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aggression

  1. S

    Boerboel asserting dominance over child

    I have a 23 month old boerboel. We have raised him from a few month old pup. I have an almost 9 year old son who my dog has recently started snapping at. Today he got gim in the arm. My son feeds him, takes care of him and has always been around him. My son will just pet him now and he'll snap...
  2. D

    Adopted Senior Mastiff with signs of lifelong abuse

    Asking for any suggestions. Our family adopted a 9 year old mastiff from a Humane Society. He had been there for 10 months. Many failed adoptions. I have a young disabled wheelchair bound son and was looking for a dog who was good with children. I have had 4 English Mastiffs over the years and...
  3. livegracefully

    Biting

    My CC is a 9 month old female. She has been to a three week puppy board and train. She is crate trained, leash trained and follows commands from either my husband or myself. From the moment she met my husband as a weeks old puppy she has definitely been his velcro. She absolutely adores him. She...
  4. Tracyhc

    Structure and training to ease aggression?

    Experienced Cane Corso owners please advise me on how to start structure and training, I'm not understanding the structure bit that Im been told my 10 month needs. I've got it totally wrong with her, she litterelly is the boss because I've been so soft letting her do what she wants if she's...
  5. Tracyhc

    Cane Corso Aggression?

    Hey cc experienced owners, my 11 month old f cc is showing aggression towards other dogs, just sometimes tho, can this be knocked out of her, I mean can she be taught to not be like this, she even growls at my cat if she walks near her toys and even me at times, but most times she is playful...
  6. Tracyhc

    Aggression

    My 10 months old female cc bit me on my arm yesterday because another dog which is normally her play mate went near her bone which was on her bed. Well she just flipped so I panicked and grabbed her collar to pull her away then next thing my arm got bit. I screamed and she let go straight away...
  7. Dorian_2301

    2 year old male Cane Corso dog agression

    Hello! My 2 year old cane corso male has started to show dog aggression after we have put down our female dog who was 4 years old. He was very good and friendly dog, and she was the aggressive one (towards people and other dogs). After she died, he started showing aggression towards unfamiliar...
  8. A

    18 month friendly cc has begun to snap at guests

    hello guys We have a very loving and friendly cane cor so female. She has always been very well socialised with people and dogs alike. She has always been over friendly with people jumping on them and playing. Always affectionate. Just recently she has begun showing slightly different...
  9. B

    Aggressive/Biting Cane Corso

    Hey guys! I'm new to the forum but I don't know where else to go. I'm here for advice on what to do because I fear my girlfriend's family's Cane Corso. This may be long-winded so I apologize in advance. Their Cane Corso is a bit aggressive and shows dominant characteristics of the entire...
  10. atcbravozulu

    Food Aggression in EM puppy

    I brought home my gorgeous EM baby Samson almost two years ago!!! He is the most amazing dog. So, naturally, I wanted another dog...presumably with the same temperament as my Samson. So I contacted my breeder, told her I was interested in another male...and when someone dropped out of her...
  11. EverythingEnglishMastiff

    Preventing Aggression

    Came across this and I like the way Dr. Ian explains the subject. Might help someone.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfSFw5NJ01w
  12. M

    BB owner feeling lost and unsure - advice desperately needed on how to proceed

    Hank is now 15 months. He is a 65kg BB and has not been castrated (yet - we thought about studding him out). We are two 30 somethings with a 6 month old baby living in the suburbs. We love Hank to pieces but he has changed so much in the last few months that we are becoming more and more...
  13. B

    1 yr old Cane Corso - Territorial Aggression, and Aggression with 7-12 month old Pups

    Hello! My husband and I love our 110 lb Cane Corso, Brewzer, but he is out of control! He has had territorial aggression with our neighbors since we've had him. Unfortunately, he entered a "fear stage" early, and we tried to calm him when he would give a little puppy growl i.e. "it's okay...
  14. M

    Not so Melo (little long)

    Pretty eyes but he can be a real jerky jerk. I've been digging through various behavior posts here for days and while I have found some suggestions and answers..maybe it's time to post on my own. Melo is 14 weeks now and enrolled in puppy class. We have two-ish problems with him right now...
  15. J

    Fear Aggression Gone Crazy

    Hi All- I've posted several times over the last year or so about my EM Buster. Most recently I posted this: Aggression in Adult English Mastiff - Mastiff Forum. This is somewhat a follow up to that post. We've tried some "training" but only so much is possible when a) you can't...
  16. J

    Aggression in Adult English Mastiff

    Hi All-<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have posted a few things over the last year about my furbaby Buster.&nbsp; Buster just turned 2 in October and we'd kind of given up on him ever being a friendly dog.&nbsp; Which is fine, some people don't prefer people, some dogs don't either.&nbsp; As...
  17. W

    Boerboel home remedies

    Hi there. I'm looking for advice. I have a boerboel who was born in Jan 2013. I love him and he has been pampered in our home. I'm having a few issues with him and need suggestions on how to correct them ASAP. First off, I live in Egypt so a trainer isn't possible. So please give...
  18. O

    Extremely aggressive cane corso! Help!?

    It probably doesn't need to be written that I'm new to the forum. But yeah, lol. Anyways this is very serious, and before you/anyone wants to go off about not properly raising the dog etc, PLEASE just read the whole thing first. My screen name is Ogre because that is what we named our dark...
  19. amcwilson

    Implementing Umbilical Training - situational questions

    I posted a thread on here a few months ago called "Mastiff Aggression - What can I do?" talking about some of the aggressive behavior I have seen in my dog. Bernie is a mastiff mix, about 9 months old now. He is of course going through phases. Some weeks he listens really well, other weeks...
  20. amcwilson

    Mastiff Aggression - what can I do?

    My husband and I have a 7 month mastiff mix named Bernie. We have done our very best to socialize him, having gotten him when he was round 5 months old. We had new people over to the house every day the 1st 2 weeks we had him – including a small child. He actually lived with children and...