Aggressive Dog Behavior When Breeding

October 29, 2008 · Filed Under Aggressive Dog Behavior

If your dog has just had a new litter of puppies you might want to keep a close, watchful eye on your dog. Aggression in female dogs that are nursing or raising their puppies often occurs and can be noticed if you step too closely to the puppies. In such cases, the female may start to growl or possibly snap at you. Once the puppies are weaned off of the female or if the littler has been sold and taken away from the female, her aggressiveness will subside and she will go back to the way that she was when you first got her.

Because dogs are animals and at one point did live in the wild some dogs still have the predator hunting the prey instinct in them. With this type of aggression your dog may love to chase joggers that run by your house, people on bikes, and cars. They pretty much love to chase anything that is moving away from them. You need to be careful with this type of aggression, at first your dog may not actually act on its aggression, but sooner or later your dog could end up catching that jogger or biker.

Aggression towards other dogs is quite common in various breeds of dogs. When this does occur, it tends to occur between the same sexes of dogs. When dogs become competitive with other dogs, their main goal is dominance, and taking control of their situation. If you have puppies you can definitely keep and eye and look for it and catch it at an early age. While it may look like your pups are just playing around and having fun, they are actually telling you that they are developing some aggressive type of behavior. If caught early enough, it can be treated and you can train them, if you have an aggressive mature dog, it is going to be a lot more difficult, and if you continue to do nothing about the situation it could get even more dangerous than it already is.

We all love our dogs, and want our dogs to be happy and playful. It may not be anything that you have done as an owner, but if you can catch it at an early stage it will definitely make your life as well as your family’s life a lot more safe, and enjoyable. Catch it when you can, and if you got your dog from the pound, get yourself a trainer, someone who is professional who can help you with this sort of thing, and help make your life with your dog a whole lot of fun!