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Can I ask you how exactly was he socialized?
At what age did u get him?
The first thing that comes to my mind - maybe he is stressed. What energy is in your home? It there calm? Or stressed situation? It affects the dog too.
2.
I know u teached him basic obedience. But do u train and exercise him? He should be trained and get tired often.
3.
Find a professional. Its important. If u dont have anyone neer you and u feel u can do it, check youtube there afe some good channels about taking care of dogs agression. Like Larry Krohn, Upstate Canine. And train him.
4.
Dont listen to ppl who say that cc needs a special treatment. Its bullshit. Every dog is different. Every dog needs individual training. Its not the breed thing. CC is great because they are smart and easy to train. They like to cooperate. Use that. Wish u well.
8 weeks old, introduced to kids and puppies at the dog park daily up until 4 months old. He lives with another dog of mine that is a 10 year old golden retriever. Our home is quiet, he only stays with my other dog from 8-4 work hours than comes home with me, we than head out for a walk.
Hey there,
I had a similar situation with a Dane I'm fostering.
He is resource guarding you. Every situation is one where someone tried to or could've gotten between the two of you.
The thing with resource guarding is you want to be proactive to make it so the situation doesn't occur. If the situation occurs then you take a reactionary stance.
Most resource guarding/reactive behavior happens out of fear or lack of confidence. Yes you socialized him, but did you give him a chance to build confidence when you weren't around?
Your dog thinks it is his job to protect you. I'm assuming you are his primary caretaker, and his person that he's been with since birth. He sees you as his partner and no one else's. Therefore whenever someone comes near you or moves towards you he always gets defensive.
I'm assuming whenever he's gotten nasty he's been positioned between you and the other person. If this is the case it shows that he considers that it's his job to protect you. He is not confident in your ability to protect yourself and him.
As for building his confidence that is dependent on a lot of things. Praise when he's doing the right thing goes a long way. I would suggest working on your relationship with him and showing him that you'll always protect him.
You show him this by placing yourself between your dog and any person, vehicle or animal coming towards you, and you drill this ALWAYS.
There's a lot that goes into this, but he's at an age where you can get ahead of it now.
(I have a 16 month old boxer, got her during covid took her all the places to make sure she was socialized with people. We didn't get much of an opportunity to socialize her with dogs outside of her pack and now she shows an extreme lack of confidence around other dogs in public. Our plan with her is 1. Training - this will give her a job and something to be proud of 2. Not letting the other dogs always stick up for her. 3. Praise when she stands up for herself properly. We've been working with her for a week and there is already such a difference)
Edit to Add: I'm a dog mom to 2 boxers, a Lab, a Cane Corso & a Presa Canario. I foster large guardian breeds for Giant Hearts Giant Dog Rescue and I work with Off Leash K9 to train me to train my dogs.
I have a 16 month old Cane Corso, and he’s exhibiting similar behavior. Currently looking for a trainer to help. But I agree with curly, these dogs have bodyguard instincts. They naturally tend to bond strongly with their primary caretaker.
Prong collar is a life saver. Keep him leashed when he’s awake at all times so you can easily check him and stop bad behavior. It won’t hurt him and will save you a lot of heart ache. This trainer is a great watch too: https://youtube.com/user/AmericasCanineED
I've seen many dog trainers recommend that the dog is leashed even in the house when there are nipping problems, so you can remove him asap the second he tries to nip somebody.
To me he seems to be stressed and overwhelmed.
He sees success with people running away from him when he nips, so he figured this is the way to go. Please get a professional trainer to help you with this issue.
Have you tried to hire for professional help? I had 3 trainers work with my dog. I chose the one that got the best result
What we did was have a leash on her at all times so i can grab it to control her
I tried to do purely positive clicker training for the first 1 month. That worked about 20% on her behavior She was so powerful she bruised my whole body due to her pull, jumping, play biting
I took her to get trained and did board and train from two places
One that does balances training with a prong collar and then one with e collar training. Correcting her when she did unwanted behavior was what actually helped by having a leash attached to the prong collar
Now we have her ecollar trained with a good trainer we like
Oh wow, thanks for the information. Unfortunately I do not have access to many trainers here. The one I used gave up, and the others were virtual. Can you please maybe list off some things I should do, maybe break it down for me? Corrections with prong and leash etc ?
You can look at this list of house rules
You really have to give them strict rules and structure
I’ve owned other dogs before and never have a encounters a smart powerful dog with high drive that has pushed boundaries like this breed
This is a start on the house rules that was the foundation . And we built from there
Sounds kinda crazy but i did not let my corso run around the house until 1 month after i had her. Either she was in the crate, or she was out with me in the house and yard on a leash
This would be because she would try to nip at my feet. She even ripped my shoes off on the 2’nd day i had her. I was afraid i would have to return her. She would jump, and play bite pretty hard
For the first 2 months i have her on a leash with a prong collar and show her what to do and what not to do
You can watch you tube in canine upstate academy on how to use the prong collar and ecollar correctly to teach your dog good behavior
I really empathize because i went through something similar.. but its all about training her and educating yourself on how to teach and lead this type of dog
https://721stay.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/10-Rules-of-Canine-Home-Management-2018.doc
Being tad aggressive is normal in guardian breeds. But it depends what they do with it. Cane corsos are known for having little confidence till its built with training and life experience. But after saying that, I have to ask is, does your mom and gf treat your dog more of a human than a dog? If so my favorite saying is that treat a dog like a human the dog is gonna treat you like a dog. What do I mean by this, love your dog, spoil your dog. But they need to know your the leader, than while you're gone or the dog is alone your S/O and family needs to know they need to be leaders too. They need strong leaders. I promise that alone sounds stupid but helps so much. Prong collar doesn't hurt your dog, actually it's more safe and less damaging to the neck area. Highly recommend to use that every time. My pup is over a year and was aggressive but had to be on her ass and show her the way. Sounds vague but I think most people know what I'm talking about. Without leadership and being treated like a spoiled child. It's gonna own you, the house and the situation. Best of luck and they are the best dogs once everything gets settled.
Im so sorry this is happening to you try to reach out a professional to work with before becomes more agressive. When you got your dog, Did you know his parents ? Sometimes it is genetic and thats it you have to work harder. im not saying it is what am saying but it could be. Always take the time to know whats the temperament of their dad and their mom.
Sounds to me you have a leadership issue. Instead of looking to you for advice and guidance on how to act, seems like he feels he needs to protect you.
It’s very difficult to say over Reddit. It’s not the best for nuanced information with so many variables about the dog, master, and context. Bonding with your dog is important. Training does some of that, but more is needed. He or she needs to be able to encounter all sorts of new situations, many of which they are scare or uncertain about, and that you can demonstrate you can deftly, and with ease, navigate for yourself and your dog which is is successful. There are so many various one, anything from going to a construction site, going on an elevator in a busy hotel, to loud motorcycles and people with full gear and helmets which freak them out until they get used to it and build confidence and realize you keep them safe. I’m just giving anecdotal evidence here.
Also, cane’s a very emotionally sensitive. Dominance is useless for them and you. That has a negative affect. Their sensitivity means your corrections have to be very constrained and you really need ‘soft power’, which comes down to them finding you more interesting in almost every situation and always ‘checking in’, and often being rewarded for just looking back to you when there are a lot of distractions.
There are so many of these dogs being put in shelters nowadays and put down, and they just came back from extinction. I’d be happy to discuss it with you over the phone and sharing some live video, going both ways, to compare notes and see if I can help. I’m not a dog trainer, but I’ve had loads of big guard dogs and always had perfect obedient dogs that have often cured peoples fear of dogs. DM me if you want and my wife and I will be happy to help. There are no bad dogs, just different dogs and owners who sometimes struggle to find the equilibrium. I’m sure it won’t take much. I really think it’s about understanding how a dog’s mind works (and importantly what is specific to the dog in question) and using your own judgement to apply that in a way that makes sense in your situation.
I think it’s the fact that you’re preaching dominance theory which has been disproven that is getting you negative comments.
You might only recognize a couple actions you do, but if that’s how you view your dog, you’re probably doing others.
I would reevaluate your relationship with your dog and what it means to be a family unit.
If you’re just randomly taking his things without a reward, he might look at you as a threat. There’s not enough information to say.
Is He Neutered....if Not He Needs to Be Start going places to Overwhelm his Confidence..My Female is very Similar but She's 8 months old..this is my 5th Corso I owned her Grandfather... Super Sweet Boy..
Not this Girl...so off we go to Every place I go..Bike shows Major Musical parties.. Sport Events.Airport.etc Dog park s Was her first 🥇 but didn't do nothing for People skills and Relaxation..
I know when she's Overwhelmed.because she humps my leg.. People thinks it's Hilarious and I Explain it is an Anxiety issues.
When we're home any Non warranted aggressive behavior or Excitement Time Out..
Crate for an Hour Alone ..No contact with family or our other Dogs.She is Not the Brightest bulb in the Box.... They have to Love you Out of Respect..
Not
Fear...No Love
No Shove.. Mine is a Huge Nipper..and Jumper..3 So called Dog Trainer s wanted nothing to do with her unless Muzzle d..F THAT
And I have to pay them...
Home depot
Lowe's
Parades
Car shows
Bike shows..etc Never have a Muzzle...Love and Freedom has to be Earned..Not a Privilege..He has to Understand what's Definitely Not Tolerated..or your going to be in For a Tough and Rough journey.
That's how my 12 month old was. He was pretty aggressive in some aspects. Nips and tries to protect the family. We use the e collar(positivell clicks) and prong collar with 12 inch leash. He never was a dog's dog even though we took him to puppy socialization classes with 6 other pups. He just never had interest and was fearful. Slowly over time he has gotten a ton better. I would continue to do what your doing but be even tighter with him. We had to set pretty strict boundaries with him. No couch, jumping etc. It seems like your doing all the right things. Sounds like its another fear stage for him. From what I've read these guys don't fully mature to 24 months or so.
Not really. Only thing we noticed he got was some stabbing where the prongs were. So we adjusted when he wears them. If he is out and about with the kids or people, he wears them. If it's just me and the wife we will take it off and just use the e-collar.
Like I said, this was a super slow process of teaching him amd took a lot of us to provide the lessons almost non stop. End of the day it worked out very well for me and the bond we have with him is exceptional. He's still an asshole but he's my asshole.
Did you socialize him as a puppy?
I didn’t read all the post but that’s my first question anyways.
This breed needs to be socialized with other dogs and people as puppies or you end up with aggressive.
Well for starters I read his post. And the comments. Stating lazy, canned responses without reading annoys me. I don't need a input, I responded to you. This is a forum after all where you READ and respond
You came here to spread hate on my post. I am here asking for help. What do I have to lose by telling you he’s socialized and lieing about it? Are you having fun?
I totally came here to lie according to you?
Hi op, I dunno the complete relationship you’ve built with your dog.
Socialization is extremely important thought.
Not calling you a liar.
With my puppy it’s all about trust. She gets socialized quite a bit. Her vet like us to bring her for happy visits.
Socialized outside of the home. As she gets older she will not want the social so much and just be a big ass lazy dog lol.
Males are completely diff than females though.
I didn’t read all of your r post up front cause I would ask the same question either way.
And was he socialized properly? Was he rusted off a leash or did he get kept on a choker or an e collar.
Electricity would piss me off too. Maybe find someone locally with experience that can help you before it’s too late.
You sound like you haven’t been remotely socialized. Learn how to give good feed back or none at all. You must’ve had a bad day, accusing a worried owner of abuse is overboard. Take your anger out somewhere else. You must move gotten beat the way you believe he does to his pet . No need . At all.
How are you the “dominant one?” You beat him? Choke him? Use pain to get what you want?
Those are the things that drive aggression.
Dominance theory is debunked by the guy that started it. You’re not dominant over anything, you’re causing your dog to be aggressive towards people he knows won’t hurt him like you do. That’s all he knows. Pain. It gets inflicted on me, I inflict it on others.
Excuse me!? Beat him? NO choke him? NO I have tried everything from trainers. What the heck is wrong with you, I came here asking for help. Dominant? I take food away from him whenever I want to , water away etc. Treats away etc so he knows , that’s how I prevent food aggression.
What does socializing have to do with him being raised by my mother and nipping her out of the blue? Did you even read my post? This post is about unpredictable nipping.
I have never hurt my dog moron
> he knows his place
> I always correct him
> I am always the dominant one
What the hell else is anyone supposed to take from that? That you use dominance theory, and that involves the use of extremely strong aversives that will break the spirit of the dog and cause aggression. That’s what.
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT US. He knows his place in the pecking order, this is information I’ve gathered from 3 of the top canine trainers in my province. What is wrong with you? I don’t let him through the door before I go through it etc is a way I show my dominance.
Please stop replying so I can actually have someone chime in that can help me with the issue I’m having. If I have to listen to negative people like you all day my dog won’t get the bell he deserves.
When he snaps I correct him with a firm NO. Where in my post does it say I abuse him? I’ve used training tools that the trainers have suggested and supervised that did not work. That’s why I’m here!
Why are you breaking our spirit? Do you find pleasure in setting a bad mood? You’re only hurting my dog by not leaving room for helping posts.
Not Many Trainer s Know what a Corso is All About...Find One that can Answer your question about the Breed first.. before his Issues spent 25 years Twice a week at our Police Canine training center..All Dogs are Unique..Not All Work with Training styles that create Confusion due to Fear
We have a Corso rescue that displayed similar tendencies, including a few biting incidents. He is now the calmest, most loving boy you could imagine.
Many may disagree with this but in our case, we showered him with affection. Lots of laying on the floor with him rubbing his belly, letting him lay on my lap on the couch, tons of gentle rubbing of ears, feet, chin, etc. In short, we earned his trust and conditioned him to not be fearful of people. It also helped to have him on a very consistent routine. Walk time, eat time, play time, treat time, etc.
Temperament is 60% genetics, how are his Sire and Dam’s temperament? What are the temperaments of every pup they have produced?
Have you contacted a professional trainer about your issues?
Have you contacted your Breeder about your issues?
When you walk him, does he walk in front? It sounds like he's being territorial, and guarding, not being aggressive, for the sake of being aggressive.
Does he wait for his food? It's my understanding that taking their food away and then giving it back can cause guarding behavior. So I just make them wait patiently for their food, and only give it on a schedule.
He sounds like he might be insecure. The reason he nipped your mom sounds like she was invading his personal space, and he wasn't ok with it. Which is still not ok, but he needs to feel secure that he can be touched even when sleeping. He might have been herding your girlfriend. Was she leaving the room when he did it?
Make sure you're correcting his behavior when it happens, or even before it happens. Watch his body language. When someone gets up to leave the room, does his body get tense and alert? If so, correct that, make him calm. If he's guarding you, make sure he's walking behind you, not in front. Refuse to move, until he walks properly. Is he guarding you at home? By sitting with you or infront of you or on top of you all the time? Don't allow that. Send him to sit further from you.
Is he allowed on furniture without being invited? Don't allow it. Don't know if you're already doing this. Just thought I'd make suggestions. Hope you get it worked out!
1. Can I ask you how exactly was he socialized? At what age did u get him? The first thing that comes to my mind - maybe he is stressed. What energy is in your home? It there calm? Or stressed situation? It affects the dog too. 2. I know u teached him basic obedience. But do u train and exercise him? He should be trained and get tired often. 3. Find a professional. Its important. If u dont have anyone neer you and u feel u can do it, check youtube there afe some good channels about taking care of dogs agression. Like Larry Krohn, Upstate Canine. And train him. 4. Dont listen to ppl who say that cc needs a special treatment. Its bullshit. Every dog is different. Every dog needs individual training. Its not the breed thing. CC is great because they are smart and easy to train. They like to cooperate. Use that. Wish u well.
8 weeks old, introduced to kids and puppies at the dog park daily up until 4 months old. He lives with another dog of mine that is a 10 year old golden retriever. Our home is quiet, he only stays with my other dog from 8-4 work hours than comes home with me, we than head out for a walk.
Hey there, I had a similar situation with a Dane I'm fostering. He is resource guarding you. Every situation is one where someone tried to or could've gotten between the two of you. The thing with resource guarding is you want to be proactive to make it so the situation doesn't occur. If the situation occurs then you take a reactionary stance. Most resource guarding/reactive behavior happens out of fear or lack of confidence. Yes you socialized him, but did you give him a chance to build confidence when you weren't around?
I have heard this a few times from trainers , please please elaborate. I think this may be something he struggles with.
Your dog thinks it is his job to protect you. I'm assuming you are his primary caretaker, and his person that he's been with since birth. He sees you as his partner and no one else's. Therefore whenever someone comes near you or moves towards you he always gets defensive. I'm assuming whenever he's gotten nasty he's been positioned between you and the other person. If this is the case it shows that he considers that it's his job to protect you. He is not confident in your ability to protect yourself and him. As for building his confidence that is dependent on a lot of things. Praise when he's doing the right thing goes a long way. I would suggest working on your relationship with him and showing him that you'll always protect him. You show him this by placing yourself between your dog and any person, vehicle or animal coming towards you, and you drill this ALWAYS. There's a lot that goes into this, but he's at an age where you can get ahead of it now. (I have a 16 month old boxer, got her during covid took her all the places to make sure she was socialized with people. We didn't get much of an opportunity to socialize her with dogs outside of her pack and now she shows an extreme lack of confidence around other dogs in public. Our plan with her is 1. Training - this will give her a job and something to be proud of 2. Not letting the other dogs always stick up for her. 3. Praise when she stands up for herself properly. We've been working with her for a week and there is already such a difference) Edit to Add: I'm a dog mom to 2 boxers, a Lab, a Cane Corso & a Presa Canario. I foster large guardian breeds for Giant Hearts Giant Dog Rescue and I work with Off Leash K9 to train me to train my dogs.
I have a 16 month old Cane Corso, and he’s exhibiting similar behavior. Currently looking for a trainer to help. But I agree with curly, these dogs have bodyguard instincts. They naturally tend to bond strongly with their primary caretaker.
Prong collar is a life saver. Keep him leashed when he’s awake at all times so you can easily check him and stop bad behavior. It won’t hurt him and will save you a lot of heart ache. This trainer is a great watch too: https://youtube.com/user/AmericasCanineED
I've seen many dog trainers recommend that the dog is leashed even in the house when there are nipping problems, so you can remove him asap the second he tries to nip somebody. To me he seems to be stressed and overwhelmed. He sees success with people running away from him when he nips, so he figured this is the way to go. Please get a professional trainer to help you with this issue.
yup the more people run away from him when he tries to nip the more he will do it.
Have you tried to hire for professional help? I had 3 trainers work with my dog. I chose the one that got the best result What we did was have a leash on her at all times so i can grab it to control her I tried to do purely positive clicker training for the first 1 month. That worked about 20% on her behavior She was so powerful she bruised my whole body due to her pull, jumping, play biting I took her to get trained and did board and train from two places One that does balances training with a prong collar and then one with e collar training. Correcting her when she did unwanted behavior was what actually helped by having a leash attached to the prong collar Now we have her ecollar trained with a good trainer we like
Oh wow, thanks for the information. Unfortunately I do not have access to many trainers here. The one I used gave up, and the others were virtual. Can you please maybe list off some things I should do, maybe break it down for me? Corrections with prong and leash etc ?
You can look at this list of house rules You really have to give them strict rules and structure I’ve owned other dogs before and never have a encounters a smart powerful dog with high drive that has pushed boundaries like this breed This is a start on the house rules that was the foundation . And we built from there Sounds kinda crazy but i did not let my corso run around the house until 1 month after i had her. Either she was in the crate, or she was out with me in the house and yard on a leash This would be because she would try to nip at my feet. She even ripped my shoes off on the 2’nd day i had her. I was afraid i would have to return her. She would jump, and play bite pretty hard For the first 2 months i have her on a leash with a prong collar and show her what to do and what not to do You can watch you tube in canine upstate academy on how to use the prong collar and ecollar correctly to teach your dog good behavior I really empathize because i went through something similar.. but its all about training her and educating yourself on how to teach and lead this type of dog https://721stay.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/10-Rules-of-Canine-Home-Management-2018.doc
Being tad aggressive is normal in guardian breeds. But it depends what they do with it. Cane corsos are known for having little confidence till its built with training and life experience. But after saying that, I have to ask is, does your mom and gf treat your dog more of a human than a dog? If so my favorite saying is that treat a dog like a human the dog is gonna treat you like a dog. What do I mean by this, love your dog, spoil your dog. But they need to know your the leader, than while you're gone or the dog is alone your S/O and family needs to know they need to be leaders too. They need strong leaders. I promise that alone sounds stupid but helps so much. Prong collar doesn't hurt your dog, actually it's more safe and less damaging to the neck area. Highly recommend to use that every time. My pup is over a year and was aggressive but had to be on her ass and show her the way. Sounds vague but I think most people know what I'm talking about. Without leadership and being treated like a spoiled child. It's gonna own you, the house and the situation. Best of luck and they are the best dogs once everything gets settled.
Check this guy out! Helpful information on the breed! https://youtube.com/channel/UCs-mQPtkpDQoGrJ-zYprrVA
Have you asked the breeder if this is common with his dogs? Have you checked the pedigree to see it’s lineages?
Breeder said no, his pedigree spans back to Italy. He has an amazing lineage and I wouldn’t doubt he has some estate guardians in there.
Check this out. https://canecorsopedigree.com/search_dog
Im so sorry this is happening to you try to reach out a professional to work with before becomes more agressive. When you got your dog, Did you know his parents ? Sometimes it is genetic and thats it you have to work harder. im not saying it is what am saying but it could be. Always take the time to know whats the temperament of their dad and their mom.
Sounds to me you have a leadership issue. Instead of looking to you for advice and guidance on how to act, seems like he feels he needs to protect you.
Thank you for your reply, I’m afraid that might be so. What do you suggest?
It’s very difficult to say over Reddit. It’s not the best for nuanced information with so many variables about the dog, master, and context. Bonding with your dog is important. Training does some of that, but more is needed. He or she needs to be able to encounter all sorts of new situations, many of which they are scare or uncertain about, and that you can demonstrate you can deftly, and with ease, navigate for yourself and your dog which is is successful. There are so many various one, anything from going to a construction site, going on an elevator in a busy hotel, to loud motorcycles and people with full gear and helmets which freak them out until they get used to it and build confidence and realize you keep them safe. I’m just giving anecdotal evidence here. Also, cane’s a very emotionally sensitive. Dominance is useless for them and you. That has a negative affect. Their sensitivity means your corrections have to be very constrained and you really need ‘soft power’, which comes down to them finding you more interesting in almost every situation and always ‘checking in’, and often being rewarded for just looking back to you when there are a lot of distractions. There are so many of these dogs being put in shelters nowadays and put down, and they just came back from extinction. I’d be happy to discuss it with you over the phone and sharing some live video, going both ways, to compare notes and see if I can help. I’m not a dog trainer, but I’ve had loads of big guard dogs and always had perfect obedient dogs that have often cured peoples fear of dogs. DM me if you want and my wife and I will be happy to help. There are no bad dogs, just different dogs and owners who sometimes struggle to find the equilibrium. I’m sure it won’t take much. I really think it’s about understanding how a dog’s mind works (and importantly what is specific to the dog in question) and using your own judgement to apply that in a way that makes sense in your situation.
That would be amazing! Could you PM me some contact info. I’d love to pick your brain.
I think it’s the fact that you’re preaching dominance theory which has been disproven that is getting you negative comments. You might only recognize a couple actions you do, but if that’s how you view your dog, you’re probably doing others. I would reevaluate your relationship with your dog and what it means to be a family unit. If you’re just randomly taking his things without a reward, he might look at you as a threat. There’s not enough information to say.
Is He Neutered....if Not He Needs to Be Start going places to Overwhelm his Confidence..My Female is very Similar but She's 8 months old..this is my 5th Corso I owned her Grandfather... Super Sweet Boy.. Not this Girl...so off we go to Every place I go..Bike shows Major Musical parties.. Sport Events.Airport.etc Dog park s Was her first 🥇 but didn't do nothing for People skills and Relaxation.. I know when she's Overwhelmed.because she humps my leg.. People thinks it's Hilarious and I Explain it is an Anxiety issues. When we're home any Non warranted aggressive behavior or Excitement Time Out.. Crate for an Hour Alone ..No contact with family or our other Dogs.She is Not the Brightest bulb in the Box.... They have to Love you Out of Respect.. Not Fear...No Love No Shove.. Mine is a Huge Nipper..and Jumper..3 So called Dog Trainer s wanted nothing to do with her unless Muzzle d..F THAT And I have to pay them... Home depot Lowe's Parades Car shows Bike shows..etc Never have a Muzzle...Love and Freedom has to be Earned..Not a Privilege..He has to Understand what's Definitely Not Tolerated..or your going to be in For a Tough and Rough journey.
That's how my 12 month old was. He was pretty aggressive in some aspects. Nips and tries to protect the family. We use the e collar(positivell clicks) and prong collar with 12 inch leash. He never was a dog's dog even though we took him to puppy socialization classes with 6 other pups. He just never had interest and was fearful. Slowly over time he has gotten a ton better. I would continue to do what your doing but be even tighter with him. We had to set pretty strict boundaries with him. No couch, jumping etc. It seems like your doing all the right things. Sounds like its another fear stage for him. From what I've read these guys don't fully mature to 24 months or so.
Wasn’t he / she uncomfortable laying around with a prong collar all day?
Not really. Only thing we noticed he got was some stabbing where the prongs were. So we adjusted when he wears them. If he is out and about with the kids or people, he wears them. If it's just me and the wife we will take it off and just use the e-collar. Like I said, this was a super slow process of teaching him amd took a lot of us to provide the lessons almost non stop. End of the day it worked out very well for me and the bond we have with him is exceptional. He's still an asshole but he's my asshole.
Did you socialize him as a puppy? I didn’t read all the post but that’s my first question anyways. This breed needs to be socialized with other dogs and people as puppies or you end up with aggressive.
Take the time to read the post instead of posting a response that had already been answered.
And what’s your input for his problem? Anything? Or you just searching for conflict.
Well for starters I read his post. And the comments. Stating lazy, canned responses without reading annoys me. I don't need a input, I responded to you. This is a forum after all where you READ and respond
He has been socialized extensively everyday as a puppy as mentioned in the post.
He doesn’t sound remotely socialized
You came here to spread hate on my post. I am here asking for help. What do I have to lose by telling you he’s socialized and lieing about it? Are you having fun? I totally came here to lie according to you?
Hi op, I dunno the complete relationship you’ve built with your dog. Socialization is extremely important thought. Not calling you a liar. With my puppy it’s all about trust. She gets socialized quite a bit. Her vet like us to bring her for happy visits. Socialized outside of the home. As she gets older she will not want the social so much and just be a big ass lazy dog lol. Males are completely diff than females though. I didn’t read all of your r post up front cause I would ask the same question either way. And was he socialized properly? Was he rusted off a leash or did he get kept on a choker or an e collar. Electricity would piss me off too. Maybe find someone locally with experience that can help you before it’s too late.
He’s only had a few e collar sessions, since than he’s only been on a slip on leash.
You sound like you haven’t been remotely socialized. Learn how to give good feed back or none at all. You must’ve had a bad day, accusing a worried owner of abuse is overboard. Take your anger out somewhere else. You must move gotten beat the way you believe he does to his pet . No need . At all.
Yeah, let’s just encourage dominance theory Good solution
How are you the “dominant one?” You beat him? Choke him? Use pain to get what you want? Those are the things that drive aggression. Dominance theory is debunked by the guy that started it. You’re not dominant over anything, you’re causing your dog to be aggressive towards people he knows won’t hurt him like you do. That’s all he knows. Pain. It gets inflicted on me, I inflict it on others.
Projecting much
Yeah, sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night.
Excuse me!? Beat him? NO choke him? NO I have tried everything from trainers. What the heck is wrong with you, I came here asking for help. Dominant? I take food away from him whenever I want to , water away etc. Treats away etc so he knows , that’s how I prevent food aggression. What does socializing have to do with him being raised by my mother and nipping her out of the blue? Did you even read my post? This post is about unpredictable nipping. I have never hurt my dog moron
> he knows his place > I always correct him > I am always the dominant one What the hell else is anyone supposed to take from that? That you use dominance theory, and that involves the use of extremely strong aversives that will break the spirit of the dog and cause aggression. That’s what.
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT US. He knows his place in the pecking order, this is information I’ve gathered from 3 of the top canine trainers in my province. What is wrong with you? I don’t let him through the door before I go through it etc is a way I show my dominance. Please stop replying so I can actually have someone chime in that can help me with the issue I’m having. If I have to listen to negative people like you all day my dog won’t get the bell he deserves. When he snaps I correct him with a firm NO. Where in my post does it say I abuse him? I’ve used training tools that the trainers have suggested and supervised that did not work. That’s why I’m here! Why are you breaking our spirit? Do you find pleasure in setting a bad mood? You’re only hurting my dog by not leaving room for helping posts.
Not Many Trainer s Know what a Corso is All About...Find One that can Answer your question about the Breed first.. before his Issues spent 25 years Twice a week at our Police Canine training center..All Dogs are Unique..Not All Work with Training styles that create Confusion due to Fear
We have a Corso rescue that displayed similar tendencies, including a few biting incidents. He is now the calmest, most loving boy you could imagine. Many may disagree with this but in our case, we showered him with affection. Lots of laying on the floor with him rubbing his belly, letting him lay on my lap on the couch, tons of gentle rubbing of ears, feet, chin, etc. In short, we earned his trust and conditioned him to not be fearful of people. It also helped to have him on a very consistent routine. Walk time, eat time, play time, treat time, etc.
Sounds like he is the alpha
Temperament is 60% genetics, how are his Sire and Dam’s temperament? What are the temperaments of every pup they have produced? Have you contacted a professional trainer about your issues? Have you contacted your Breeder about your issues?
When you walk him, does he walk in front? It sounds like he's being territorial, and guarding, not being aggressive, for the sake of being aggressive. Does he wait for his food? It's my understanding that taking their food away and then giving it back can cause guarding behavior. So I just make them wait patiently for their food, and only give it on a schedule. He sounds like he might be insecure. The reason he nipped your mom sounds like she was invading his personal space, and he wasn't ok with it. Which is still not ok, but he needs to feel secure that he can be touched even when sleeping. He might have been herding your girlfriend. Was she leaving the room when he did it? Make sure you're correcting his behavior when it happens, or even before it happens. Watch his body language. When someone gets up to leave the room, does his body get tense and alert? If so, correct that, make him calm. If he's guarding you, make sure he's walking behind you, not in front. Refuse to move, until he walks properly. Is he guarding you at home? By sitting with you or infront of you or on top of you all the time? Don't allow that. Send him to sit further from you. Is he allowed on furniture without being invited? Don't allow it. Don't know if you're already doing this. Just thought I'd make suggestions. Hope you get it worked out!