Hi, I'm new to the forum and apologise for dragging up old posts but did you resolve?

I'm having the same problem. My GSD is 15 weeks today and since we've had her she's barked at other dogs. It didn't help that at her socialisation party, she was hiding under a bench when she was bowled over by an overenthusiastic puppy, who went on to get really excited, pin her in the corner and she went for him and then a couple of weeks later (after going to our local breed club a couple of times and eventually coming around to be able to sniff other dogs - they can't approach her) she was assaulted by an offlead dog which came out of nowhere from behind us - thankfully no injuries but took her way back in her socialisation and back to her fear of getting in the car etc.

Now it's people she's started barking at and as you said, it's so embarrassing! I don't know why she barks. I'm not a dog expert so have no idea if this is fear, play, aggresssion or what. She starts her KCGC training this week so I'm hoping that will help but she goes out with me and mostly she is fine. Then a week or so ago she started barking at people. The only person to approach us, she jumped up for a fuss (I'd normally discourage this but it was too late) but this person had kids with him and she was barking at them which scared the hell out of them. I had two men cross the road and a mouthful off another last night. It's not fun. I've tried to make her sit and I stand in front to break eye contact but she tries to look around my legs - her hackles raised but that could still be play right? - i've tried saying "enough" in a deep quiet voice, also "no", "leave it" and "ah-ah" which are all commands she normally responds to.

I've heard sitting outside a supermarket or similar with lots of people can help but I don't think Asda would appreciate me sitting outside scaring off its customers!

Any advice would be really appreciated.

Hi i have the same probs with my two i sat outside our general hospital for two weeks and lots of people going in and out , it worked while they were were tiny pups but now they bark at everyone we pass , yet anyone i ask inside my house they love to bits even if they dont know them, when they are in the van they bark if a person passes near to it, they are also the same with dogs , as one has been bitten twice once when he was only 10 weeks old and the other week i have tried everything too, and i cant seem to get them to look at me no matter what i do once they are barking and pulling they take no notice of me at all,

when i got my gsd saracen his owners got rid of him because he "barked at everything"......i was lucky, becuase i did'nt have any problems with him when i got him..wish i still had him around

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Aww you must really miss him Janice, i have had lots of sheps and these two seem to be the only ones im having a prob with, and getting nowhere fast, my oh spoils them i think thats a factor but you know men cant tell them anything , with my other sheps i was married to the oh i lost suddenly, and he was great with sheps as he trained with them in the army, so we both worked together , lol, now im at a complete loss as what i should be doing they are both Hyper have changed there food tried everything, but still going to keep going and trying .

yep jeanie i miss him all the time..and its been 8 years now.
are both of yours the same age?

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Yes they are Janice there are 3 weeks between them, they are great with me but go crazy every time my oh goes out and comes back in jumping all the time and there claws scratch him they never do this with me ever, , he only has to put his shoes on yet they are taken out twice a day when we go over the moors as they are near us, at wits end really Janice.

aw bless.i'm sorry to hear your having a rough time with them
i'm no expert but i would say its one of 2 things.

1st they know your o/h is a soft touch...lol cos dogs are like kids
and 2nd....because they are the same age...
its so much harder ( i've found).to train 2 dogs of the same age.
mia and kai have 2 months difference in age but i got them 2 weeks apart. and i can't do half with these 2 that i've done with other dogs i've had.
is you o/h firm with them?
the other thing i'm thinking is this...why not make one pup your dog (so to speak) and the other one your o/hs .....perhaps that way the dogs MIGHT be more focused...
i'm sure someone will tell me i'm wrong lol.but its only my oppion..

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No Janice he is really soft with them on a daily basic, untill they start jumping thats when he gets up in a moring when he pts shoes on and when he goes out and comes back in, then he shouts and gets annoyed with them , we got Jazz first the only one we were having , as we got them from friends we went to visit and she had Jet the black one, last in litter oh wanted him so we got him too, but i have to say he has never had dogs before and wont listen to anything i say lol, they both do what i say and are good indoors but i have to be there to stop them jumping on him or they just get worse the more he shouts the more excited they get , Jet the black is his sort of, and he dosent jump as much as Jazz , but his arms are covered with cuts and scratches, as he dosent take any notice of him either lol what a job it is.

pmsl jeanie...i've now got this picture in my head of your h/o being jumped all over by 2 dogs..hahaha.
i'm thinking we should have a thread on " how to train o/hs"......
sorry i could'nt be of more help...great dogs you have by the way

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Haha Janice i think that might be a good idea lol, i cant stop laughing now, thanks for your help, sometimes just talking helps.