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[jok]

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I would say that training classes and socialisation should help immensely.

As quite a few others have said, don't feel that yours is the only dog doing this. Frankie has recently started barking at other dogs when he's on the lead, particulary when my two bitches are present too. Off the lead he's perfect and gets on well with others.

I had a situation this week when another dog was aggressive towards Chloe. Frankie got very angry about it! He's 10 months old so im putting it down to hormones and also trying to look after 'his girls'.

He's well socialised, going to ringcraft most weeks and regular shows. We don't have a problem there, so i think it probably is a dominance thing over the girls.

 

[Nicola]

Picco is lovely off lead and on the whole doesn't even bother with other dogs when he's having a run and has almost perfect recall  o
When he's on lead he's a very different dog and can seem very aggressive towards other dogs up on his hind legs showing his teeth and barking like a loony  :b

Cheers

            Steve

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I think is a not uncommon problem with whippets, especially where you walk more than one. On his own Fred is fine, but with Stan there too, he can be just like you describe Steve.

I too have managed to get this under control to a good extent. I usually talk to the other dog approaching in a really cheerful voice as if I'm really pleased to see it or I get Fred's attention and reward him with a biscuit, making sure this lasts until the other dog has passed. This seems to reassure Fred. It's a fear thing, and a need to protect in some way.

This is just my solution, but it does seem to work 70-80 % of the time

 

[jnjsse]

thanks again for eveyones replies, but we have another question which i hope does'nt start more debates, say if we had him "done" some people say it would'nt change his behavior but what about the scent marking side of things?

 

[Millie]

All I can say is the couple of collies I have had castrated over the years for medical problems have still sent marked, one doesn't bother to cock his leg no more, but still squat marks (w00t)

Maybe the answer would be trying a belly band !

Belly bands

 

[Whippets Rule]

thanks again for eveyones replies, but we have another question which i hope does'nt start more debates, say if we had him "done" some people say it would'nt change his behavior but what about the scent marking side of things?

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I think you'll find your vet will give you the best advice regarding neutering and its effects .

Good luck, i really hope you get things sorted.

 

[maja]

Hi there,

Obedience classes would definitelly help...As Millie mentioned - Wolfie, Dylan's brother has done obedience classes since he was puppy, now doing agility and we don't have any problems with him in terms of aggresion at all. He just loves everyone...he is very well socialised...

Hope you will sort Dylan soon.... sure deep inside he is has loving personality like his brother Wolfie

good luck

m.

 

[jnjsse]

have just made a call to brian at the training club in titchfield after gettin the number from their site, they're fully booked till august, so they took my name an number an will ring back when theres space for charlie and dylan, sounds really well organised and they will be put in separate classes according to their ages, sounds like the dogs will enjoy it aswell, thats step 1 sorted anyway!

maja, do you have any other pics of wolfie?

the frustrating thing bout dylan is that when he's indoors he's the most placid hound, we can get him to go to sleep stood up tickin his neck! jus when he goes out he can turn loopy!

 

[Millie]

maja, do you have any other pics of wolfie?

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Heres a pic of Wolfie ..........

 

[Millie]

and this is his sister Poppy belonging to K9er Suvi .........

 

[Millie]

and another brother, Boston, owned by their breeder.

 

[jnjsse]

excellent cheers, how many were in his litter then? would be good to see wat charlies bro's an sis's look like, but dunno how to go about it

 

[maja]

Tried to add another photo of Wolfie, but pic size is too big...will send it tomorrow...

..would be nice to see Dylan and Charlie - do you have any photos?

Wolfie is bit of noughty teenager as well as he is running away from us to other dogs and does not know when to stop playing with them. Hope this will improve when he is bit older. Thats only problem we have with him at the moment...

Just wandering, how tall is Dylan?

Also Millie, I remember Freeway was quite big whippet - how tall is he in his sholders? Many people think - in first site - that Wolfie is female and I wander why? He is 52 cm in his shoulders - I don't think thats too small?

m.

 

[Millie]

Tried to add another photo of Wolfie, but pic size is too big...will send it tomorrow...
..would be nice to see Dylan and Charlie - do you have any photos?

Wolfie is bit of noughty teenager as well as he is running away from us to other dogs and does not know when to stop playing with them. Hope this will improve when he is bit older. Thats only problem we have with him at the moment...

Just wandering, how tall is Dylan?

Also Millie, I remember Freeway was quite big whippet - how tall is he in his sholders? Many people think - in first site -  that Wolfie is female and I wander why? He is 52 cm in his shoulders - I don't think thats too small?

m.

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He sounds just about right :thumbsup: Freeway is 53 cms.

There was nine puppies in the litter 6 boys 3 girls. Here are the pics of the boys at 7weeks .......

 

[Millie]

and the girls. As you can see they were all very simular.

 

[Millie]

And one of mum ........

 

[jnjsse]

hello, charlie and dylan are just under 22" at the shoulder i think, we do have loads of pics, but postin em is a major headache, there is a few thread a few wks where millie resized them for us,

 

[Millie]

Here are a few pics of Dylan and Charlie

 

[jnjsse]

cheers for doing that :cheers:

 

[maja]

Thanks for the pics...such handsome dogs... :thumbsup:

Here is one more of of Wolfie...

 

[maja]

....and last one....