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Hi All THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR REPLIES!!! The feedback I have received has been great - so thanks all for the information. I am definetly looking at engaging a behaviouralist and have starting talking to a couple of the local ones you have provided me the details of. We have also started taking her for morning walks for extra exercise - along with the normal hour of fetching balls, frisbees etc in the evening. She has also begun to work a little harder prior to delivering food to her - ie forced to sit - eat on command etc. I have also sought to 'exclude' her from coming inside if she does not behave / obey instructions. As I said in my first post - i sincerely want her to still be around as she is a wonderful pooch! So - i will keep on these things and engage some professional help and hopefully in the near future I will jump back on to let you all know how I go! Thansk Again.

Thanks - Will do - as mentioned above. I live in Southside Brisbane QLD.

Nekhbet posted this when this topic was in the General section can you list how she behaves - around food when you feed her when you go to touch her Is she from working animals? how is her obedience, does she listen all the time or sometimes ignore you does she stare at you in the face sometimes? how does she behave around strangers, other animals and you also at what age did you get her? I assume you called Bark Busters and its made your problem worst. My Responses can you list how she behaves - around food I normally ask her to sit and stay prior to giving her the food. Once I give it to her we normally need to 'leave her alone' and she begins to snarl - gets quite possessive of it. when you feed her As above when you go to touch her Most of the time she loves it. The wags her tail and ears are down. She is quite affectionate. With me, she quite often will roll on her back and seek a tummy rub - which I give her (I was told that this is a sign that I am boss- not sure if this is right though). With the rest of the family she is generally ok. Apart from my sister - with her at times you really don't know how she is going to react. Is she from working animals? We bought her from a breeder who has a bit of land. I am led to believe that her parents did not do any work how is her obedience, does she listen all the time or sometimes ignore you. Hot and cold. Sometimes she ignores me. She can be painful at times when playing ball - ie won't give it to me etc - stops playing and just chews the ball. does she stare at you in the face sometimes? Yes how does she behave around strangers, other animals and you Our neighbours quite often come to the fence and she loves the attention - has not given us any trouble whatsover with strangers. She will try to dominate other animals though. A friend has a cocker spaniel and he is as placid as they come - but if I give the cocker any attention she will snap at him also at what age did you get her? I assume you called Bark Busters and its made your problem worst. We got her at 6 weeks. yes - it was Bark Busters - and she improved a little - then got a hell of a lot worse if that makes sense.

Hi All This is my first post - but I am desperate for a solution. I have a Blue Cattle Dog purebreed and most of the time she is a loving and exceptional dog. She is 18 months old. She is in great health (regularly checked up) and has no fleas etc etc - she is really well looked after. She has also been spayded. But when I go to leave the house for work she can get quite aggressive - to the point where she lunges at me - teeth showing. She occasionally does this during the evening when someone walks past her - without provoking her. She can also get quite aggressive with food. The only solution the vet has given me is to put her down - As she is normally a lovely dog I would prefer this to be a last resort - however I really need to find some sort of solution otherwise I fear that euthanasia is the only option. She has plenty of toys to play with, is exercised in the yard each day, has been to puppy pre school and training and I also spent $500 getting a dog trainer to come to home to train her. Their solution was to throw something to the floor and yell 'BAAAAH' when she misbehaves. I really sincerely want to help my pooch settle down - as I don't like the alternative. Any hints / tips would be greatly appreciated. I live in Brisbane - Southside NOTE: I previously posted in the general section - responses received so far were; my_sibe_owns_me Id keep her on lead when your in the house, tied somwhere so she doesnt really get the chance to bite someone when you get home. And well if shes bitting or you think she would snap or if she is showing teeth then place a muzzle on her and when she jumps to bit grab her mouth and holding it firmly and tell her no in a loud deep voice. I dont know if this will work but normaly placing a muzzle on a dog who uses its teeth to get its way, will clam down realizing they can no longer bit to get their way Scarlet 16th Jun 2006 - 02:39 PM Post #3 You will be asked where you live as some people here know of very good dog behaviourists that they could put you in touch with if they have an idea where you live. Maybe also put it in the training section. Good Luck.