[SIZE="4"][SIZE="5"][FONT="Garamond"]My three year old German Shepherd Orbit has been acting out of control lately.
When going for walks he tends to get really excited. Walking out the of house he's manageable but when we get in the truck he has a nervous breakdown. He whimpers the whole ride and then when we start going for our walk(hike), which is for a hour, he pulls on the leash.
One thing I noticed when walking is that he only stops pulling when we walk in front of the other family members (he's to busy looking back) but when we walk behind he only pulls stronger and he even yelps and cries. He also can't walk beside them...
It has been really hard trying to walk him and we use a head halter but he still pulls to the point where our hands hurt and we have to take turns.
Another problem on walks is that he lunges at other dogs and stares them down. Most dogs take this as him challenging them and will do the same back.
To add on to the other problems he even is starting to act stubborn! He's barks at visitors/dog, doesn't obey commands, and he even started to jump up and nip at family members and he constantly demands affection!
We have been dealing with this by really being dominant by feeding him after we eat, making him sit and wait before going outside, he's no longer aloud on furniture, and we also been nudging him when he lays by the doors and hallways so that he could move and we can go by.
But is there anything else you can help us with like the whimpering?Leash pulling? Dog aggressive issues? And we're already working on the pack leader role...
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