Re: [PyrNet-L] Re: Behavior: Aggression or normal coming of age?

[Charlotte & Jack Perry <pyreau@erols.com>]

Hi Sue,
Sounds like your Pyr has just reached adolescence and is pushing his
limits. Seems like many of the boys go through this phase....but it
really does pass.  The first thing to do is to take away the chew bones
and anything else he considers "his" and start teaching him that he is
not boss. "Alpha Boot Camp" is a wonderful article on this and can be
found at www.sonic.net/~cdlcruz/GPCC/library.htm  I would not recommend
some of the harsher training methods such as rolling him over or staring
him in the eyes. For some reason many pyrs take this as a challenge and
it seems to make the problem worse.

Good luck, I'm sure he will soon be back to your sweet dog.

Charlotte
Virginia   

Sue433@aol.com wrote:
> 
>   was hoping someone could shed some light on a problem that recently took
> place concerning my 14 month old male Pyr. I am noticing a change in his
> personality, a bit more bossier, more apt to get in the other dogs faces (I
> also Have an almost 1 year old female Pyr and a 15 year old mixed breed
> female) they cant even walk by him while he is chewing on a rawhide or bone of
> any type without him getting up growling, and chasing them away, he is not
> actually trying to bite but now has my 15 year old dog terrified of him. I of
> course am correcting the behavior as soon as it happens, and its gotten to the
> point where i grab him by the scruff, take his bone away and let him know this
> is not acceptable and that I am not going to tolerate it. He has nevershown
> any type of aggresion to me while i take it away from him, which has me
> wondering is this typical behavior of a young male Pyr amongst other dogs and
> can I expect to change this? My main concern is I feel like I cant let him get
> away with anything, not knowing if he will then start trying to be "boss"
> around my children as well. (a son who is 11, and a daughter who is 9 ) I have
> noticed a change in the way he reacts towards my 11 year old son (who
> absolutely adores him and treats him gently and with respect) if my son is
> eating he will try to practically sit on top of him to get to this food
> (again, we immediately correct him ) but yet he will not do this to anyone
> else in the family. And on the most recent incident, after coming in from our
> yard on a rainy day my son was drying his paws off on the porch with me by his
> side and Darby started growling and leaned his mouth down to my sons hand, I
> stood over him and let him know in no uncertain terms that he better not even
> think about it. ....I'm not sure if he is just seeing what we will allow him
> to get away with or not and up until about the past month or so he has had the
> sweetest, most mellow temperment, extremely laid back....Any suggestions on
> curbing his new behavior would be greatly appreciated..Thank You
> 
>  Sue
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