Is this fear agrassion or dominant agression ?

[al capone]

Al Capone is 18 months now. If a new person visits home,Al Capone starts barking agresively,NO teeth shows, and goes close to the person,after Al Capone smells this person and we greet the person wellcome,Al Capone stops barking.Another situation:My doughther 21 YO has been away from home for university studys and she is back now,she met Al Capone before in differents times,she's been home for a while.I was sleeping at the couch,the glass doors were closed,my dougther gets in and Al Capone goes barking agressively,NO teeth shows,he gets close to my dougther,she calls his name saying no twice,Al Capone stops barking.I woke up,do nothing.Al Capone does the same thing with the lady goes help at home.What kind of agression is this ?Thanks

 

[Hector]

I wouldn't say it's fear aggression if the dog stops when told and after it's checked out the person. I feel like it's more alert/startle barking. I also think the dog is insecure and a bit nervous so his first instinct is to sound the alarm and then check things out. In the past, my dog has done this to me. He gets startled and barks and charges and then he realizes it's me, he stops. It's like he can't stop even when he sees me, he has to touch me to be sure and he's a very nervous dog.

 

[EverythingEnglishMastiff]

It sounds like a guarding behavior. That's what Cane Corso's were bred for. That's one of the way's they do their job. Bark to let you know there is something going on. The CC will naturally be weary of strangers. I'm not saying your daughter is a stranger but it doesn't sound like she's been around for a little while. Maybe he just needs a little time to realize she is part of the household. Things like this are so hard to tell without actually seeing the behavior, the body language, the tone of the bark, the eyes, the ears, the tail, the posture. All those little details add up to paint the big picture. Also depending on these queues he could be sending mixed signals. Without witnessing the behavior it's difficult to tell. He could be simply doing his job.

 

[al capone]

Yes it's hard to say. If not being present. I don't have the knowledge to figure out.
I hope is like you guys say.
Hector, when your dog improve this behavior ,at what age ?


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[Hector]

Yes it's hard to say. If not being present. I don't have the knowledge to figure out.I hope is like you guys say.Hector, when your dog improve this behavior ,at what age ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Never have

 

[Hector]

Oh well he doesn't charge anymore. He'll stop when he sees us and he's better at knowing who's home so he's really barking to alarm the house and at the sudden noise and not barking at us.

 

[al capone]

Wow . Has he bite somebody ?


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[Hector]

No, never. Even when there's people in the yard he doesn't know like my handyman, but I tell them to ignore him and don't look in his eyes or talk to him or try to touch him. We just talk to each other and he will run around barking, smelling, acting not confident, but usually I will call him to me and hang on to him to calm him down if he keeps barking. One time, he almost attacked my bf's brother. He was in the house and me and Hector were in the yard. I didn't know he came over and my bf didn't tell me, so Hector come running in the house and see the strange man and lunged at him, but there was a chair that got in the way and my bf got up fast enough to tell him NO and he stopped.

 

[al capone]

Wow,that's what I'm afraid of


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[al capone]

Thank you Hector and EverythingEnglishMastiff
I appreciate your help very much guys


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[Hector]

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My bf's brother doesn't come to the house often, maybe a couple times a year. Hector knows him, but he just didn't expect him to be in the house so he didn't know who it was at the time.

 

[Hector]

And plus that is what I want the dog to do is to not hesitate to attack a stranger in the house, but sometimes that can be a bad idea too if the dog won't listen.

 

[Hector]

I really don't think from what you've described that your dog will attack your daughter or the lady. He knows who they are and like I said his first instinct is to alert bark. He will get used to them over time and be quicker to calm down.

 

[CeeCee]

Al Capone is 18 months now. If a new person visits home,Al Capone starts barking agresively,NO teeth shows, and goes close to the person,after Al Capone smells this person and we greet the person wellcome,Al Capone stops barking.Another situation:My doughther 21 YO has been away from home for university studys and she is back now,she met Al Capone before in differents times,she's been home for a while.I was sleeping at the couch,the glass doors were closed,my dougther gets in and Al Capone goes barking agressively,NO teeth shows,he gets close to my dougther,she calls his name saying no twice,Al Capone stops barking.I woke up,do nothing.Al Capone does the same thing with the lady goes help at home.What kind of agression is this ?Thanks

From what you've described I don't know that I would say it's aggression. It sounds more like alert barking - possibly with arousal and/or fear. Are the barks deep and numerous? Are they few short higher pitched barks? If they're deeper, longer and more numerous, I would lean toward more alert with possible either threat detected or fear. His overall demeanor and body language will help you narrow it down. If they are a few short burst barks at a higher pitch, I would lean toward alert barking. If his voice his exceptionally high or cracks or whines, I am gonna say you've got some panic in there. But this is all supposition based on what you've described and of course without seeing any of it or knowing your dog.

 

[EverythingEnglishMastiff]

I may be difficult but could you maybe get someone to help you make a video? Set it up like. Get prepared and then have a friend he isn't very familiar with etc come over and try to get his reactions on video with your phone or something? I think that would be really helpful.

 

[al capone]

From what you've described I don't know that I would say it's aggression. It sounds more like alert barking - possibly with arousal and/or fear. Are the barks deep and numerous? Are they few short higher pitched barks? If they're deeper, longer and more numerous, I would lean toward more alert with possible either threat detected or fear. His overall demeanor and body language will help you narrow it down. If they are a few short burst barks at a higher pitch, I would lean toward alert barking. If his voice his exceptionally high or cracks or whines, I am gonna say you've got some panic in there. But this is all supposition based on what you've described and of course without seeing any of it or knowing your dog.

CeeCee the barks are loud and numerous.He doesn't whines nor cracks,just plain loud,hoarse barks.He stops until the person stand still so he can smell that person and he realizes is someone we know.Does it helps ? or ask me anything may help identify what it is.

 

[al capone]

I may be difficult but could you maybe get someone to help you make a video? Set it up like. Get prepared and then have a friend he isn't very familiar with etc come over and try to get his reactions on video with your phone or something? I think that would be really helpful.

That's a good idea,i may do that.Thanks man

 

[EverythingEnglishMastiff]

Maybe this can help you to better identify his mannerisms al capone.[video=youtube;gCgw43foHBs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCgw43foHBs[/video]

 

[al capone]

I really don't think from what you've described that your dog will attack your daughter or the lady. He knows who they are and like I said his first instinct is to alert bark. He will get used to them over time and be quicker to calm down.

Ok,i'll try to quiker to calm him down.I hope quick enough.

 

[CeeCee]

CeeCee the barks are loud and numerous.He doesn't whines nor cracks,just plain loud,hoarse barks.He stops until the person stand still so he can smell that person and he realizes is someone we know.Does it helps ? or ask me anything may help identify what it is.

From what you're describing it sounds like alert barking with arousal, but again, it's almost impossible to say when it is description and with no experience with your dog. I would work on keeping his arousal low and remaining calm. With practice and age, I would anticipate that he will get more thinking behind his reactions and they might tone down, but home territory is a tough one because that is well, home. What you and your family members can do it remain calm and dispassionately correct or move him into the behavior you want and reward him for calm, thoughtful actions. When my dogs react to known people coming over, I tell them to "use your nose". We're at the point where that cue will calm or stop their reactions and you see them actively sniffing and taking in information.