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Hello everyone, so something funny happened today:
So Rex doesn’t bark if I walk in with a stranger they can even play if I’m there but as soon as Ieave, it’s you and him.
So Today my Cousin came to the house and as usual Rex was all friend cause I was outside with them and there were playing(in my mind I was like see security dog o) so after every they went inside and I stepped out of the house with a friend only to come back and hear that the same cousin was lightly mauled by Rex(Rex tore his cloth) and it was my younger brother that rescued him....honestly I laughed

Also I’ve been having issues posting pictures of Bailey

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Happy New year from Rex and Bailey.
Wishing everyone a fruitful year ahead!!!

Pictures cause it’s a new year
Rex is currently 7months and 1 week
Bailey is 2months 3weeks

UniportAgbero:
Thanks a lot

You're welcome

zeuss:
That is a cute dog...the narrow head and small bones makes it a fast hunting breed. it is not a Caucasian though...but its furry genes means it will give a hairy cross....personal i dont like caucasians cos they are not very intelligent or smart breeds and they dnt make good house dogs cos of the size and fur shedding. I really prefer your dog. pls let me know when u have puppies.

In terms of intelligence, I would say they're among the top intelligent dogs but don't have the agility of a gsd. Caucasian are security and family dogs....it's all about preference and reason for owning a breed though

UniportAgbero:
I followed your thread and I've just gotten a Caucasian, Zeus. He's just wonderful. He's 9 weeks old but doesn't eat any other food but Diamond puppy and canned pedigree beef.

Hi There, he's just used to it so and that's why he doesn't eat any other food(although expensive it's good for him).

You can introduce the food you desire to make him use to by putting little quantity among the one he already eats and then increase the amount with time. You will notice change in his poo cause of the change of diet.

Also for his age the dog food is necessary cause it contains nutrients to help him grow well.

I wish you the best with your furry friend.

IamAnderson:
Roscoe eats once a day now

That would be one big bowl

N.b: I will post pictures of bailey as soon as I get a phone

IamAnderson:
like mad
one day I'll snap Roscoe's food and show you guys.

How many times do you feed Roscoe?

I still feed Rex thrice a day cause of the way he eats

Spanishmilf:
I'm alao getting a Caucasian i heard they eat alot

Yes and No for me, Rex is a very light eater right from day 1, Roxy was never full, bailey is just in the middle (normal)

I think it varies

IamAnderson:
that's good
just keep on doing it and he'll learn, don't stop until you have total control over his behavior around food, still continue again when he's grown and more mature
I don't think you should let Bailey disturb him while he's eating tho, he might harm her.
try to chain them apart during feeding time.

oh and how's Bailey acting now? have you started training her to calm her down?

Rex is just Meat Agressive not food Agressive
Rex loves bailey, sometimes bailey even sleeps in his kennel but I think she has learnt to back off when Rex is eating his meat asides meat they're really cool with each other.

Yes I have been trying to manage her Agressive nature and it's reducing but still the normal mouthing but she now knows how to control the bites a bit and she substitute with licks now.

IamAnderson:
that's good
just keep on doing it and he'll learn, don't stop until you have total control over his behavior around food, still continue again when he's grown and more mature
I don't think you should let Bailey disturb him while he's eating tho, he might harm her.
try to chain them apart during feeding time.

oh and how's Bailey acting now? have you started training her to calm her down?

Rex is just Meat Agressive not food Agressive
Rex loves bailey, sometimes bailey even sleeps in his kennel but I think she has learnt to back off when Rex is eating his meat asides meat they're really cool with each other.

Yes I have been trying to manage her Agressive nature and it's reducing but still the normal mouthing but she now knows how to control the bites a bit and she substitute with licks now

IamAnderson:
try to stop simply handing the meat to him
hold the meat and let him sit or lay down before you give him, also when you give him let him eat it while you hold it, if he tries to take it away or growl at you then take it and walk away.
with time he'll understand he has to be well mannered or no treats, he's just acting like that because he really loves meat and he's testing your boundaries.
I did this and it worked, now if my dog wants the meat in my hand he'll sit and wait for me to hand it to him before he takes it slowly and runs away with it to eat it were no one will disturb him .
it's like you're scared of Rex
don't let him see that, his testing is just beginning, if you don't assume the alpha role he'll only come harder for you when he's older.
sometimes when he sets boundaries, break them and you'll see he's just testing how much power you have over him.
when my dog went through this faze I used to ignore his grolws and remove whatever I wanted to remove from his mouth no matter how much he growled or snarled at me.
it got easier later on, right now he allows me touch any part of his body anyhow I want, I also have free access to his mouth which helps me a lot during grooming or brushing

It's actually working although he injured me by mistake now he just growls but when I collect it he just looks like please na

But he still attacks bailey if she comes close when he's eating Meat

Frenchmontana5:
Guys, just lost my gsd Jackie to pavor dis morning , I'm abt getting anoda one. What must I do to make sure d pavor doesn't affect it dis time wen it gets here?

I would advise you thoroughly clean your environment before bringing a new pup then vaccinate and just keep away from Areas dominated with local Dog.

I wish you all the best

https://www.nairaland.com/4373838/murphy-boerboel-gustaf-german-shepherd

Go through this thread he fought with it and won.... This would really be helpful.
Wish you all the best and sorry about yesterday, also if you have more dogs separate them from the infected one.

phunkypalace:
This is an East European Shepherd.

Funny, I'm pretty sure if someone wanted to sell this in Nigeria he/she would pass it off as a gsd

So I have brought this up one time but still experiencing the same issue, Rex is Meat Agressive

Once you've handed meat to him he doesn't know anyone again....i thought it's something that he will grow out of but he's far from that.

Basically I can get bitten by Rex if I disturb his meat time but he's cool with food, I can put my hands in his mouth when he's eating his food and nothing but once it's meat it's totally different.

Tips on how to curb this? cause it's Dangerous for the new pup who like disturbing him and also for me

Toju200:
nope just his normal antispectic soap.Thats all.

That's lovely

He looks good, did you relax his fur though?

IamAnderson:
yeah different parts of his body started becoming bigger since he turned 10 months old.
it started with his chest, one day I just noticed how wide his chest became and now it seems the wideness has spread to other parts lol.

about the parvo thing, around this time parvo cases are more frequent it's usually called parvo season so the best thing is to keep your dog inside till the harmattan is over.
I've already seen multiple dogs die this period this year, keep your dog safe.

That's amazing, Thanks for the parvo info.
Definitely No more walks for now.

IamAnderson:
okay no problem send me a message when you can

Definitely

Lordgatt:
I guess its the cage he want to be free anytime I put him in the cage he is always aggressive that is what I thought

if so, here's what i did for my dogs:
make him comfortable with the idea of being in the cage, you can place his food inside with the door open for him to freely go in and come out, at the long run he will be comfortable with the idea of the cage.

Secondly i think the bites are from boredom, how often do you play/tire him out?

IamAnderson:
I sent you a message on Whatsapp let's talk about bailey

sorry, my phone is bad at the moment(using my laptop)....i will get to back when i replace it.

i really appreciate you.

Good day, did you relax his fur?
probably its my eyes but it looks so to me.
also what's your feeding regime cause he looks thin.
keep up the work.

nice, I can observe that Roscoe's head is becoming bigger.
also i would want to make inquiries on the parvo season stuff you talked about.

Lordgatt:
What Can I do about my German shepherd he is just 11 month old but very aggressive to extent of bitting my neighbors hand any free chance he get to sneak out all he does is kill all the fowls he sees.What Can I do about this I'm tired already.

Did you socialize and what prompted the bites?

IamAnderson:
he will attack when he's older, he's still a pup

Hopefully, I can see his territorial side kicking off so I'm not even really concerned about agression.

IamAnderson:
ask him if he can take the dog anywhere or go for any dog walk event or even go see a vet.
does that kind of dog seem like something that's good now?

my dog is still very aggressive to intruders like his but the difference is that mine is level headed when he needs to be, I can walk him comfortably, noise and crowds don't trigger him and he knows when to be aggressive and when to be calm and when to attack. which type of behaviour would you prefer your dog having?

Definitely a level headed dog, no one wants a psychopath for a dog

So we got another pup(bailey) she's different!!!
Bailey has inflicted more injuries on me that Rex and Roxy combine....she is not calm at all.
He disturbs Rex so much that Rex which doesn't allow Roxy near his food allows her eat his food just so she would leave him alone.
She mouths alot and so agressive we can't even leave her for long with Rex cause we fear Rex might just switch and kill her...she behaves similar to Roscoe, when he was little were you able to reduce the aggression or you just worked with it.
She has been with us for 3 weeks or so
(She's so agile we didn't even do leash and collar training)
She's just 3months old also

IamAnderson:
do you want this for Rex?
e.g of lack of socialisation
https://www.nairaland.com/5548789/wild-dog#84356057

Ahhh no, Rex loves walks and once I'm with his leach he walks to the gate to wait for me

IamAnderson:
that show's he's well socialized, you should be happy he's calm like this outside, do you want to be dragging with a dog on the road?,not every dog owner has that convenience
if you want to test him then chain him and get someone he doesn't know to enter the compound and take something and see how he'll react.
because he's stable outside doesn't mean he has forgotten his territoriality

He's very territorial though but doesn't attack, he has chased workers out of the compound etc but he's level head