Okay, I was over at my friend Micheles house(the one who has Cheyanne) anyway, Ching was trying his hardest to hump her, I kept pushing him off and trying to redirect him, I would tell him "no" and move him. Chey was not making him get off of her at all, so I finally shoved him off and said no in a lot deeper voice and as I do that, he growled at me....just a quick growl but a growl none the less, so I grabbed him and told him no, I was holding him like a baby(was told to do this instead of rolling him as it may hurt a chow pup and this is supposed to be just as effective) Well, he growled again, I grabbed his muzzle firm but not enough to hurt him and told him to stop it, and he kind of went wacko on me, he was trying to get away, he was growling and trying to nip and I didn't want him to hurt himself so I laid him on his back on the floor and said "Chingy, Knock it off" in a very deep voice. It got him to stop. I made him lay there for a couple minutes. I let him get up and I have nad no problems since. Should I just keep this up. All my dogs have always been very submissive, this puppy is extremely dominant. I know I need to get a handle on this now. Am I doing this correctly? He will start obedience in a few weeks. I will also talk to my trainer on Tuesday about this. Any help will be great........Thanks!
you are right in getting a handle on it now. chows have a tendency to be aggressive. he is starting it awfully young. if the rolling him seems to have worked, i would keep using it if you have any further episodes with him. i would definately talk to the trainer. you could also contact the breeder and find out how they deal with the aggression issue. they are with several on a daily basis and should be able to help with advice on how to deal with any issues you have with your pup.
Duh! I am such a dork, I forgot to e-mail the breeder! Thanks Dusty, I have pretty much asked everywhere else I can think of. I will e-mail him now and see what he says.
Ching still has his "puppy license." In other words, he's young enough that adult dogs will put up with obnoxious behavior from him because of his age. When he gets a little older, that will change.
Training isn't supposed to be a pitched battle, and I've found the best way to deal with dominant dogs isn't to out-Terminator them. Let's face it: once the dog is an adult, he'll win in a physical fight. And violence often leads to more violence, so the uber-butch routine isn't your best bet. Instead, you have to out-think him. Because you control the resources, you don't have to force him into submission. Rather, you can reward him when he displays behaviors you like and ignore him completely when he displays behaviors you don't like. Although he'll never want to please you the way a golden would, he'll want to stay in good enough standing to receive meals (and treats and toys and walks and play time). I'm not suggesting you feed him less food than he needs. However, you should make sure that you only give him rewards (including meals) when he is behaving appropriately.
Ultimately, you want to teach him that certain behaviors will get him the things he wants, and other behaviors will get him nothing. Have you ever tried to fight with or boss around someone who refuses to acknowledge your existence? It's tough to do.
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