fear aggression

We have a two year old pit. He’s attached to me by the hip and lately he’s been growling at my husband. It used to be just when he was in the bed laying with me and now it’s if my husband starts to play with him also or sometimes if he’ll pet him. Everything we’ve read said not to discourage the...

I have a skittish dog that I adopted from the shelter. After bringing it home it warmed up to my roommate much more quickly than it did even to me. It has been about six months since the dog moved in and it has recently started growling, barking, giving side eye, and now attempting to bite...

Hello there! I have a 1.5 year old male who was recently neutered. Before being neutered he began to display some very unexpected aggression. Since adopting him at 2 months, he has always been possessive and can be food/toy aggressive, but we have worked on it with him and he has gotten much...

Hey all! I have a pit/bealge rescue that is fearful agressive. My brother is over for a few days and we were able to semi-successfully introduce the two. She is great on the couch with him, even bares her underside for a belly rub and licks the crap outta his face (not sure what the over licking...

Hello everyone, thanks for taking the time to read my post. I have a 1.5 year old border collie/blue heeler/Australian Shepard mix (half Border Collie, quarter others). She is very social, I have her decently trained with basic commands and tricks. I am have big issues with her in introductions...

Dog community, I need some help with my precious boy, Duckie! He is suddenly lunging and acting aggressively towards strangers. Can you help me figure out what the problem is and how to solve it? :huddle: BACKGROUND: I have a 4 year old red-tick coonhound (maybe mix) named Duckie that my...

My lovely Australian Cattle dog as some fear aggression issues. I rescued him in September and he's a little over a year and a half old. He's always had some issues with strangers, well, mostly men. He's came very close to biting my trainer, as well as a couple family members. Since using...

Hi! On week two with our 13 week old AmStaff/Boxer/Terrier mix and looking for a little help. As a background- we got her from a shelter where she, mom, and litter mates were and were told she rated "borderline" because she was fearless, was amped up by human contact, and lacked bite...

hi, this is mi first post So.. I have a six months old female maltesse. She has been with me for four months. Because she had not been vacunated when i received her she was isolated till she was 4 months old and did not interact with other dogs until then. She is afraid of big or intrepid dogs...

Hi there, Recently, I have been having trouble with my four yr old min/ pin chihuahua mix. He always growls at me when I approach my boyfriend on the sofa. In other areas, when I approach my boyfriend, he gets up to see whats going on. He also doenst like me eating my boyfriends food on the...

My husband and I adopted a 2-year-old Akita from our local shelter last week. She is an incredibly sweet dog and (mostly) well behaved. She stays off the furniture, doesn't beg for food, (sometimes) listens to commands, and is always ready to cuddle with her humans... and this is after just a...

My 2.5 yo, 40 lb border collie/springer mix is suddenly showing some aggressive behaviors. I'm unsure if it is RG but seems to be more territorial as opposed to object based. It also seems to be fear based. At first it was territorial and directed only at other/new dogs. He was jumped a bit...

18 month old Australian Shepherd, I believe he shows fear aggression. He has ever since he was a pup. He came off a ranch in a small town, with no kids, and not much interaction with people. He had his parents and his siblings as well as goats, cows, donkeys, etc... He stayed with a friend the...