anyone have experience dealing with dog aggression?

[squeeforever]

Honestly, I only have 2 dogs, but I know exactly where your coming from. My year and a half old pitbull is VERY protective and possessive of me and she barked at EVERYTHING, yada yada. I've finally broke her for the most part, but if another dog gets in the yard or something, there not gonna get out alive most likely. She's as sweet as can be, but when a dog she doesn't know gets around her, its not gonna be pretty. For instance, I took her to the dog park, and I couldn't even let her loose. She tried to attack every dog that came near her and she even started foaming at the mouth. Funny thing was though, when I left her in the pen by her self, and walked off, she quit. Anyway, the barking is a pretty simple one usually. When they bark at something, bite her on the ear. Might sound strange, but I swear to God it works...

[ClodMaxx]

haha, JT - you partially hit a nail on the head. they both think they should be alpha (the boxer and the pug) to some extent. my gf knows this about the pug too... it's funny. both her pugs are female, yet the one who got attacked tries to hump the other female pug. and she marks too.... with one rear leg up. it's bizarre. i think she got knocked down a few notches, though.

i have 2 cats too, and they rule the roost when they're up from the basement. the pugs have never bothered them, but both boxers have scars from the swipes. (cats aren't declawed)

squee, that's khloie exactly. she once slipped past me as i was walking out the door, and at that exact point a guy was walking a dog on our sidewalk. khloie bolted straight for the dog and instantly started attacking her. luckily i got there FAST and lifted her off the dog by the back of her neck. i wouldn't dare take her to a dog park (yet), as i know she'd attack everything she could. i'm going to slowly try and socialize her with other dogs starting tomorrow. a friend is bringing her big black pitbull mix to a park (neutral territory), and i'll start with khloie on her back and let the other dog spend a lot of time sniffing her. she should be plenty uncomfortable, but that's the point. overstimulation. once she's comfortable around samson, i'll bring another dog over, and another, and just keep doing that.

[JThiessen]

Make sure that you feel comfortable that her dog is stable. I'm not a huge fan of Ceasar - but his process of using Big Daddy to help calm other dogs is a very good one. Its not his size, its his demeanor. One of those pugs could very well end up being the "sub-leader" of you pack. To dogs, its not the size, its thier temperment and attitude that makes them the pack leader. That's why I'd try to find a local trainer or dog walker that uses his own dogs - and they take you out of the equation, which you may very well be adding to the situation (not by anything you do, just in thier approach to each other while you are around).