My dog is a fighter.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Yes.
I mounted an eyebolt in the bed of my truck with a leash that keeps her in the bed but as soon as she’s loose around another dog she’s got her hackles up looking to dominate.
A fishing buddy has a huge yellow lab/German Sheppard mix she didn’t dominate but he’s about the only one, and honestly she was working on wearing him out, keeping him moving by circling and nipping at his backside, when I took her home.

pfffff, i dont know man. you can cut your loss and cull the dog or get those parting sticks(make your own outta hammer handles).keep one at the house & one in the truck.
You MAY be able to break her w/ a shock collar but it will never be a 100% guarantee. This is a known willful breed, hardheaded as they come by all accounts ive heard/read.
Me i wouldnt give up on her and give her the benefit of the doubt(being as young as she is), unless she gets over the top wild or shows any kind of latent human aggresion. If she starts to get people mean (and they are known to be man biters) id cull her with a hard heart and move on.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

pfffff, i dont know man. you can cut your loss and cull the dog or get those parting sticks(make your own outta hammer handles).keep one at the house & one in the truck.
You MAY be able to break her w/ a shock collar but it will never be a 100% guarantee. This is a known willful breed, hardheaded as they come by all accounts ive heard/read.
Me i wouldnt give up on her and give her the benefit of the doubt(being as young as she is), unless she gets over the top wild or shows any kind of latent human aggresion. If she starts to get people mean (and they are known to be man biters) id cull her with a hard heart and move on.

Yea, everything I’ve read about them indicates they’re aggressive bread. I guess they’re often used to herd feral cattle and pigs, even used in three dog teams to hunt wild boar.
For the most part she hasn’t seriously hurt another dog but I’d like to calm her down, if I can, before she does.
I was worried when she drew blood on Gearhead Wrenching buddies blood hound. That would almost end a friendship if she had hobbled his dog.
Anyway, like you say she’s still young and I’ve actually had good luck so far with a link training collar and a retractable leash. Just a short tug on the leash gets her attention quickly. She may just have to spend more time on the leash when we’re out, until she calms down some.