I Need Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sassy_luvr]

Sassy is my 9 mon. goldie.i dont know what 2 do!!!everytime she sees some1 she goes crazy!!!ive already tried waterbottles (waste of money).all the books ive read say training classes but i dont have the money ($100 at Petsmart)she also bytes,it hurts2.expecially when she gnarls at me.I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Oggyflute]

Are there any clubs where you are mate? We enroled in a club, so only paid subs, which were about $35.00 for the year. They had traing for all dogs at all levels, of course it was voluntary, so you had to pitch in at times to help set things up ect. It's worth a look.

[GraciesMommy]

Sorry no advice from me...I have a little 9 pound baby that hasn't given me any trouble like that..but I do want to welcome you to PT~

[jennifert9]

What do you mean when you say "she goes crazy?" Is she aggressive or just overly friendly...? I have never seen an aggressive golden...All of the goldens I know go crazy when they see people because they want to run over to them and give and get some love!! I have not, to this day, ever been able to walk by a golden that didn't wag it's tail, look me in the eye and try to drag it's owner over to say hello!!

Welcome to Pet Talk too. Do you have any pictures of your dog? I assume it's Sassy? We love pictures here! Here is a trick, post some pictures in a thread and then ask questions...you'll get everyone's attention!

[wolfsoul]

I was wondering the same thing -- is she excited or aggressive? You really should have thought about the cost of obedience classes before getting her. I guess now you've learned that lesson -- obedience can be absolutely nessecary.

[Sassy_luvr]

when i said "she goes crazy" i ment that she get extremely excited.she will lick all over them and try 2 jump up and lick their faces.like i said before she also does the "butt wiggle" that is when her tail wags so much her booty moves 2.sometimes she will get aggressive (believe or not) but that is only when she does something she knows is wrong and i pop her.

[Glacier]

It is entirely possible for a Golden to be aggressive. The dogs I have the most problems with lately are all Goldens. My neighbor has two who are so aggressive they can never be off leash!

It sounds like your girl is just a hyper pup. She needs training, consistent, firm, gentle training. "Popping her" is ABSOLUTELY NEVER acceptable. Hitting a dog teaches it nothing except to fear you.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by Glacier
It is entirely possible for a Golden to be aggressive. The dogs I have the most problems with lately are all Goldens. My neighbor has two who are so aggressive they can never be off leash!

I agree -- goldens are actually one of the most common dogs to have aggression problems these days due to their overbreeding.

[Sassy_luvr]

dear wolfsoul,
ya know how on the left of the screen there is a mini picture of a dog?well,how did you get it ^ there?

[wolfsoul]

I see you've got it!

[ginagt]

Hi, I have a 6 month old Golden Retriever. My suggestion to you would be only let your dog meet new people while on leash. Step on the leash and only give her enough slack so she can sit or stand up, not enough so she can jump up on people. When she sits down on her own pet her like crazy, if she tries to jump up have the person back away. Eventually she should sit down to be pet, this will take a while so be patient but if she never gets attention for jumping on people she will should stop the behavior. I would suggest getting a training book and trying the training yourself, there are a lot of really good books out there.
The leash should also help with the jumping up and biting.

[Sassy_luvr]

thanks for the info!i will try that.what do you think i should do about the "butt wiggle" (explained in other thread)?

[lv4dogs]

There's really nothing you can do about the butt wiggle really. But why would you want to do something about it, it causes no harm.
She's happy & being happy is a good thing.

I would try to save up some money to enroll her in obedience classes. You won't believe how much it will improve your bond & teach the both of you.

[ginagt]

I forgot to say, I also think you should try and save your money so you can take a class. Be sure to do your homework and sit in on some classes to find one you like and that is a good fit.

For me the butt wiggle is fine, it's the jumping on people on don't let her get away with.

[Kevin Farmer]

maximus gets excited when we have company. i'm always worried he would knock someone down. he just has to have you for a minute or two, then he's over it. read alot of books, it helps

oh! there is NEVER a reason to hit a dog