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So your next aim may be… The Retrieverman World, eh?
Our 2 1/2 year old female Golden Retriever, Sophie has shown some aggressive behavior to other dogs over the past 1 1/2 years. About a year ago we left her with our 7 year old male Yorkshire Terrier for an over extended period of time. When we came home we found that Sophie had bitten the Yorkie that required an emergency hospital visit, many stitches and a month recovery. Since then there have been no other incidents and the dogs get along well. Last evening Sophie was playing very nicely with a Cocker Spaniel and after about 20 minutes Sophie was laying on the ground with the Cocker laying on Sophie’s back. A neighbor came out with her female Jack Russel, which had in a previous meeting lunged at Sophie without incident. The Jack barked and Sophie rushed over to the dog who then slipped its collar and proceeded to bite it once on the back and the side. I told the owner to take the Jack to the emergency room and we have covered all charges – $800 so far. Later that evening had Sophie out and she met a Lhasa Apso and was very gentle and friendly.
My wife is demanding that we put Sophie down. Needless to say this is very difficult for me to accept. Sophie is very good with me and I can take anything away from her without any resisitence. I can pry her mouth open and take things she has picked up, tissue, chicken bones, etc., without any problem.
I am concerned that this may be a breeding problem.
Any comments, suggestions, advise will be greatly valued.
Thank you for your help.
Neal
Aggression in goldens is a growing problem. I am not a certified animal behaviorist, so I really can’t solve your problem.
However, I can tell you that possessiveness in golden retrievers is really hard to cure.
You can choke the crap out of them just like Ceasar Milan.
check out the website of Golden Retriever Club of Greater LA Rescue http://www.grcglarescue.org. Read below:
This topic is addressed.
Hope For A Better Life ~
What began as a wish for all Golden Retrievers who are rescued (Hope For A Better Life) has turned into a compelling and viable cause related program to help those dogs who are behaviorally challenged.
Over the past two years, GRCGLARescue has seen an increased intake in Goldens with serious behavior issues…ones who find themselves ‘red listed’ for euthanasia at the shelters or unnecessarily suffering at the hands of owners with unrealistic expectations.
To pet lovers, the general public and Hollywood, the Golden Retriever represents a cherished family companion. They are featured in movies, advertisements and the media as gentle and loving creatures. It’s hard to imagine an ‘aggressive’ Golden Retriever. But they are dogs and not puppets.
Much is being done on this front by GRCGLARescue to give these Goldens a second chance through a formal behavior modification program which significantly increases the likelihood of permanent adoption.
But we can’t do it without your support. With an average cost of $2,069 to rehabilitate a single Golden through a behavior modification program – “Hope For A Better Life” requires funding.
Thanks to an anonymous donor who has offered a matching gift challenge using the 2010 Long Beach Marathon as the fundraising platform for “Hope For A Better Life” … you can now double your contribution! For every dollar you donate – a matching dollar will go to help our behaviorally challenged Goldens.
In this giving spirit, we dedicate this June Issue to those dogs who are so often ‘misunderstood’ and present the greatest challenge to rescue organizations seeking to place these dogs in forever adoptive homes. For those adopters or dog owners who have ever felt the frustration and heartbreak from having an ‘aggressive’ dog…there’s hope.
Regards,
The Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue
Neal — I would take Sophie to a behaviorist who specializes in aggressive dogs. I can recommend two in the Pacific NW, one in the Seattle area and one in the Portland area.
If you don’t live near enough to those locations, perhaps they can recommend someone in your area.
Also, if you got your dog from a good breeder, that person should be able to direct you.
Patrice
http://patricedodd.wordpress.com/
Hi there,
I’m a new reader of this blog but I am loving it so far–truly fascinating insights into the history of dog breeds and evolution. I am a Newfoundland person myself, and I have been going back and reading your posts involving Newfoundland history–it is truly refreshing to see well researched posts that provide a much clearer picture of how Newfs evolved and their relationship with retrievers. Far more interesting than the murky “bear-dog” theory that the breed books promote. I am also highly interested in the modern dog’s relationship to the wolf and other wild canids, and your blog is full of great stuff regarding that subject.
Just wanted to pop in and let you know how much I appreciate your blog; I look forward reading more. :)
Elizabeth
Welcome to the blog!
I dont understand the golden aggresion. My goldens are very pack orienteded and with a new dog they feel the need o show who is a leader bu not aggressive
People have been breeding goldens without much concern about behavior.
And they have also been allowed to use aggression.
Many people don’t socialize their dogs.
Lots of reasons.
i have the same behavioral problems with my newly adopted companion… i’m still new to the GR world but somehow old watching them from afar. anyways, Mocha, a liver colored GR about 1.6 yo bit my other yellow GR. in continuous search for the brown GR history i came upon 3 other gun-dog breeds CBR, FCR & trollers… I’m a bit confused at first if there was a registration problem here in my country, that the supposed to be one of the mentioned breeds was registered as a GR. not until i saw your site (lifesaver TNX!)
i am planning to breed my GRs eventually, but because of this incident with Mocha… i somehow theorized never breed different colored GR: dark X light or curly sparse hair X long coated ones… the reason behind my theory was the ring type GRs are somewhat laid back if you’ll ask me VS the field type, dark ones… any reactions about this? again I’m a newbie and willing to learn.
I’d say this dog has been poorly socialized to other dogs. She didn’t learn how to be with other dogs, so she responds aggressively. She may learn eventually to get along with others. Or she may always have little edge to her.
The reason why you don’t often see resource guarding (aggressive over toys and food) in field goldens is this would be a major behavioral fault. Send the dog after a duck and then have to fight him over it. That is a bad proposition.
BTW, in the US, this red color isn’t rare at all.
this is the whole story of that incident
http://perrosdesanjose.weebly.com/diferente-recuperar–a-different-retriever.html
dear sir,
got ur reply… yes i believe she’s not well socialized. i myself would socialize my dogs… first signs of aggressions towards others, both dogs and human, i would always try to stop them. How can i start to socialize Mocha now, i mean after knowing that idea.
BTW, in the US, this red color isn’t rare at all. — yes ive done some reading also, but here in the Philippines, most breeders would breed the lighter colors… i on the other-hand prefer the darker ones. and since most breeders like the lighter colored, there are only 2 owners I know that has the same color like hers…
can you comment on my theory regarding breeding?
long hair GR x long hair GR
curly Gr x curly GR
same color GR only
Nice Blog!
Thank you so VERY MUCH!! We have a Very close friend that we talked into getting a Golden Retriever since we had had one. Ours ( Amber Dawn lasted 11 years with siezures, ( was put on phenobarbital ). She also showed signs of aggression.
Our friend Coby’s dog Lady (female) has now bitten her appr 6 times, always later in the evening for no reason that we can asertain. Have had her to a couple of vets and they are all saying obdience training. Ha, my husband has trained more bird dogs, Goldens than you can imagine. Plus Lady is wel behaved and very smart. We have noticed she is extremely hyperactive, and will keep trying to find her help as she is a very loving dog.
I used to rent to a goldie breeder (in Australia, but her lines were from UK). She wasn’t good about socializing her dogs, and they had nasty streaks. Particularly distressing were resource guarding fights among the bitches . . . . they would fight to the death over access to a water sprinkler if no one interrupted. As a Lab breeder I found this surprizing . . . I’ve never seen any sign of dog on dog aggression with my Labs. I had thought they were breeds with similar temperaments..
I have a Golden Retriever male who gets along just fine with my Boxer/coonhound mix. The only time he has shown aggression is towards men that he doesn’t know that comes onto my property. My Boxer mix is the same way. Generally he is the best dog and a great companion. I just love this blog!
I often to wonder about what Michell above posted about…the “golden aggression.” We have a small GR kennel and I often this experience pack oriented behavior that we don’t see so much with our Labradors.
I feel that the socialization piece is really critical, which is why my husband and I feel so strongly about integrating these dogs into our family life as much as possible before adoption. The GR is a sweet breed.
Blessings and thank you for having this forum. It never ceases to amaze me, how much I learn from reading other dog blogs.
Cheers,
Sharon
Sharon,
I’m confused. I did not say golden’s I agree that a golden shows aggression. Im clearly saying they do not have aggression, they are pack dogs who are very pack oriented, if you breed golden’s you would clearly understand.
Nice site,
In the Netherlands we have very few informative sites about Golden Retrievers go.
I will do so more often to visit.
My family raised 2 golden retrievers, both of the dark red type. Neither EVER had any aggression issues. One would not type crap (obviously alpha) from any other 4-legged creature, but never over-protective, no resource aggression, nothing. The first one lived 17 years, the second, only 10. Since then, I have adopted three rescue goldens. All of the mid-gold to blonde type. Again, no aggression issues at all. I’m of the firm opinion that aggression issues are the result of bad breeding, mistreating or failure to socialize. It is in NO WAY representative of the breed!
My 10 month old golden has great temperment, she is beautiful loves to swim and play just a great dog. The only problem is she loves to eat poop her ,mainly her own. Is this common can this be corrected it is really gross . Thanks for your help
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