Dog behavioral problem - can anyone help?

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Originally Posted by FHwku

fat dogs are ridiculous. i think that's just as bad as people who have cats that way 30 lbs. anyway.

You would hate me. When I went to the vet he palpated her ribs and hips and then looked at me over the rims of his glasses and said, "This dog should have a waist."

you could get a diesel running and parked around a corner out of sight. you could start around the corner and walk her by it several times with a taut-leashed verbal admonishment. maybe a nudge or a tap, too. does she display aggression at parked trucks?

I like this idea. I'm not sure how I'm going to get my hands on something with a diesel engine, but if I did this two weekends in a row I bet she'd be a lot better. I have no idea what could be so terrifying about the sound of one engine over another. She does NOT react this way to cars, vans, trucks, etc. that run on regular old gas.

i usually play fetch with my aussie shepard twice a day. it's a nice break, plus, she used to be a cantankerous little bitch.

My dog has australian shepherd in her! And border collie too. I've heard that with the working dogs like that you have to provide them with some sort of "work" to do or they get anxious. I think running after the ball would count as "work".

I'll have to be careful, though - my dog's at least ten (she's a shelter dog, so who knows how old she is) and overweight, so I need to make sure I don't give her a little doggie heart attack or something.