Cwright2003
Member
Hi all,
I have a 1.5 year old intact female and she is my first Dogo. She was super friendly with everyone when she was younger (like all puppies I suppose) but ever since a few months ago she's become kind of a nuisance when people come to my door and I answer the door. When my husband answers the door, she is the perfect dog and just stands or sits quietly at his side, doesn't cross the threshold, doesn't need to be restrained or even touched. He opens the door fully and she doesn't even try to go out. When *I* open the door, she darts in front of me and tries to squeeze her way out so that she's blocking me from the visitor and she barks ferociously nonstop. I do not need protecting and I don't know what I've done to make her think that she needs to protect me, but I want it to STOP. I come from Akitas and they are protective as well but I don't get this kind of guarding behavior from them. They do what my Dogo does when my husband opens the door. They just watch. So I need to ask the more experienced Dogo owners. How do I get my Dogo to lay low and watch instead of try to chase everyone away from our door unless my husband is there? I do more obedience training with her than my husband and I feed all the dogs. My Dogo has recently started going after certain other dogs too when I'm holding her leash - as if they're prey and not dogs. She goes to doggy daycare twice a week and her caretaker reports that she does fine and does not go after any type of dog in particular even though she doesn't know her own size and doesn't know how to play gently. So there seems to be something with ME that is bringing out her bad behaviors. How can I turn this around before it gets worse?
I have a 1.5 year old intact female and she is my first Dogo. She was super friendly with everyone when she was younger (like all puppies I suppose) but ever since a few months ago she's become kind of a nuisance when people come to my door and I answer the door. When my husband answers the door, she is the perfect dog and just stands or sits quietly at his side, doesn't cross the threshold, doesn't need to be restrained or even touched. He opens the door fully and she doesn't even try to go out. When *I* open the door, she darts in front of me and tries to squeeze her way out so that she's blocking me from the visitor and she barks ferociously nonstop. I do not need protecting and I don't know what I've done to make her think that she needs to protect me, but I want it to STOP. I come from Akitas and they are protective as well but I don't get this kind of guarding behavior from them. They do what my Dogo does when my husband opens the door. They just watch. So I need to ask the more experienced Dogo owners. How do I get my Dogo to lay low and watch instead of try to chase everyone away from our door unless my husband is there? I do more obedience training with her than my husband and I feed all the dogs. My Dogo has recently started going after certain other dogs too when I'm holding her leash - as if they're prey and not dogs. She goes to doggy daycare twice a week and her caretaker reports that she does fine and does not go after any type of dog in particular even though she doesn't know her own size and doesn't know how to play gently. So there seems to be something with ME that is bringing out her bad behaviors. How can I turn this around before it gets worse?