[xxtracyxx]

My 16th month old daschund runs after peoples ankles and I'm worried she's going to bite someone . Can anyone help me solve this . I can't have a dog that bites ,also we going to have a new baby in house soon so need help

[Lucky098]

Doxies are aggressive dogs. Please understand that. You should purchase a book on the breed. If you can understand what they were used for, which was badger hunting, then you will understand how to control your dog.

Go to obedience class.. find an instructor that specializes in introducing babies to dogs. You should have started this type of training when you got the dog. Dogs typically don't like babies because they do not smell like humans.

Obedience training will solve all issues or at least get you heading in the right direction.

Good luck

[lJ.]

You should consult your vet about his behavoir. How long has he been doing this? He may just be energetic or wants attention. He may not even be trying to bite anyone, he may just like to run near or after people and happens to be at the level their feet are, but if you have any doubts that he may bite someone, or harm your baby then you should try to consult your vet! Good luck!

[Aurora_Bell]

Doxies are aggressive dogs. Please understand that. You should purchase a book on the breed. If you can understand what they were used for, which was badger hunting, then you will understand how to control your dog.

Go to obedience class.. find an instructor that specializes in introducing babies to dogs. You should have started this type of training when you got the dog. Dogs typically dont like babies because they do not smell like humans.

Obedience training will solve all issues or at least get you heading in the right direction.

Good luck

Great advice here.

If your dog is aggressive to your company, than you keep him on a leash while your friends and family are over. You need to nip this in the bud asap, especially before your new baby arrives. Doxies are very territorial, and do not welcome change easily.

[Emily94]

You should consult your vet about his behavoir. How long has he been doing this? He may just be energetic or wants attention. He may not even be trying to bite anyone, he may just like to run near or after people and happens to be at the level their feet are, but if you have any doubts that he may bite someone, or harm your baby then you should try to consult your vet! Good luck!

Umm.. vets usually know nothing about behaviour, a behaviourist is who she will want to call, not a vet.

[lJ.]

Some vets specialize in certain things. But yes most vets don't usually do that. But actually if you can give information to them about your pet, or if they know your pet as a patient very well, then they can certainly help with a change in behavoir, or a common behavoir in dogs. I'm sure other dogs have probably followed people at their heals, or maybe it started a little bit after she got him, so the vet could suggest ways to train her to not, or at least determine that she is not trying to attack and bite people, or suggest that she may be doing that.

[Lucky098]

Aggressive behavior, unless triggered by anxiety, has nothing to do with an illness that a vet can cure or even suggest. If a vet can suggest techniques for behaivor, typically that would be learned by personal experience. I'm not a vet.. I don't plan on being a vet.. but I'm pretty sure they don't go through any class through the actual vet course that involves behavior modification.. which is what this dog needs.

Well.. I guess you could drug the dog out... but that doesn't really solve the issue and that is typically what would be prescribe through a dr. Like I just said.. if any knowledge is provided through a vet, it would be from personal experience. So unless the owner is very close with her vet, this direction probably isn't the best way to go.

Behaviors like this are typically created by the owner..

This dog needs to see a dog trainer.. Not a vet.

[Catsmine]

Behaviors like this are typically created by the owner..

This dog needs to see a dog trainer.. Not a vet.

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