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S.A.F.M.
Hey, /an/, this is my first post here, and I haven't lurked for very long, either. But.. well, I'm desperate, and wondering if I can get some advice.

Not too long ago, probably about 15 minutes, my dog got out of the house. She bolted through the door, and immediately ran to attack a dog who was walking in front of my house. The dog, I think, was pretty old. He didn't growl or attack her at all, yet she went at him quite viciously. My dad got her off the other dog, and she bolted down the street. I don't know if the other dog was seriously hurt, I went to chase her down, and the owner and the dog where long gone by the time I got back.

She's not even two, maybe a year and a half. She's part husky, part German shepherd, and part lab. My mom has a small (ugly) dog, as well, who she's been going after recently. My dad also recently moved in with his dogs, one who's pretty old (also female), and another who's maybe two (male).

She's started to attack both my mom's dog, who she usually hadn't) and my dad's older dog.

What I'm wondering is, why is she doing this? She's usually a very friendly dog, very nice. I also want to know if I can stop her from this, hopefully without having to put her down...

Pic related, that's her.
>> S.A.F.M.
bump. halp plox
>> Anonymous
she is trying to be dominant i guess. you need to get her on a leash around other dogs maybe, or separate her from the weaker dogs and gradually introduce them, letting them each have their own territory.
what kind of a history does she have?
>> Anonymous
she probably wasn't well socialized and the entire hierarchy that she thought was established has been overthrown by the introduction of all these new shitty dogs, so she's acting out because she has no established rules
>> S.A.F.M.
Well... I got her when she was about 1/2 a year to a year old, and at that time, she was the only dog among 4 cats, and some rats. A while later, I got another cat, whom she got along with fine, and then we got my mom's dog as well, whom they got along with well (albeit, they played rough every once in a while, but not enough to cause much concern.)

A while after that, we got two ferrets... And with those, she seemed to try to attack them, so we've always kept them separate. We attributed it to dogs not behaving well with ferrets, and kept it like that (though we did have several occasions when we had her leashed to something in plain sight when we let the ferrets out, and she didn't misbehave much.)

It wasn't until the other two dogs got here that she started acting up and, not just playing rough, but getting down right nasty with the smaller dog, and on several occasions, got into a fight with the older female dog (one of which she drew blood.)

We are thinking about moving out with her when we can afford it (my girlfriend and I,) but for the time being we're stuck with the other dogs. We absolutely refuse to put her down, and we're not willing to give her up, either.
>> Anonymous
>>309236
odd dogs do well with ferrets in my experience
>> S.A.F.M.
>>309238

Really? Every dog in our household at the moment likes to try and eat them, nip at them, etc.
>> Anonymous
>>309240
all the dogs i've ver seen with them are either:
WTF?! that is the biggest fucking rat i've ever seen! halp
or
sweet, a new friend? awesome
>> Anonymous
You've got a serious problem. If she keeps on the way she's going she's going to kill something; it may or may not be another dog. If you're unlucky it'll be a kid. The best thing for you to do right now is to get a strong harness and a decent muzzle and take her to training classes with other dogs. Let your trainer know that you've got an aggressive dog with a serious problem and if the trainer is a good one, they'll be able to arrange the class in such a way as to accomodate her. If classes are held every day then fucking TAKE the dog every day, if you're serious about keeping the dog and keeping her from killing something, then don't make bullshit excuses about being too tired or having to work. You make the commitment to the dog, you keep the commitment to the dog. If you don't, chances are you're heading towards court and you'll get thrown in gaol for being a dumb faggot. It also won't hurt to take her to the vet's and have her checked over. Tell the vet what's been going on and they'll be able to rule out things like hormone disturbances and so forth.

Obviously, secure the yard heavily. Some dogs just don't like other dogs, but they can be trained into some kind of tolerance. Still others can't; then you train them so that when they're just about to rip some poor beast's throat out, they'll sit and stay and when you tell them to sit and stay.

There are genuinely untrainable dogs out in the world, but they're few and far between, just like geniune psychopaths are rare in the human world. The chances are good that if you can't train her out of her aggressive behaviour then you're a shitty owner and you should not have her.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
Is she spayed?

I had a Lab who went unspayed for a good four or so years, and while she was very very sweet, she would go psychotic at people wearing black. She actually went as far as attacking the faggy jogger in the black spandex who jogged in front of our house and did a number on him. Animal control had to quarantine our dog, etc - luckily she didn't get destroyed. We neutered her after that and never had a problem since.
>> Anonymous
in b4 sexism:

never have more than 1 female dog in a household, or this shit will happen.

she needs to be put on a NILIF program stat (google it, it stands for "nothing in life is free" and it teaches dogs that they are in no way the boss.)

also start r+ (positive reinforcement, again, google it) re. other dogs. when she's not an asshole to another dog, she gets praised and a high-value treat.

Do not muzzle her, as it will only make her more frustrated and aggressive. support and reaffirm the existing heirarchies- if she's been the boss, support that. do NOT try to create a pack structure; likely preference to the other dogs over her has caused a shitton of stress for her re. her place in the pack
>> tigerfeather !CrwtTbFNxQ
>>309269
I agree with taking her to training, and the psychopath part also. You have to keep in mind that German Shepherds and Huskies are up in the top five list of dog bites by breed in the US. Canine Rage syndrome is pretty uncommon, but something similar could be happening.

Good luck OP.
>> Anonymous
>>309348
I thought Huskies were friendly.
>> Anonymous
>>309382

They are difficult to train, have no sense of loyalty or homing sense, and most of all they are disloyal and will not obey their owners.
>> Anonymous
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>> S.A.F.M.
>>309348

I actually called the vet about her after she started attacking my mom's dog. They said more or less the same thing, but also that the only option I really have is to put her down.

Thanks, though, I think we'll definitely need the luck. Unfortunately, there's no trainers in this crappy little town, either.
>> Anonymous
watch ceasar milan. correct her when her body posture starts to look like she's about to attack (tensing up, hair on end, tail up, ears perked)make her lay down and be submissive when the other dogs are around. Do not tolerate her being aggressive to other dogs.