New to forum, looking for aggression help


Hi, I found the forum while looking for aggression training help on the
internet. My wife and I have two kids (14 years, and 9 months), two
dogs, and a cat. All the animals were strays or adopted from a
shelter. Our older dog is a complete mix, I have no idea what breeds
may have contributed to him. We've had him since he was a puppy.
Graydon was very high energy as a pup, but has settled as he's aged.
He's about 9 years old.

Our other dog is the problem. We got Greta in 2001. She was about 2
years old at the time. She was a stray, was emaciated, and was very
shy. We had a fenced yard, and I lured her in with a turkey leg.
After a month of daily feedings, I was able to pet her and we took her
to a vet to get shots and to get fixed. Since then, we've moved a few
times. We have trained the dogs on an invisible fence. Now for the
problems... Greta is completely submissive with me, my wife, or my
daughter. With some dogs, Greta is fine and will play like a puppy.
There have been a few instances that may lead to us getting rid of her,
though. Two times now, other neighbors dogs have come into the yard and
have been aggressive with Greta. In both instances, Greta was very
reactive and violent. If a dog/person (UPS drivers in particular) or
small animal is out of the yard and Greta is excited, she will attack
our other dog Graydon.

Our invisible fence stopped working last week. Tonight Greta left the
yard for the first time in two years (we walk her on a leash, she
hasn't left the yard on her own since we've been here). She left the
yard to go after a collie that was being walked, and she bit a tuft of
fur from the collie. The collie is very aggressive with our dogs when
we are walking, it is very aggressive with cars or pedestrians that go
by its house, and is known to the neighborhood to be "crazy".
Regardless of the collie's behavior, I have to get control of my dog.
I need an effective training program for her behavior, or I'll have to
put her down. I've spent a lot of time in the yard with her, making
her sit when other dogs go by, making her sit or lay down whenever she
gets aggressive in any way. When I'm not standing over her, she does
her own aggressive thing. Every program on the internet claims to be
the best, I need some help.

If you've read this far, then thank you very much for just that. If
you've got any advice, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Brian




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BDKesling
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