Black Dog
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IMDB rating: 4.80 Plot: Ex-con Jack Crews, who works as car mechanic in New Jersey since he’s out and enjoys being a good husband and father to his daughter, refused to do it as his license was suspended, but when he finds the bank is about to foreclose on his house, he has no other choice then accept $10,000 for one truck ride all the way from Atlanta. He doesn’t want to know about the load, but guesses right as it comes with a black dog, spare driver and two men ‘protection’ in a car that his long ride is about to turn into a mobile battle fought with vehicles and bullets for the illegal arms shipment which the FBI is after too while Red, who send the load in the first place, turns out to head a gang which stops at nothing to get them delivered. And then there’s the legend of the ominous black dog… |
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My Dog Barks at people on walks AGGRESSIVELY, but she would never bite- Help!?
I live in an upscale highrise in the city, and My Cocker Spaniel has been getting us into trouble. When we take her outside, she immediately starts pulling, tugging, and aggressively barking at all of the concierge, and later, everyone she sees in the park. When we are alone with her, she is sweet, dosile, and somewhat lazy. Its when we get her out of the elevater, the whole walk, and back in that is making the building management very upset with us, as she is scaring the other residents in the building. It doesn’t matter if it is children, grandmothers, black, white, asian, its all people!! And when we have her at parties and things she is fine. In atmospheres with other dogs for ex. The Doggie Beach, or Park, she is fine- not a peep! Its only when someone comes to visit us, whether she knows them or not, and for her walks. We have tried giving her treats for not barking, and she is so aggressive, she doesnt even pay attention. She has never bit anyone, and is missing some of her teeth, so she doesnt even enjoy playing with toys, chewing anything, or playing ball. We play with her sometimes, and at that, not even the slightest nibble. Can somebody please tell us what to do? We really do not want to have to resort to a special collar for her, but at the rate its going, its what we are going to have to do- before WE ALL become homeless!!
Ask your vet for a referral to a dog trainer. Since you’re so "upscale" it shouldn’t be hard to pay for one. You should’ve done this the minute her behavior started. Now it’s been allowed for however long she’s been doing it, so it’s been strongly reinforced. Bad dog owner.
ps A collar won’t be that helpful because you are part of the problem and you need to learn how to cope with your dog better.
EDIT: And your answer would make me wrong, how? You are discussing TRAINING, and I recommend TRAINING. I suggest that the owner is partially responsible for allowing this to go on, as do you. So, perhaps instead of making accusations and picking fights, you could take a step back and see we are suggesting exactly the same thing, Miss Musher.
ouragon | Feb 06, 2010
Ouragon is wrong!!! Your dog’s personality tells her that she is the alpha dog and she is making sure everyone knows it. You need to make sure she knows you and your family members are all above her in the pack rankings.
I’m not trying to be funny. If your dog gets everything she wants, when she wants it, she assumes she is the alpha dog in the pack (your family).
You and your fellow humans must take control. Control when the dog gets fed (twice a day, same time) not when she begs or barks or whatever she does to show you she wants food. Save treats for special occasions but ONLY when she DOES something not when she doesn’t do something. Dogs don’t get "ohh I get a treat when I don’t…"
Control when the dog goes for a walk. If she does something to let you know she wants to go out, ignore her for 15 minutes, then go out. Don’t pay special attention to her right when you get home. Pay attention to family members or ignore her if you are home alone.
She must realize she is not in charge, but this will only help keep her from being aggressive towards others. She is also probably defensive of her pack. Not being the alpha dog will ease this alot (now it’s your job to protect everybody in the pack, not hers).
For outside I strongly suggest a Gentle Leader head collar. This will immediately eliminate pulling and tugging. It will take a few minutes for her to get used to it but it eliminates pulling immediately. Go to www.gentleleader.com I use it to walk my sled dogs in the summer. Without it my big dogs would drag me down the street (I’n 6′2" 240lbs). I don’t want them to pull when walking but I don’t want them to stop pulling because that’s what they do when we mush.
Try working with your dog on who’s boss. It is hard but you can not spoil your dog at home and expect good behavior in public (ever seen a spoiled kid in a store?). Get a gentle leader. But some of it is her personality as a dog and can’t be changed.
Good luck
Kenka | Feb 06, 2010
I have seen people with these kinds of dogs. These dogs quickly become the most hated dog in the neighborhood. Usually what I see is the owner either doesn’t care, or the owner seems to be ashamed of the dog.
What you can do is keep her on a short leash by your side, don’t let her have much freedom of movement. Give way when passing by other people. Pull her to the side and give other people the way. Whenever she barks aggressively, correct her and apologize to the people. (You will be doing a lot of apologizing in the beginning.) She knows she can get away with being a jerk because she has you to protect her if a human were to decide to beat her up. Since you don’t actually condone this, make that very clear by your behaviour. It’s very interesting how dogs can pick up courteous behaviour from the owner.
averagebear | Feb 06, 2010
