I have a female drahtaar, barley a year old. She is the sweetest and the goofiest dog I have ever owned. Sleeps with my 6 yr. old, will jump in the tub with my gf’s 3 yr old. Watches tv, and will eat anything in site. Loves all the neighborhood kids and most of the dogs in the neighborhood (at any given time there are 13 dogs at the park). BUT, there are two dogs that she absolutely hates. One a german shepard mix (6 yr old male), and a 9 year old husky.

Last night, we are out playing fetch, and her comes the shepard. Off came the gloves, and my pup on a dead sprint landed right in the middle of the shepards teeth and claws. The owner of the shepard was quite annoyed with me, actually was pissed. Any suggestions how to curb this?

Fences, leashes, and/or training an absolutely 100% recall. Sit to whistle, too. I've got my dogs so I can call them off of chasing a cat, or a squirrel, or stopping for me while I catch up to flush a pheasant. It took a lot of work, but you can train it.

Some dogs just don't get along, and it is a LOT of work to desensitize them - its easier to train the recall or keep them on a leash when you're somewhere other dogs can show up.

shock collar
My heelers are wired the same way.
stay observant and when you see the
aggression unfold,say NO in a clear loud voice
ONCE and then lite her up.
worked for me.

While I agree that 100% obedience is the best place to start, an aggressive dog will still be an aggressive dog and eventually stuff will go down. If the dogs that she has learned to be aggressive towards are dogs that she will be seeing on a regular basis then it is inevitable. There are two options here. Keep her locked away from the completely which will eventually drive you nuts and won't fix her problem or get them together and go about getting them to respect each other in the correct manner. A simple walk side by side can be the best medicine. This can somewhat be explained over the internet but with a situation like aggression I would recommend you find someone local who can help with dog behavior. I don't want any dogs or people getting hurt.

I wouldn't say that your dog hates the other dogs as dogs simply don't hate to hate. What she does probably have is very poor social skills and too much energy wrapped up in that year old bird dog body. She's also learned that when she sees the dogs she is supposed to run at them. You say that she gets along with the other dogs but the shephard or a dog like my lab will put her in her place really quick if she is disrespectful. From the way you describe her I'd also venture a guess that she doesn't fully respect you and your extended family. It's pretty easy for a dog like that to get themselves into trouble.

The very first thing that dog needs is LOTS and LOTS of exercise.

Shock collar will be you best investment, however, shock collar are only designed to re-enforce a command. You should talk to the various Drahthaar breeder's and trainer's throughout Utah. There should be a training day coming up very soon.

Is your drahthaar registered through AKC or VDD?

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Originally posted by Norseman:
Shock collar will be you best investment, however, shock collar are only designed to re-enforce a command. You should talk to the various Drahthaar breeder's and trainer's throughout Utah. There should be a training day coming up very soon.

Is your drahthaar registered through AKC or VDD?

She is registered through VDD. She minds quite well. We run and fetch everyday, along with my lab and any other number of dogs in the neighborhood. She can outrun the lab to the ball, but running side by side back to me, she will growl at the lab to stay away. But if we are on a run, the two dogs run, play, tackle each other like 'puppy play' no growl.

I started with a collar today with no incident.