises she doesnt like ie the car engines, how do you react when she does this, budcuss used to hate motorbikes , so a friend sat a distance away and kept reving his bike gently , id get bud to sit with me id ignore him and every time he relaxed id get closer, he soon didnt bother, but if your dreading how she is going to react she will pick up on that , be positive, get her to sit dont let her back away, dont fuss her anxious behaviour, when the noise as gone move forward.
Her toys, if shes gaurding them id take them up and give them to her when you are going to play or if its in your routine to give her a toy when your leaving her alone ect, shes got to earn her freedom .
Does your friend walk in without knocking, because i would strongly advise against that, tell them to knock or shout hello .
The work you put in now will give you many years of the most loving loyal protective bundles of drool .
If you want to ask any questions i read the forum every day
Good luck