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territorial dog?

Tonight I hunted with a lep cur she's 19 monthes old now she never left our feet but our old dog came in she was growling and biting him everytime she did this and before when id go to get the dogs from the kennal you had tp beat her with the leash to get her to go away or stop at least she stays in the house with the guy I noticed the little cur I have is very territorial he stays in the house with me to. Normally she's really sweet and a nice dog. But I'm afrid one day she's gonna do it and get herself in trouble. Is their anyway to break her of it? Sometimes I think she's playing. But that quickly disappears after she grabs them

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I have leopards and walkers. I haven't noticed this tendency more in one than the other. But I have had it and the only thing I do is put a stop to it in no uncertain terms at the first indication of it. I don't keep them in the house either and that might lead to protection impulses. Also, a "spooky" owner seems more likely for a dog to develop that trait. I need hunting dogs not guard dogs and my dogs better catch on to that real quick. A cur characteristic is to protect the owner and the family's person and property and that's ok if you want a guard dog that does a little hunting on the side. Also, I guess the protective urge hasn't been bred out of them as much in some lines. It might be in some dogs make up more than others. But I believe if you don't do things that encourage that behavior by your actions or inactions and be vigilant so that the first indication of it you get it straightened out, what might be inherited can be trained out about 4 to 5 months old.

Dogs are also protective of "their" truck dogbox, especially if they ride in it by themselves alot. That's a good place and time to do some breaking. Me and my boss were going to take off after lunch for some dove hunting. I had my lab in a light plywood dogbox. I looked out the office window and the boss was going to put something in the tool box. Before I could holler watchout the whole box made a dart backwards with fangs sticking out through the hole. The startled boss yanked his arm out of the way in the nick of time but tripped on the parking lot retaining wall and tumbled down a riprap bank. I ran out to help him and he assured me he would have rather got bit. Good Luck!

Funniest thing i heard in a while.

when was that 20 years ago, how ya doin lyle?

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