Rehabbing an Aggressive Australian Shepherd

Today is Wednesday. Its dog day. Late morning, on Wednesdays, I take the dogs over to a friend’s house for socializing and some work. There are anywhere from three to eight of us who bring our dogs to have a good time and train. We usually meet in the agility field, which is an irrigated large yard with grass and a very large oak tree in which we huddle for shade.I arrived a little late. This morning I had a friend come from down south looking to buy sheep. She was buying for several client …

Sheepdog herding with Decker went fairly well. He respected my presence and gave to me when he was asked. I put him in the round pen three different times, with improvement every time. The boy is out of shape, but seems to like sheepdog herding more, than getting tired. The third time that he went in with the sheep, we had the whipflag in with us instead of a training stick. He responded well, giving when the whipflag was in his way or close to him. Usually Aussies are a little more determ …

Rehabing Decker – Helping an Aggressive Australian ShepherdWhile visiting with my Dad, I was made aware of a neighbor dog that might be put down. Apparently he had already bitten people twice. This blog, at least for a while, will be about my efforts to turn this dog around, making him into a well behaved, obedient, member of the community. Good or bad, I will let it be known what happens and how it happens.My history: I have been training dogs for about 30 years. I came from an obedience b …