why is my puppy so aggressive?

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Xin Er

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i have a seven month old mongrel puppy who was a stray. ever since we adopted him when he was about 3-4 months old he is a nightmare on walks when we meet other dogs. he will lunge, bark, growl and display pure,downright aggressive behaviour. i don't know what did i do wrong in bringing him up and training him.i've read loads of dog care books and i never expected this problem to occur. any advice on why this is happening and how to cure it will be appreciated.
thanks for answers but listen to this: my country isn't too dog friendly and i've searched but have not come across any training classes. the by the way, hugging, petting or any sort of physical contact will not stop the behaviour but only reinforce it, right? thanks
my dog is actually truly aggressive. i used to think that he just wanted to play and brought him near the dog he was barking and lunging at, and he opened his jaws to try to bite him and lifted his paws to scratch it
 
I live in Bosnia, and here, the mentality towards animals isn't really all that bright, but, I lived in America for the most part of my life, so I know what you mean completely, just my dog's not aggressive.
Now, for advice:
Since this was a stray dog, there is a possibility that it was attacked by another dog when young, and is still mentally scared. This side affect of an attack will last all the dogs life, sadly. Just try to avoid other dogs, I guess. I'm sorry that I can't help more...

~Twi
 
Its probably just in him from his parents in my opinion which is not a professional one or anythin but i think your puppy will probably get worse as he gets older maybe consider putting the dog down horrible as it sounds he mite just bite the next person he lunges at
 
Its probably just in him from his parents in my opinion which is not a professional one or anythin but i think your puppy will probably get worse as he gets older maybe consider putting the dog down horrible as it sounds he mite just bite the next person he lunges at
 
HE IS NOT AGGRESSIVE, HE IS FRIGHTED.

In the wild and when our dogs are loose they do not walk straight past another dog, they CURVE or sometimes they go into a play stance to see if the other dog is friendly. If your dog is restricted by the lead, he cannot follow his natural instincts. For now try to keep your distance from other dogs. When he is on lead you must either CURVE or cross to the other side of the road. If he barks or growls don't chastise him or pull on the lead, you must ignore his barking and keep silent.
When he looks at dogs from a distance without barking or growling, praise him and give him a treat. Eventually your dog will realise that looking at another dog without barking, prompts you to praise him and give him a treat, he will stop barking. I suspect that your dog will play happily with another dog if he is off lead in a safe fenced area.

Training classes are brilliant for socialisation, unfortunately at a class he will be restricted by a lead. Wait until you help him to overcome his fears before you join a class, at present it would be akin to throwing a none swimmer into the deep end.
 
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