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Really sorry for your loss, what can one say? What a fantastic innings.... Another Angel you know...

IMO she needs to trust you as her leader so she knows you'll look after her and protect her. How is your relationship, do you use NILIF at home? I'd see a behaviourist to assist you before it gets any worse making sure the behaviourist has experience in this particular field.

Look up the NILIF (Nothing in life is free) program on Google. A dog is only as good as their owner. Start working with her, if you're not knowledgable with training head along to a club.

RIP sweet baby. So sorry for your loss GreatDaneGirl, you had a wonderful 17 years with her, what a fantatsic innings and a reflection of her life with you. Another Angel you know....

What a tragic loss, now a cheeky little bugger as an Angel you know...

Really sorry to hear about your adorable baby girl, she's at peace now, Another Angel you know...

21 Years, wow, that shows how well love he was, I'm really sorry for your loss however what an amazing life you gave your cats. Another Angel you know...

Nup no e-mail.

Really sorry to hear about your boy, I had read about him in other threads. No longer in pain. Another Angel you know...

So sorry to hear about your loss. Big Hugs. Another Angel you know...

Swap? What you got?

So sorry to hear about your boy, what a fantastic innings he had! Another Angel you know...

Lab Lover, I have the DVD, you can borrow it.

IMO whatever your view you could always Google and come up with a paper that agrees without your opinion and present it to the general public which doesn't mean it is correct. I could go onto Google right now and come up with a reseach paper saying that males should be desexed for health reasons.

12 years and I bet the fond memories you have are still fresh in your mind.....I like to think when someone or an animal passes we then have an Angel we know looking out for us.

Hi Guys, Thanks for your messages, Leila is doing well now and has stopped looking for him and the tears have stopped coming on a daily basis as we come to terms with what we did was right for him and we stop feeling guilt that maybe there was a miricle cure that we had missed. We're now looking for a foster for Leila as a companion, we used to give it a week inbetween fosters and she seems ready, saying she is ready is hard for us to say because it's hard to imagine she doesn't grieve the way we do...

Luv My BC, Your thread is kind of upsetting, however that is because my fear aggressive boy was put down on Saturday, fear aggression wasn't his only issue but I would reccomend that you see an experienced trainer/behaviourist such as Steve at K9 to assess a dog and work out a program for you because these things don't get better on their own they get worse and it can happen quickly. I would take any kind of aggression issue very seriously and see a behaviourist before it even gets the chance to turn into anything more serious.

Thank you everyone for their thoughts, Leila is looking for him but she has settled a bit more. Tiger, Leila is from Jacks, Turbo was a private adoption, give your dane a hug from me too.

Turbo our beloved Great Dane came to live with us 6 months ago, we were to be his 3rd home, last month he turned 2. Turbo brought some emotional baggage with him in the terms of what appeared to be fairly mild fear aggression, from day one we started working with him along side proffessionals to assist him. Sadly each month he became more aggressive then 2 months ago he started acting neurotic whilst at home. He eventually became on edge 24/7 and highly fear aggressive, he was continualy stressed and nervious. The only dogs he could be around without attacking them was our other dane Leila and overtime he became more accepting of my parents labrador given he had enough space to escape if needbe, he was unable to tolerate a dog 200 metres away. Medical tests were conducted and nothing abnormal was found, it was thought his condition was more genetic rather than a learnt behaviour of course not assisted by his previous lives with other families where he didn't have the best life. We didn't want to go down the path of medicating him however we felt we were out of options, again we hit a brick wall and he continued to get worse. Quite simply life was too stressful for our beautiful baby boy, his eyes darting constantly even when chilling out on his bed and it wasn't fair after trying all the options we had not to let him be at peace. Turbs, we love you and we'll miss you and you'll always be our little baby boy and we'll miss that giant head of yours resting on anything available such as our heads!

If you can afford it, please book a session with a behaviourist/trainer who is experienced in aggression....finding someone through word of mouth is better. Aggression isn't clear cut, there are many different factors and knocking this little issue on the head whilst it's not at its peak is very important. IMO, I wouldn't be pulling him back, that's showing the dog that there is something to be concerned about, I'd rather remember some little things such as: 1) Am I still breathing when I see and approach/pass the other dog? 2) What body language are both the dogs showing me? 3) Am I grabbing at the leash? Transferring my nervious tention to the dog? 4) Am I showing that I am the leader at home? Read up on Leadership Training. 5) Am I using the NILIF method at home? 6) If I don't believe the dog is calm enough to handle an encounter with another dog am I turning and going in the other direction? None of this is in lu of seeing a behaviourist as the dog needs to be assesed as to what 'type' of aggression it is showing so a program can be tailored for your foster pooch. IMO I would not be going to a group training session unless it is advised by a behaviourist as it could make things worse. All the best and please let us know how it goes.

In my experience of toilet training there will always be something small you're missing, if a dog isn't toileting correctly then you need to consider: 1) The dog isn't toilet trained properly - it is possible she is taking a little longer than most dogs to learn. 2) The dog may need to see a vet for a check up At what age did you bring your pup home? Yes, move the paper further away from your crate, pop it as far away as possible from the crate and where pup is fed. You may like to contact your breeder in regards to how they paper trained your puppy and you could follow their technique.

There might just be something tiny that you're missing out of her training, try this link: http://www.livedezign.com.au/toilettraining.htm

Flames Daddy, awww it was cute, dogs always embarrass us, that's their job! LOL

Thanks to jibb I got my copy today!!!! Good stuff, the only think I can't find on it is the Alpha pressure?

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