Lunging Reactive Great Dane Problem
Channel: Arf Arf Bark Bark Rescue & Rehab
Date: 2019-10-14

Oct 13, 19 | #19 | Member's Lunging Reactive Great Dane Problem

Length: 1:16:50

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~ Members' Reactive Great Dane Problem

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Melissa Stanley:
Hi James! I am a member of the group and I’ve subscribed to your YouTube channel. Thank you for your helpful and informative videos!! I need some advice for my dog please.

Bauer is a 7 month old male Great Dane currently weighing 90 lbs. We brought him home when he was 14 1/2 weeks old. Our household consists of myself, my husband, our 3 kids, and a 6 year old male chihuahua.

Sprocket, the chihuahua, is the guy in charge. He quickly set boundaries that Bauer obeys. However, Sprocket is an extremely yappy dog who barks at everything! The kids are not with us full time, so there’s lots of moving parts and our household dynamic is constantly changing.

Bauer was diagnosed with colitis about 3 months ago after lots of testing and weeks of diarrhea. He is on Tylan powder 1/8th tsp twice a day. Once he started the meds, he immediately starting gaining weight and thriving again.

My issue with Bauer is that he is quickly getting bigger and I’m finding it harder to manage him on the leash. If he sees someone on our walks then he immediately starts barking and growling at the people. He pulls and lunges to get to them. If a stranger is brave and comes over, he will bark in their face. Once he senses that they’re not a threat then he’ll stop for 15 seconds and then typically start barking in their face again. Then he tends to try to get away, like he seems scared. We took he and sprocket to the dog park and he did wonderful with the other dogs. He was playing gently with the other dogs. Some more aggressive then he would bully him and I would have to shoo the other dog away. But if a person approached at the park to talk to us he would bark his head off at the person. He has NEVER bit anyone or even nipped ever! But it scares people when he behaves this way. He does “mouth” when he plays which we’re trying to correct.

My goal for Bauer is to be able to go on a leisurely walk. I want him to just relax and enjoy it. He’s constantly scanning the area and on the lookout for a threat and once he’s sees something he doesn’t like I cannot snap him out of it. He’s so focused that he doesn’t hear me. He has learned basic commands such as sit, stay,paw, and down.

Thank you for your time

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