Fear Aggression

I feel for you having a fear aggressive dog. Thankfully Ebony has no fear issues at all. I have some sites you might want to check out. One is a pit bull forum, there are lots of people on their that know tons about the breed. I have learned a lot just reading stuff their. The working pit bull site is amazing. The lady that runs the site really knows her stuff about pit bulls. She trains them. Also, Jason at pit bull lovers gazette is super nice and really knowledgeable about the breed. He's really good about emailing you back if you email him. Maybe one or all of these places will help you out. I know you must be frustrated. Please keep us posted on Daisy.

http://www.pitbullforum.com/index.php
http://www.workingpitbull.com/
http://www.pitbulllovers.com/pit-bul...r-gazette.html

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Originally Posted by jadapit

I feel for you having a fear aggressive dog. Thankfully Ebony has no fear issues at all. I have some sites you might want to check out. One is a pit bull forum, there are lots of people on their that know tons about the breed. I have learned a lot just reading stuff their. The working pit bull site is amazing. The lady that runs the site really knows her stuff about pit bulls. She trains them. Also, Jason at pit bull lovers gazette is super nice and really knowledgeable about the breed. He's really good about emailing you back if you email him. Maybe one or all of these places will help you out. I know you must be frustrated. Please keep us posted on Daisy.

http://www.pitbullforum.com/index.php
http://www.workingpitbull.com/
http://www.pitbulllovers.com/pit-bu...er-gazette.html

Thanks for those sites I will Check them out right away.. I am havig a really hard time emotionally with Daisy, I really love her, and I hope we can get over this hump. I wish I would have known her as a puppy, then she would have NEVER turned out this way. It really makes me sad.

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Originally Posted by agilityk9trainer

No matter if you have to drive a few hours to get help, you need help. Also, people tend to say, "There are no trainers near us" when they really haven't looked in the proper places. Most traienrs are not on in the phone book nor on the internet. To find a good trainer, you have to ask. Call your vet. Call your local animal sheltier. Look at major cities near you. If you're in the US, you can find a trainer within a couple hours drive (unless you're really in the boonies).

Your lack of understanding of this issue did put a child at risk, and every time your dog is near children, they are at risk. Quit wearing blinders and get the help yoru dog needs.

I dont live in the US, and there isnt any good trainers around me. Yes there are a few trainers in my area (puppy classes n' agility training) But none that deal with the issues that Daisy has. Even if there was I highly doubt Daisy would let the trainer even get close to her.

The closest good trainer would have to be in Vancouver, But thats a 4.5 hour drive. We cant just pick up and leave to go to Van, my BF works 6 days a week-14 hour days, and I have no idea of even how to get to Vancouver on my own. Not to mention how expensive it is to drive there, and get a hotel (its like a weekend trip). We just cant do it, not on our budget. If there was a good trainer or even a behaviorist here I would gladly contact them. But sadly there isn't that option for us.

I am trying to figure out what I can do to help my dog. There has to be a way to fix this problem without a trainer. I have spoken to the vets about my problem, (and about Babys too, shes our Great Dane who is female dog aggressive) And the only person she could think of to recommend was a trainer nearby. This particular trainer We have gone through in the past, and I wouldn't do it again.

I'm definitely not blind to the fact that my dog needs help, I want to help her. We are doing every option we have available to do so.
Daisy is going to have to learn to be around children, and thats THAT!. If she can't learn, then I dont know what we will do. We have a Baby coming in Three months, so we have that long to figure this out. I have been already working on socializing Daisy for more then a year, taking her to dog parks, family parks, the store, walks downtown, in petstores, to peoples houses, inviting people she doesn't know over, getting them to pet her etc etc etc.. And she has gotten ALOT better since we spayed her. But she still doesn't like other dogs while she is on a lead, and she is affraid of children/strangers and bikes.

I understand your situation and I feel for you. The fact remains that you do need help here. You have made some really basic and dangerous errors in judgement and training. Your dog can be helped, but you need to get the right instruction. And, you can't beat one on one training. BTW, many good agility instructors can help you. Call them and find out.

In my area of the country, we often travel five hours to trainers. It's what we do for our dogs. My suggestion is to find a good trainer and go make a visit even if its a long drive. You can accomplish a lot in only one or two visits. As you're on a time schedule and you have a baby coming, you do need to get on this issue.

This is a dangerous situation that you don't want to leave up to internet advice. The results to you new baby could be disasterous.