aggression at doggy day care

[dagney's mom]

my one year old male boxer has been really aggressive at his day care. he goes 2 or three times a week and according to the people there, he "goes after" certain dogs. he has never bitten another dog, but they say that he lunges at them and does the aggressive fence bark. we has passed 2 obedience classes with no problems towards other dogs and also has a dog walker who has never had any problems with dagney and other dogs. also, he has never been aggressive towards people. we also have a 6 month old boxer female and dagney's behavior does not change if she is with him that day at day care of if he is alone. we were told to see a dog behaviorist... any suggestions? i don;t want him to get kicked out!!

 

[bobbiram]

Same concern

Hi my Rocky has always had a great temperament (10 months old) and every one always compliments me on this. He has always been very submissive but now that he is older and stronger he has started to stand up for him self. I take him to a local dog park and when other dogs get too rough he puts them in there place. I also am getting a little concerned. Recently I have put a stop any aggression immediately and reinforced him on the fact that he is safe and will not get hurt. This has helped and this past weekend there were no fights. We also have a 8 months male boxer and there never has been any aggression towards him. I would suggest keeping an eye on him you might want to go with him and observe his actions. Also many people think that boxers are being aggressive b/c they are loud and play rough.

 

[BoxerDaneFam]

Also many people think that boxers are being aggressive b/c they are loud and play rough.

I agree, I remember when Murph was around a year and my ex husband had a Siberian Husky, when I went over to get my kids I took Murph and had Murph out when they had their dog out and I thought for sure Murph was going to kill their dog if I let him off of the leash, but come to find out he was fine, he was just VERY vocal.

I wonder if what they are seeing is just your pup being a typical Boxer. I agree with the other poster. I would go and see the actions for yourself before deciding that there is a problem.

 

[sgbtab]

Also many people think that boxers are being aggressive b/c they are loud and play rough.
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my boxer's are very vocal and of course they box some people do think that they are fighting. you need to go to the doggy daycare and see what your baby is doing maybe he is just being a boxer and being very vocal and boxing but you really need to see it could be so many thing's like the dog's won't stop bothering him so just check it out before you get upset and good luck

 

[dagney's mom]

what did you do that put a stop to your boxer's aggression? we have done the dominant down with dagney and it tends to work... any other thoughts? also, he was a perfect angel yesterday at day care... his little sister wasn;t with him, so maybe that has something to do with it also

 

[kassa]

my one year old male boxer has been really aggressive at his day care. he goes 2 or three times a week and according to the people there, he "goes after" certain dogs. he has never bitten another dog, but they say that he lunges at them and does the aggressive fence bark.

Did they tell you what they do? He's an adolescent boy and he's being obnoxious, but that's fairly common behavior, and people entrusted to care for multiple dogs at a time should know what behavior is a sign of worse things to come, and what's just adolescent idiocy that can be curbed.

Do they put him in a time out? Spray him with water? Walk over and interrupt the behavior and tell him to knock it off?

Like people, sometimes dogs just don't "like" certain other dogs. A good daycare will have a rotation system by which dogs that don't play nice together play separately with different groups of dogs.

It's for this reason I would never leave my dog in a daycare that just leaves everybody loose all day. There needs to be a way to have gentle playtime for the older/slower/shyest dogs, rambunctious playtime for energetic adults and rowdy adolescents, etc. If dog A and dog B don't get along, it's not the end of the world -- they can still have plenty of playtime without having to deal with each other. If they're both solid citizens and play well with other dogs, it's not a generalized aggression issue and they shouldn't be worrying the owners about it, nor should they allow it to continue.

 

[dagney's mom]

actually, it's the best day care place in philly... the dogs are not just running loose...and i am unsure as to why you would even assume that... they have 4 or 5 different play areas for dogs and a fenced in back yard... obviously they are smart enough not to put dagney with dogs that he doesn't get along with... i just need info from anyone who may have had this problem and what they did to help resolve the issue