princeza_b

just a bit of a follow up for u all.... since the last time i was on here... this is wht we've done so far... we're working in conjunction with the council with regards to the fencing... as its on the boundary alley n thts council property... the fence has been dismantled, rebuilt and reinforced... joints have been riveted together and bolts run thru the panel n frames... the ranger has also tested rocky for aggression n HE PASSED!!! with the registration n microchip issue... we now have his number... found out he is still under the previous owners name but they have given me time to get tht bit sorted... i just need to take rocky to the vet now to get confirmation of him being desexed... even tho the ranger says its obvious he is... they just need it in writing from a vet... with everything everyone has written... i'm grateful for ur input n i'm not naive to justify his behaviours with his past... i'm just trying to figure out wht the triggers are to stop it... there was a question from someone asking wht AAA actually told me about his former life... to answer tht... jack shit basically... all they told me was he was initially purchased for protection n the "old lady" kept him on chain 24/7... she "surrendered him because she couldn't take him to the retirement village with her"... the food aggression is... i'd like to say gone for good but in my eyes tht will always be a work in progress... the triggers for tht was my old boy who would dominate over the bowls n i've had to work with cuddles on tht n not rocky... rocky sits n waits for his food now n tht allows me to sort cuddles out n get him comfortable to eat... they both start eating at the same time now... i've even be able to slow down rocky's eating n he no longer gulps the food down but sometimes does but a pat on his shoulders works to slow him down...

also with regards to the paper work... i gave them my PO box address for any correspondence n when it didnt arrive there they suggested emailing a copy which they never have...

he wasnt on any website... i actually went into AAA to look at another dog i saw on AAAs website but tht dog attacked my girl (who since has crossed the bridge) n i asked if they had any other "big boy breeds" tht fell in the adolescent age range n rocky had according to them only been with them for 3 weeks... there wasnt even a similar looking dog to him on any website...

just to clarify... rocky had had food aggression at 1st but doesnt have tht anymore... he isnt dog or ppl aggressive at all... having him indoors isnt really an option... the house is way too small/compact... religious reasons dont allow it either... but the main reason is tht my cats dont like the dogs... even tho my oldest cat used to babysit cuddles as a pup... go figure lol... rocky's bark is not even dominant let alone aggressive... its more high pitched... its the same as when he plays with me n cuddles... i think the best option would be the electric fence... i'll have a look into tht... i would love to change the fencing tho but i cant... i'd most definitely change the colourbond gates at the front n put welded mesh but i cant even get the landlord to fix the leaking hot water tank lol... so thnx for all the suggestions... much appreciated...

here's my dilemma... i dont own the property i just rent so adding to or changing the fence is out of the question i've thought about the hosing of the kid... i've even gone one step further n was extremely tempted in having water balloons filled with pee n bombarding him with them but apparently thts considered assault my dad had suggested the water bottle or hose but he's not the one tht has to replace the hoses rocky's chewed already... n rocky doesnt like water which is a complete shock to me coz all my dogs loved water n play with water... rocky hid when we 1st got him... now he's a bit relaxed n will be in the same area as me when i use the hose... so i dont wanna reverse tht... we even thought about water balloons stuck on the parts of the fence tht he hits but tht would reverse all the work his done so far... grabbing him by the collar has been tried already... him being so fast n strong the doctor told me not to grab him for at least 6 weeks so my broken finger can heal... tht was 4 weeks ago... all we were told when we adopted him was tht his previous owner kept him on a chain all the time n she allegedly had him from 6wks of age up until he was 18months when she surrendered him to AAA... the scars he has n the inch or so missing from his tail tells me he'd been abused n attacked by other dogs... his food aggression n need to gulp food down also his ribs sticking out were signs tht he was starved... so along with working with rocky about his "issues" i've had to retrain cuddles in some of his things around food coz him n his sister ninja used to play musical bowls at feeding time but with rocky tht would end in a fight so now when its feeding time i have rocky on one side n cuddles coz of his degenerative myelopathy has been trained to eat laying down in bed now... n u should see when they play... he is so careful with cuddles... like my backyard is uneven n they were playin on the side where it slopes n cuddles lost his footing n rocky was rolling n its hard to describe how it happened but he caught cuddles n held him up with his hind legs until i was able to repositions cuddles' legs n he lowered down... he literally stopped him from falling down the slope... cuddles has poor nite vision now n rocky will walk with him n blocks him if he thinks he might walk into something or hurt himself... there is so much stuff... but rocky's worth the work... he is such a loving dog... he's learning hand commands now n has improved immensely n its just tht jumping at the fence tht we're stumped at ways of stopping him without reversing the other stuff he's overcome... i'm the only one tht he allows to leash him... n allows to be chained by... if anyone else goes to do it he thrashes about n runs from them... he's learnt a lot on the assistance side as well n has a fair way to go with tht but we work on tht everyday...

lol i've gone further then the soft approach with this kid... i tried tht at the start... i'm actually at tht stage where i'm gonna follow this kid home to tell his parents...

i'm pretty much totally confuzzled on how to stop rocky my ridge back x GSD from demolishing my colourbond fences... yesterday my worst fear came to path... i have an alley way beside my house n it isn't used tht much but there are the regulars tht go down all the time... now rocky doesnt react to everyone who walks the alley way... most part ppl can walk without him jumping at the fence... but there are the few tht cause him to go into the zone n u cannot break him from the zone with these ppl... one is a kid who i swear if assault wasnt illegal i'd beat the sh!t out of him... i've busted him throwing rocks n sticks over the fence n he also kicks at the fence... now i've asked him multiple times to stop doing tht n all he does is gives u this blank look n mutters under his breath n walks off... this kid goes past between 4:30-5:30 only on school days... rocky also jumps at the fence when ppl walk their dogs down the alley now they do everything right... but of course he reacts to dogs...yesterday he literally went thru the fence... knocked a panel clean out... now this guy was great... he brought rocky back n let me know tht he got out... i've introduced rocky to a couple of the dogs before n tht stopped the crashing into the fence... but had never been able to catch up with this guy to introduce rocky to his dog... thankfully nothing bad happened... i dont know how to stop him doing it... he also does the same at the backfence as well since my neighbour's toddler threw stuff over the fence... i know the kid was only playing but he still jumps at the same spot... i've put stuff up against the fence there n all he did was move a section to the left... any ideas on how to break this habit would be welcomed... another question i have is... i adopted rocky from the animal adoption agency over a year ago n i still havent rec'd his paperwork... so i havent been able to register him with the council or register his microchip... i know for a fact they hadnt sent it thru to the council either coz i wouldve gotten a fine by now if they had which i couldve registered tht way... i've contacted AAA on numerous occasions asking for the paper work n they offered to email it to me n months go by n nothing... help pls :cry: