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I have a year and 9 month old male Doberman Pinscher. He is great around the family and people he knows however he is sooooooo anxious around strangers or people he has only met a few times. He has never bitten but whenever we go out or someone new comes in the house he makes a huge scene! Growling (not showing the teeth however), barking, hair standing on end, he will go on for about 10 minutes and then slowly warm up to them. A trainer suggested that when I have him out in public to get strangers to give him treats. I've tried this but he'll take the treat and them make a scene. He's never bitten anyone, but I find it so exhausting sometimes when people just want to pat him and he makes his big scene. Any advice?
Also he is unusually agressive towards my boyfriends 5 year old lab.He's great around our female and puppy but whenever the lab comes around he freaks out and chases him around the house, the lab will be sleeping and he will wake him up and pin him in corners growling, they've fought a few times but I always broke it up. The lab is never agressive towards him. Also when the lab comes to the house my doberman becomes agressive towards the puppy as well, and it takes him a good hour to calm down after the lab leaves, he just becomes a ball of nerves growling constantly (again, not showing the teeth) I don't understand it, the lab is the most laid back dog I know and never shows agression towards Sirius. I suppose I should mention Sirius is not Neutered yet (he will be this month) but the lab is. Any advice would be appreciated.
I have a year and 9 month old male Doberman Pinscher. He is great around the family and people he knows however he is sooooooo anxious around strangers or people he has only met a few times. He has never bitten but whenever we go out or someone new comes in the house he makes a huge scene! Growling (not showing the teeth however), barking, hair standing on end, he will go on for about 10 minutes and then slowly warm up to them. A trainer suggested that when I have him out in public to get strangers to give him treats. I've tried this but he'll take the treat and them make a scene. He's never bitten anyone, but I find it so exhausting sometimes when people just want to pat him and he makes his big scene. Any advice?
Also he is unusually agressive towards my boyfriends 5 year old lab.He's great around our female and puppy but whenever the lab comes around he freaks out and chases him around the house, the lab will be sleeping and he will wake him up and pin him in corners growling, they've fought a few times but I always broke it up. The lab is never agressive towards him. Also when the lab comes to the house my doberman becomes agressive towards the puppy as well, and it takes him a good hour to calm down after the lab leaves, he just becomes a ball of nerves growling constantly (again, not showing the teeth) I don't understand it, the lab is the most laid back dog I know and never shows agression towards Sirius. I suppose I should mention Sirius is not Neutered yet (he will be this month) but the lab is. Any advice would be appreciated.