How Aggressive is Your Dog?

OP, was Bambi a rescue dog?

OP I remember your story in another thread. It made me laugh lol, and I've heard other stories about how mean poodles can be. Also chows and St Bernards have an aggressive streak.

I have a Westie named Lucy. She’s a vicious bitch, but I love her, terriers are spunky but a little violent if they get over-excited. She has killed numerous baby bunnies in the spring, plus possums and mice. When it’s time to go for a walk, she nips (not hard) at the back of our calves as she “herds” us out the front door! Chows can be vicious, more than most. So are akitas.

"Yes, I remember all the headlines about Collies killing babies!"

I have a Cattle Dog mix puppy who is 5 months old, and tries to herd me around when he wants to go a certain direction on a walk. He's starting to also become possessive of me, when around other people. He growls, and barks at them. He then attempts to herd me away. The trainer I am using said it's going to be a hard instinct to break.

How are they defining aggressive? I have miniature schnauzers that will bark at everything until a bigger dog so much as glances at them. But I'd feel far safer leaving them alone with a baby than a Pitbull.

I have a "RESCUE" so even if it kills a baby or two, I still get to pat myself on the back about how good I am.

R1 Bambi was an apricot colored, toy poodle that was bought from breeders. No way would my rich, status-obsessed uncle and his family adopt a rescue dog without pedigree. Bambi was not only aggressive but had zero manners. She’d slobber and hump her favorite stuffed animal, a white lamb her size which turned a waxy gray from saliva. She finally died at age 16 after she choked on a piece of lobster, her favorite snack given to her by my uncle.

R2 now that you’d mentioned it, our neighbor used to have a St. Bernard that terrorized neighborhood kids.

It doesn’t really matter how aggressive smaller dogs are.

I’ve been bitten twice in my life, both times by puffy collie mixes.

My dog is super aggressive to anything that is not me. He is half border collie and half siberian husky. I also had a toy American Eskimo and he was super aggressive too.

“Long-Haired Collies, like Lassie, found to be the most aggressive dog breed”

What’s that you say, Lassie? You bit off Timmy’s face and pushed him down a well?

^^"it's not the animal it's the owners!" - Lassie

I have a pug. He's about as aggressive as an old potato.

I have never heard of mini schnauzers topping a list for aggressiveness. They're super smart, loyal and perhaps have a limit when they're fucked with, but they are sweet and affectionate and love people...nice people.

Mine's fine. A bundle of sweetness.

When I was a kid I kept asking my mother when we were going to get a Lassie dog. Since Lassie was so smart f diligent & kept saying Timmy I figured of course my parents would get me a Lassie to save my life all the time, too. I mean, there were robbers other bad guys out here, plus forest fires, floods, falling trees that could pin my leg, swimming holes that were too deep, wells to fall down, mines that collapsed, badger holes, trees to fall out of, abandoned railroad cars to get caught in between, cliffs to fall off, quicksand to get stuck in. Why wouldn’t they get a Lassie for me? I was afraid they didn’t love me.

I was right

A neighbor had collies growing-up. Glad when they found another breed. Border Collies are even worse. Retrievers are adorable, but can be a handful because they need activity.

My dog is an asshole but he wouldn’t hurt anyone.

All herding dogs nip, and can be aggressive. Its no surprise Collies are on the list. They have been bred to move things around, and those behaviors are part of that.

My dog is a pussy and runs in fear from twigs and leaves.

My Yorkie is aggressive with me.

She barks at me when:

my phone rings

I move too fast

I walk to the door

I look out a window

I put on my sunglasses (She knows I’m leaving)

I don’t feed her on time

It isn’t time to feed her, but she’s being a fat bitch

I hug someone goodbye

I acknowledge another animal

Other than that she’s an absolute doll. 🙄

She faux bites and acts like she’s nipping at my ankles when I leave, but she hasn’t actually bit me since she was a sharp-toothed baby.

I recall years ago my parents had a miniature poodle. For some reason I was that dogs favorite person. Of course I also grew up with German Shepherds.

And friends had Chihuahuas - those dogs for some reason loved the hell out of me. Maybe it's because I grok dogs.

He'll come in and change the channel when I'm watching television, then stare me down over the remote.

My Boston terrier is embarrassingly friendly. Anyone who gets their face within tongue distance is going to get snogged. She loves other dogs, too.

My other dog (bulldog) is more reserved, but he is very kind and non-aggressive. He also seems to have almost no prey drive, whereas the Boston wants to chase everything, including blowing leaves.

I have to be careful with them around other dogs because they don't seem to understand that not all dogs are friendly. My neighbor has a Boston/French bulldog mix and it hates other dogs.

Borders can be nippy. I took my dog to daycare in the beginning to socialize him, and now he’s the friendliest border on the planet. Every single person/dog in the world is his best friend whether they want to be or not.