taming our LGD

[oweirdo]

she was 6-7 months when we got her, now she's 8-9. 75-80 lbs and wild from day one. Two months of trying every day, talking coaxing, hand feeding, trying to earn trust. What really scares us, the kids can walk up to her, she seems to trust them somewhat. They can't really pet her.
Today she attacked our weenie dog, Waylon had Lola by the throat and was shaking her. Plus killed a chicken.

 

[Pips]

I would take Southern's advice on this one then.
Or get someone in who knows the breed well enough to rehab her, or try at least.

 

[Beekissed]

I was just given a 3 yr old GP, male, intact, that has not been socialized at all. He's huge and his neck is desensitized due to being tied with a choke chain attached to a huge, heavy chain. He's friendly but nearly out of his mind from inactivity, loneliness and just having had no rules, attention or proper socialization with animals or humans.

I think I may be able to work with him on this but I'll have to see. The owner said he was aggressive towards other male dogs but I think it has to do with poor social skills...it took all of a few seconds for Jake to put him in his place about this dominant behavior...and Jake is not a dominant dog at all.

If we keep him he will be neutered and that will help him focus and socialize better but I think this will be a long haul before I trust him around the chickens, humans, etc. He's just so big and jumps up on people, doesn't come to his name and has had no obedience training whatsoever.

Southern by Choice, where would you begin on such an animal...and I mean, the very first place? I was going to do some leash and walk training to get him used to me and my position over him, show him the boundaries and also work on basic sit command and on his jumping up...that's got to go...my Mom is a little woman and he can knock her right over. I'll be using food as a training tool for some things if he turns out to be food motivated. I'm going to clip his neck down so that he can feel a correction with the choke, but I'm not sure if that will help.

Any suggestions and help would be appreciated. Since this is the wild LGD thread and this one is wild, I thought I would post this here.

 

[oweirdo]

we finally gave up :'( after she attacked a goat who got to close to her food, and she pinned our weenie dog and had her by the throat, shaking her. We found someone who had no other dogs, had experience and time. I was worried a small child could have been next.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I'm sorry you had to give her up Sounds like you did your best