not again (stupid misty!!!!!)

[OrlandoBloomnut]

uggggg im not having a good day ,a couple weeks ago i posted about buttons nose bleeding ,hes fine. but misty the one who gave him the bloody nose was fighting my moms dog emma this afternoon    ,mom gave emma her plate to lick and misty came over and tried to steal it well emma defended her plate by fighting with misty ,then emma stoped fighting but misty diddent  ::)sooo emma is ok but very scared of misty now ugggg mom said is she keeps doing this she will pts misty or give her away ,and i dont know what to do when she was little we diddent get her used to pepole and now she will go after pepole and dogs ,we keep her on a leash but she ways 65 pounds and she has no training (she is the most stubborn dog ).she used to be my dads dog but he died the my dog died so i took misty on as my dog ,well dad was realy the only one who could comtrol her and i dont want to lose this link to my dad but as it is buttons and emma are terrifed of misty and what if she got lose and hurt some one  i dont know mabey it would be better to just put her down ,what do you guys think ? sorry for the rant byut i love misty and want whats best for her even if thats putting her to sleep 
Devon,oh by rthe way misty is a german shorthair pointer mix we think she has some pit bull too.

[mandycoot]

I feel that PTS is the last option you should consider, after all other remedies have been. If Misty has never had proper training could that be the first place you start? Perhaps she and your family will need to work one-on-one with an expert; I have known the most stubborn dogs to turn their ways around when their misbehaviors are approached in the right ways. I'm sure other people will have more experience and better advice; my belated Flicka was a remarkably wonderful girl. Good luck! But please try exhausting your options before PTS.

[OrlandoBloomnut]

oh  that will definatly be the last resort .tnanks for your advice

[star2]

Taking her to a behaviorist would be a good idea.  Get some training classes in there, it's never too late for training classes!
You CAN teach an old dog new tricks 

[OrlandoBloomnut]

do they have a behaviorist in MO ?

[mandycoot]

I did a quick Google search (I love Google!) for "missouri dog training" and came up with this page. Looking into a few of the links it seems like a good place to start! Also check in with organizations/trusted pet stores in the area as they might have fliers or business cards. Good luck!

[elegy]

food, especially special treat food, is very high value, and worth defending. she defended it.

so now you've been very clearly shown that she's food aggressive and that she'll defend special treats with violence. you need to separate the dogs when there are food items involved. you need to become the leader and not let the other dog nose in on treats (in either direction, don't let either dog nose in on the other dog's treats). you need to send a clear message to her that she is the dog and the stuff is *not hers* to defend, but *yours* and that *you* get to make the rules regarding usage.

the easiest way to send that message is through nilif.

and i agree about working in person with a trainer. aggression towards people is not something to mess around with, and really goes beyond the scope of what anybody can help you with online.

[OrlandoBloomnut]

oohhhh thank you elegy and mandycoot ,i will definatly try the nilf teqnique with misty i think that might actulkey work    ,i will look at the mo trainers tomarrow .thanks you guys for the help
Devon