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Hello Everyone,
I am new to this forum but have to say that this is a fantastic outlet for information on Basset Hounds and I really enjoy reading about all the wonderful Bassets and Basset owners out there. My wife and I have a 4 1/2 month old Basset named Lincoln. He is quite a handful but we love him to death. We have had a few issues with him that I wonder if anyone has any experience or knowledge around. First, we think he has some dominant aggressive tendencies. We found a breeder that we thought was reputable but turns out that may not be the case. She has not returned any of our messages or emails and we are very upset that we did not research breeder selection better then we did. A very valuable lesson learned. We also got Lincoln at about 6 weeks old, which we later learned was probably too early. Anyway, we are first time dog owners, so we learned a bit the hard way about these things. We think his dominant aggressive issues stem from being removed from his mother too early. We have had a behavior specialist in and she did not feel any of his behavior would prevent him from being a normal dog down the road, but we are still concerned nonetheless. Anyway, a few things I wonder if anyone has dealt with:
1. He can demonstrate dominant aggressive behavior at times, especially when you try and make him do something he doesn't want to. He does not like his crate and growls and snarls when he thinks he is being picked up to go in it. I am not sure why he hates his crate so much. We are wondering if we did not introduce him to it in a more positive way. He does not exhibit the traditional dominant aggressive behaviors (Toy guarding, Food Guarding, etc....) We recently got a new crate and hope a change in environment will help and we are starting over again with it slowly.
2. He can get really crazy sometimes when he plays. He gets this extra hyper gear where his nipping goes into more hard biting. When we try to tell him no in a stern voice, it only seems to spur him on further. I am wondering if he will grow out of this with persistence from us in telling him "no". He has responded to this better lately, so we are wondering if this is just the puppy in him still.
3. He can be very stubborn when walking. When my wife and I walk him together, he responds very well. But when we try to walk him on our own, he can be extremely difficult. He will walk 10 feet and then catch a scent and stop and when you try to go further he refuses to move. Even after he has given up on the scent, he will just sit there. I don't like dragging him at all, so it can be very, very frustrating. I know Bassets are scent dogs and walking with their nose to the ground always proves to be a distraction. Has anyone had any experience with this and any ideas on how to correct it??
Would appreciate any feedback!!
I am new to this forum but have to say that this is a fantastic outlet for information on Basset Hounds and I really enjoy reading about all the wonderful Bassets and Basset owners out there. My wife and I have a 4 1/2 month old Basset named Lincoln. He is quite a handful but we love him to death. We have had a few issues with him that I wonder if anyone has any experience or knowledge around. First, we think he has some dominant aggressive tendencies. We found a breeder that we thought was reputable but turns out that may not be the case. She has not returned any of our messages or emails and we are very upset that we did not research breeder selection better then we did. A very valuable lesson learned. We also got Lincoln at about 6 weeks old, which we later learned was probably too early. Anyway, we are first time dog owners, so we learned a bit the hard way about these things. We think his dominant aggressive issues stem from being removed from his mother too early. We have had a behavior specialist in and she did not feel any of his behavior would prevent him from being a normal dog down the road, but we are still concerned nonetheless. Anyway, a few things I wonder if anyone has dealt with:
1. He can demonstrate dominant aggressive behavior at times, especially when you try and make him do something he doesn't want to. He does not like his crate and growls and snarls when he thinks he is being picked up to go in it. I am not sure why he hates his crate so much. We are wondering if we did not introduce him to it in a more positive way. He does not exhibit the traditional dominant aggressive behaviors (Toy guarding, Food Guarding, etc....) We recently got a new crate and hope a change in environment will help and we are starting over again with it slowly.
2. He can get really crazy sometimes when he plays. He gets this extra hyper gear where his nipping goes into more hard biting. When we try to tell him no in a stern voice, it only seems to spur him on further. I am wondering if he will grow out of this with persistence from us in telling him "no". He has responded to this better lately, so we are wondering if this is just the puppy in him still.
3. He can be very stubborn when walking. When my wife and I walk him together, he responds very well. But when we try to walk him on our own, he can be extremely difficult. He will walk 10 feet and then catch a scent and stop and when you try to go further he refuses to move. Even after he has given up on the scent, he will just sit there. I don't like dragging him at all, so it can be very, very frustrating. I know Bassets are scent dogs and walking with their nose to the ground always proves to be a distraction. Has anyone had any experience with this and any ideas on how to correct it??
Would appreciate any feedback!!