jmli1973
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My EM has turned 1yearold just last month. I’ve had him since he is 12 weeks old. I immediately hired a trainer because with a big dog comes a big responsibility. That’s my motto! Met with a trainer he did puppy kindergarten with him and told me to meet up again when he is 6 months to start hardcore obedience training. Since day one he has been around a lot of people and children. I take him to work 3x a week since he was a baby. I can put my hands in his food take a bone from his mouth he’s been the best dog.... until this last week while at work he hangs out underneath my desk, which mind you is a very long desk in a small office. One day one my assistants came in and he lunged at her he didn’t bite her but dig bark and almost air snap I couldn’t believe it. He does know her since he was a young pup she’s taken him for walks and all. She came back in the office after the incident and again he tried to jump on her and growl and bark. The following week he did it again to another girl. She was rubbing his belling and he was wagging his tail then all of a sudden snap and bark he didn’t get her but scared the crap out of me. Called my trainer he came out to see the situation at work and he said my office was too small for him ad that people were coming in and he was in-between me and the people and wasn’t a good situation and to set up the crate right outside my office and while at home keep him on leash take away his freedom because he was being very dominant. He said it doesn’t help that he’s not neutered because of his hormones, but that not being neutered wasn’t the main problem but just didn’t help. Well bigger problem now while at home on the leash my girlfriend came over and he growled immediately so I told her to be careful and she was sitting he was sniffing her and wagging his tail then all of a sudden lunged at her luckily I had him on leash and was able to pull him. Called trainer and he recommended doing boot camp with him for a week to break his dominance he says EM thinks I’m in his pack and he the leader... here I thought I was doing everything right by socializing him taking him everywhere and now this aggressive behavior is freaking me out!! PS I did let him sleep in the bed with my and my husband. Which my trainer has said no more. This trainer / animal behaviorist has been with him since he is twelve weeks old.
Any advice would be great I have read this can be the terrible twos but I can’t be like this.
can i fix this ??ray:ray:ray:
Any advice would be great I have read this can be the terrible twos but I can’t be like this.
can i fix this ??ray:ray:ray: