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What, rabies?
Topic Started: Feb 25 2017, 08:28 PM (261 Views)
Horace
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HOLY CARP!!!
My fiancee has a dog and it's big, a malamute 100 lbs a year old. Aggressive, IMO. Growls when you even get near it when it has food or a toy in its mouth. It's not kidding. He bit her while I was there, I was in another room, sleeping, she was in the kitchen and he got some food wrapper out of the bin. She tried to take it from him and he made good on the growl promise. Apparently her finger bled quite a bit, but after the action, it seemed ok. Some bruising and swelling after. No big deal. (Aggressive dog, though.)

She wanted to go get shots from the doctor? Because her own dog bit her?

And she asked everyone else she knew and yes that is what she should do?

I don't think so. I didn't think so. I told her that she'd be fine, don't worry about going to the doctor. Her dog does not have disease, so she is ok.

She asked others, they all told her to do the right thing. Get your shots at the doctor. So she did.

It seemed strange that someone would think to need to get shots after having been nipped by their own dog.

But ahhh, health care. Would you believe it all got taken care of for like 50 bucks?
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blondie
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Not so much rabies, but tetanus. Dogs dig in dirt. Dirt has spores/fungi/bacteria -> infection, & maybe even tetanus.
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Renauda
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Now what does she plan to do about the dog's aggressive behavior? That would be my first concern.
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Horace
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How can one modify a dog's behavior?

The training thing is a bit over-played IMO.
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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Renauda
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It can be done and it usually involves training the owner how to train and establish dominance over the dog. The sort of behavior you described is unacceptable in any dog. It indicates that the dog is in control.

At one year of age training has to be done sooner rather than later. Try the local SPCA for behavior courses for dog and owner. The second option is remedial behavior training from a certified canine trainer. The third option is...well, to be brutally frank, euthanasia.
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Mikhailoh
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I have seen highly aggressive dogs retrained to be very social. As Renauda says, the dog does not see the owner as dominant. This must change, and can.
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Friday
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How long has she had the dog? Has she owned dogs before?

Malamutes are working dogs, which means they need to have a "job" otherwise they can get bored and destructive. Also, they are powerful, which means they will challenge for alpha. Lastly, he's big and big dogs tend to take longer to mature. So it can take longer to train him. The key is for your fiancee to be consistent and patient.



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Horace
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She is consistent and patient. She has earned that.

She's had him from his birth. She apparently likes big dogs.
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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jon-nyc
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Cheers
Horace
Feb 25 2017, 09:27 PM
How can one modify a dog's behavior?
Bleed it out.
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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Jolly
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It's gonna take some serious training or a bullet. See how it's your girlfriend's dog, I suggest going the training route first.

And next dog, I suggest something with an easier going temperment. There are big dogs out there that are awfully laid back...
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Friday
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Horace
Feb 25 2017, 10:39 PM
She is consistent and patient. She has earned that.

She's had him from his birth. She apparently likes big dogs.

But she has never been alpha.

Look, malamutes pull sleds; they are highly trainable. Insist that she train her dog properly. This dog is going to be in your life for the next 8? 10? 12? years. You need to be involved as well.
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Copper
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Shortstop

Talk to the whisperer

Train the owner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL9bLsuVFn4&list=SLdViAkjalrJY


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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
Any dog that bites me or anyone else for that matter will instantly be trained on how to be dead.
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Moonbat
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The world's dog executioner speaks.
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
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Jolly
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Moonbat
Feb 26 2017, 11:23 AM
The world's dog executioner speaks.
Sounds like my Grandpa Jolly. He wouldn't abide a biting dog.
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PattyP
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Dog bites have to be reported to authorities, at least in the U.S. It's possible that the dog will be placed in quarantine even with proof of vaccs.

And, what others said, regardless of size/breed, dog should ALWAYS view itself as lower ranking in the pack. And that is owner's job.

And, please don't get me started on how to properly train and relate to your dog!

My 2 cents.

A tired dog is a good dog.

"Dogs' lives are too short...their only fault, really."
A.S. Turnbull
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