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aggression- nature or nurture?

Aggressive dogs are something that none of us want. You would think that over the years that's something everyone would have worked on to breed out of them.

On other other side of genetics is nurture ( things we do wrong). If it is in their genes I don't personally believe you can break them 100% of aggressive habits. What are things that you have experienced that has turned a dog to be so excited or wanting to please you so much they want all the credit? Sometimes aggression might not be the result, but other things such as tree jumping, chewing, ex.

My over all question is do you believe a dog will intensify its tree faults or ever develop new ones by excessive praise at the tree? If you believe this is true, how do you personally let your dog know it has done a good job and at what point on or away from the tree?

Praising one at a tree to much will do one of two things for sure. It will either turn one into a wood monster or mean and sometimes both. If they have a coon I pet mine after we walk away from the tree and they calm down a little bit.

Jealousy in dogs is real you don't believe me watch my wife house dog if she pets another dog. He will jump on them in just a second. The same thing happens at a tree. They also learn to protect them selves and when another dog gets to close they let them have it. I have also seen dogs that where just so excited that they had no idea where to channel they excitement and the next thing you know they are face barking.

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Originally posted by joey
Praising one at a tree to much will do one of two things for sure. It will either turn one into a wood monster or mean and sometimes both. If they have a coon I pet mine after we walk away from the tree and they calm down a little bit.

Jealousy in dogs is real you don't believe me watch my wife house dog if she pets another dog. He will jump on them in just a second. The same thing happens at a tree. They also learn to protect them selves and when another dog gets to close they let them have it. I have also seen dogs that where just so excited that they had no idea where to channel they excitement and the next thing you know they are face barking.

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Thats thing with a jealous dog part of it in nature that was brought out by nurture. I think you can slow it down but I don't think you can cure it. The only aggressive ones I have seen stop being aggressive were the ones that where just to excited as pups.

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Getting my point across to my dog(s) is accomplished at home....a understanding between Me and the dog(s). It is a constant no matter what.


I nurture for the desired disposition in the dog....not my ego. All to many times I see handlers encourage their "TREE DOG" ,@ the wrong times.
Their is a balance that I hardly ever see at the tree, and it is not the dogs fault. It is Human error 80-90% of the time.
A dog that is given all the credit turns into a problem. And it is Human error.( too much praise)

How does my dog know it has done a good job? I tell it. At what point I convey approval is based on time,distance,difficulty of track. A pop up coon gets very little praise, not impressed! This is what works for me and my dog(s). Obviously it will not work for everyone.