About the haircut

[Xoxo_23]

I had a problem when I want to brush my dog,she doesn't want me to brush her,she bite me.If I always about one month or 2 month give her a haircut in the grooming salon,is it good for her coat?How about the haircut make her bald,is it okay to have one month or 2 month bald haircut?Thank you.

[Dax]

It's unfortunate that you haven't made any head way since your similar post in December. If you went to a professional dog groomer they would give you a clip appropriate to your breed of dog. I doubt she's bald. If you are worried you can get her a coat for the winter(colder) season and use sunscreen for summer.

[Moo]

You honestly need firm, constant training with your dog. You've had similar posts several times, have you taken any of the advice to correct aggression with grooming?

A long-hair dog will grow about an inch monthly, a down to the skin cut would be okay, mind the skin as Dax says. But it's not the solution to your problem.

[eXile]

Agreed. Because your dog doesnt enjoy being groomed doesnt entitle him to be aggressive. Even if he doesnt like groomed thats no reason to turn aggressive. The first step is correct the aggression. If he begins to growl, lightly clamp his muzzle and say "No." in a modivated way. After a few times being corrected he will stop. Just keep consistent with the corrections everytime he does it. I would say a volume 1 or 2 cut would be good considering summer is coming and you want your dog to stay as cool as possible. Also, shorter hair is alot harder to matt.(is that the correct spelling? lol)

[chichimom]

ok in my opion i know its not the best way but show that dog whos boss muzzel him/her if you have to but she needs to know its not okay to bite mom

[Xoxo_23]

I really want some opinion on agressive dog.I don't know why she is like that.She even bite me when i just want to hold her.If i like to clean the ear or clean the tear stain,she become angry and bite.If she bite me,sometimes I beat her ***.After i beat her,she attacked me.I dont understand why she like that,because if in grooming salon or doctor,she act normally maybe she is afraid even they clean the ear or bathing her.Please help me find the solution.

[eXile]

Please dont beat her. Beating doesnt work that way. It actually worsens aggression problems and makes them more aggravated making them more LIKELY to want to bite.

Your just going to have to work at it. You dont correct this problem over night. Just keep consistent with the muzzle clamping and say NO! EVERYTIME she does it. You let her off the hook once, it will set your training efforts back. I suggest you go for some obedience. Not directly for this problem but it will help you in so many ways on how to control and understand your dog. Shes a small breed so you really shouldnt have much trouble correcting this problem.

[Moo]

Originally Posted by Xoxo_23

After i beat her,she attacked me.

Do not beat your dog. You treat your dog the way you want to be treated. We have given you advice before, and it doesn't seem as if you have taken any of it. If you hurt your dog, she thinks she has the right to hurt you as well.

In the beginning, we advised you to desensitize towards the comb, brush, by leaving it on the floor, letting her sniff it; gently touching her, praising. If you had done this to begin with, she would not be aggressive now.

The aggressive dog is a result of insufficient early training. And being beaten.

[eXile]

Xoxo, please dont take mine and Moo's post offensively. As you can see we really care for the well being of the dog. From the looks of it, i would say your a novice dog owner. Thats fine. Theres absolutly nothing wrong with that. As Moo said, we have you given you advice that will fix the problem, take it or leave it. But please, dont come back make it sound like our advice isnt there and saying you beat your dog. I personally take it as an offence when people hit their dogs. Its no his fault that the owner doesnt know how to deal with it. And thats what i see in this case. Thats my 2 cents.

[Moo]

Xoxo, I'm sorry that my posts here may be coming off rude and cold, but fact has it that we have given you advice before, you evidently did not take it, you've beaten your dog and the problem has gotten worse.

Training a dog takes a consistent, firm, yet positive attitude from day one. A dog, naturally wants to defend itself against something that hurts it, you lose all trust that you may have had between yourself and your dog, and you have the risk of seriously hurting (physically) such a small animal.

You need to establish who the Alpha dog is. If you weren't going to let her bite you all the time, there never should have been an instance where a nip was allowed.

Correcting the behavior now is going to be even harder since you've given her the opportunity to behave in such a manner, and accepted it. Corrections won't happen over night, at this time, it may take months to get her in her place. Because she's a small dog, you should not have a problem controlling her physically; but at that, you need to watch every loophole, and you may have a problem getting her back into place. That is if you choose to follow advice.

Remember these things:
The dog does not play with toys unless you give them to her, the game ends when you take the toy away, not when she gets tired of it.
The dog ALWAYS goes through a door AFTER the human has gone through.
The dog does not eat before the human has eaten, and at the point that your dog is at, I'd say that she is not allowed in the kitchen while humans are eating.
The dog is not allowed on the human's bed or in the human's bedroom.
Dog may not be carried, and may not sit on the human's lap unless invited.
Dog should never be allowed to ignore a command. If you tell her to do something, see that it happens.
Each day, I would practise your basic obedience commands with her, for two 5-10 sessions, with some down-stays and sit-stays.

Instead of beating your dog, if she bites, yell OWWWW!!!, and clamp her mouth. Then offer your hand, if she licks or resists it, praise her.

Look into positive reinforcement instead of abuse.