Comments on: Trying This Again, My Anti Social Dog.?

By: jrbw01

jrbw01 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:57:30 +0000

This is a tough one. The training that you’ve done so far is basically what I have been using for my greyhounds and they are perfect but they were perfect before. Now they’re just better trained.
I truly don’t know how to socialize dogs to get along with other dogs other than giving them a variety of encounters with dogs and keeping the upper hand. Cesar Milan http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/ has excellent ideas on stuff like this. He introduces them to other dogs while he has control BUT he’s a professional.
Greyhounds have to be “small dog” tested before you adopt them. Some have such a high prey drive that they’re not safe with small dogs. Other greyhounds are so submissive that they will let any kind of animal lay by them. We have a behaviorist that works with our greyhound adoption group and she would probably have the greyhound visit your house before you adopted it. You will have to muzzle the greyhound to make sure but it sounds like you may want to muzzle your guy too. Greyhounds have very thin skin that tears easily. While a labrador would just have a small puncture wound after being bitten, a greyhound could have a gaping wound.
Here is my group’s site. http://www.greyhoundadoption.org/. I’m not sure where you’re located but I’m sure you could find one near you on the internet and call them to get their opinion. It wouldn’t be fair to get a greyhound and then have to give it back because your dog doesn’t like it. Best to have it under control first. A behaviorist might be a good person for you to consult.

By: ~Bill Kaulitz is hot =D~ MY MAN!

~Bill Kaulitz is hot =D~ MY MAN! — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:52:28 +0000

if you get an other dog, they probably will get along and be friends but it will take a while to get both of them used to eachother
I had te same problem b/c my two goldens would fight and really bad but we went through it slowly intruducing them and now they can’t live without eachother
god luck and if it is nessesary, get a pro trainer

By: Bored is the name.

Bored is the name. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:25:42 +0000

like you said it will take more time, i think you should go to a professional not Y!A.

By: Jared K

Jared K — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:28:32 +0000

get a professional trainer… if you teach him wrong, he may never learn how to do it right…

By: kurtsy

kurtsy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:49:29 +0000

hmm…..Im sorry that your dog is acting like this.
I really dont know what to say.
Im against breeders and showdogs.

By: Bella Rose

Bella Rose — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:14:47 +0000

I am going to suggest Bark Busters training methods to you. They worked very well for my dog. I enrolled her for life and that meant that the trainer could come back for a session any time I had a problem or complaints from neighbours.
It does not look as though you will have complaints from neighbours. However, I think based on what I have leaned that it would be unwise to introduce another dog until this dog is trained and settled. It would also be very unwise to have two dogs that are so different is size and breed type as a Grey Hound and a Parson Jack Russell.
This could be a recipe for disaster if the big dog was aggressive and attacked the smaller dog that you say is not aggressive or a good mixer.
I will give you the Bark Busters web site and I hope that all turns out well for you. You can find your nearest Bark Busters trainer on this site.http://www.barkbusters.com.au/
Good Luck!!!