This part was in your first post. Lindsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This part of my post didn't show up <sigh> If you type in "aggression in Cockapoos" on Google or other search engines, several sites come up ..
One website states: "Considering how it is bred, it is inevitable that the Cockapoo would have an amiable temperament. It is friendly and loving to its family, other household pets, and even strangers (as long as they are welcomed into the home). The breed is generally easygoing, but should be supervised when interacting with young children. Training is essential to eradicate any aggression that may exist naturally in the breed. It longs to please its owner, so training them should prove unproblematic." (NOTE it says that aggression may exist NATURALLY in the breed) ...and this link is also worth reading: http://www.cockapoos.com/dogpupcare/nacrbiting.htm --- In [email protected], "Lindsay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Susie, you are most welcome. > > For what it's worth, my friend is now teachng at a Vet Tech school so > she is definitely up-to-date on all the latest information. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Susie" <POWERCHICK.SUSIE@> wrote: > > > > Thank you for your reply Lindsay and please thank your friend for > her > > comments also. > > > > I do believe that at least one member of this group needs to start > her > > own group and label it "Only PERFECT Cockapoos Allowed." > > > > Or, maybe we should start another group where all Cockapoo issues > can > > be discussed without the fear of being labeled bad parents if there > > are problems that we'd like to discuss. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lindsay" <Siouxldy@> wrote: > > > > > > I thought I had posted this earlier but for some reason it hasn't > > > shown up. I took the liberty to contact a friend of mine who was > a > > > Vet Tech in a very progressive Vet's office about aggression in > dogs > > > and here's what she said: > > > > > > It depends on what the aggressive behaviors are, but some of > those are > > > learned behaviors and I believe some are congenital. I know that > the > > > obedience gurus and Cesar Milan say there are no bad dogs- just > bad > > > owners; > > > but I have truly seen some dogs who were just a challenge! I had > one > > > patient, a German Shepherd, and we started seeing him when he was > > > just 8 > > > weeks old. This dog had some very bad temperment/aggression > problems > > > by the > > > time we saw him at 12 weeks. The owner did everything right- she > took > > > him to > > > many classes, socialized him, brought him by the clinic just to > visit, > > > worked with a behavior specialist and by the time this dog was 18 > > > months > > > old, she ended up having to put him to sleep. He had bitten over > 10 > > > people > > > in those 18 months, the last time was her elderly father. The > bite was > > > unprovoked and the father ended up in the hospital due to the > > > severity of > > > the bites. So- there was a case of the dog was just not right! I > have > > > never > > > cried as much as I did that day, but I agreed with the owner- she > did > > > everything that she could and this still turned out to be just a > bad > > > dog. > > > > > > I am not sure why thyroid was suggested to be checked. Usually > with > > > hypothyroidism we see lethargy, weight gain, hair pattern loss, > > > occaisionally seizures. Aggression is not a typical symptom. It > is a > > > very > > > rare case that we see hyperthyroidism and the symptoms for that > are > > > generally massive weight loss, loose stools, hunger that is out > of > > > control > > > (this is mostly in cats that we see hyperthyroidism). > > > > > > It would be interesting to see what the exact aggressions are. If > > > they are > > > food or toy agressions, behavior modification would be in order. > > > Training is > > > always a good thing. Consulting with a behavior veterinarian may > be > > > called > > > for. Medications/behavior modification go hand in hand in some > cases > > > also. > > > If it is dominance that is a problem- there are many things you > can > > > do to > > > try to curb that. Make sure the dog does not go out the door > before > > > you do, > > > feed the dog in a crate, do not let the dog sit on the couch or > sleep > > > with > > > the humans, make the dog sit before each treat, do not let the > dog > > > get into > > > a staring contest and win with the human, if the dog puts a paw > over > > > your > > > arm- take it off...do not let the dog be "top dog" if that makes > > > sense. Just > > > reinforce that the dog is a dog and the humans are in charge. > > > > > > Hope this helps somewhat. I sent her another email explaining > the > > > aggression so waiting to hear back from her again. > > > > > > I have to say I was taken aback by some of the responses to this > > > thread as to me, anyway, they came off as being not so nice or > > > supportive but more accusatory. > > > > > > THE MORE PEOPLE I MEET THE MORE I LOVE MY DOGS Before you get your best friend, visit: WWW.STOPPUPPYMILLS.COM --------------------------------- Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage.
