Deranged Pooch

[beast 1,884]

wise words skycat. i might just add that i have seen a few dogs used for racing which learnt either that they were too slow to compete with the other dogs , or that once they caught up with the lure their was no outlet for their hyped-up state. in both cases i've seen dogs which learned that it was much more fun to start playing "chase me" or "fight me" witth other dogs instead of racing. best to leave him at home cos you won't cure it if you keep letting him do it, he enjoys it too much

[blackmaggie 3,376]

Yes and muzzled just in case, he wants to course em and chomp em, he even did the same thing to his 5 month old pup

 

How about chopping his crown jewels off....anyone know if this actually calms them down?

hes 16 month old and he has a 5 month old pup are you for real

 

Here we go with the stupid comments, accidents happen... ask your Mum and Dad! Dick.. better than a 16 month old bitch eh?

firstly i happened because my dad didnt have a 50 pence piece for the electric meter and if you cant see when a bitch is breaking down you are in the wrong game dickheads like you that breed from pups then claim its a accident make me laugh no wonder all the rescue centres are full better take a new hobby up because the dog you have attacking a young pup is to much for you to handle

[Casso 1,261]

Hi guys,

 

I have a 16 month old Lurcher who I race around a Greyhound track once a month and at shows.

 

He's started to chase and attack the other dogs rather than actually giving a f**k about the lure. It's proper f**king me off, embarrassing is an understatement!

 

Yesterday we attended a show and we entered both my Lurchers in a straight lure race, I slipped him and mate slipped my other dog....there were 5 dogs in total and they all took off at the same time. My deranged dog made a B line staight for my other pooch and wiped her out! WTF!

 

He's still got the nuts attached, how much of a difference does removing them make like?

 

Cheers in advance for all the sensible answers

a lot of mutts who have hunted and killed prey sometimes are not very motivated to chase lures, but the problem in your case is that he is still energized by the whole racing activity but not very interested by the lure,

so he still has energy to give and your other dog becomes the avenue for it , its a case of better the devil you know,,his nuts are nothing to do with it , its not aggression as such its energy like two terriers fighting at a dig, its not personal ,

he may run a lure on his own but i think even in time he go off that as well,

if you give a tuned in dog the choice between between the real thing and an artificial item , he will give you the answer as to which he would rather and in this case i think he is expressing which motivates him,,

 

i would just like to qualify that by saying dogs are immediate moment animals , in that i mean they act on what they feel inside at that particular time, energy in energy out, all the dog is doing is grounding energy in the movement of your other dog, racing may not be his thing , the lure is not grounding enough of his drive energy but the other dogs are, hes the sort that would have made a good fox dog

Edited April 8, 2012 by Casso

[Tyla 3,179]

To be honest ... get him cut so he cant breed any more accidents, find someone who is willing to put the time into training and socialising him, give him to them and take up knitting.

[The Duncan 802]

Or learn from your mistakes and from the wisdom of Penny and others here have offered. DON'T give up like the last poster suggested, but learn, adapt and move forwards with your dogs.

 

Atb

 

Duncan

[Tyla 3,179]

Or learn from your mistakes and from the wisdom of Penny and others here have offered. DON'T give up like the last poster suggested, but learn, adapt and move forwards with your dogs.

 

Atb

 

Duncan

 

Why? There are enough careless people involved in the dogs as it is? Perhaps the odd one giving up may not be a bad thing, chances are its a fad and the dogs will be passed on within the year anyway

[skycat 6,173]

If I had given up each time I made a mistake I'd have stopped keeping dogs a long time ago! It is easy to condemn people without knowing the full story, and I'm just as guilty of making snap judgements, but I do try not to these days: are you just having a sh*t day Tyla?

[Tyla 3,179]

If I had given up each time I made a mistake I'd have stopped keeping dogs a long time ago! It is easy to condemn people without knowing the full story, and I'm just as guilty of making snap judgements, but I do try not to these days: are you just having a sh*t day Tyla?

 

Yes, was having a crappy day. Not normally quite so negative. Take Skycats advice and ignore me

[skycat 6,173]

Bless you! I can't count the number of times I've put up an angry post and had to edit it severely a bit later :laugh: Hopefully before someone's laid into me for it

[The Duncan 802]

We're all human. Well, mostly

[Moll. 1,770]

I had a dog like that, when he turned 2yrs, became a real bully, would run at strange dogs, never check to see if they were dogs or bitches/young or old, just pile in and pull them to the gound.

I eventually stopped him with training and being carefull where i took him when he was off the lead untill he was sorted

As for foxes, you would think he would be brill but he wasn't. He liked to be on top but as soon as he got bitten back...he did not like it, the same when a dog got him on the face. He never attacked another dog after that.