Muzzles for Staffs

[Guest Anonymous]

Hi there...I am from the UK and own a 2 year old 36lb male SBT who has plenty of love, affection & lengthy outdoor excercise each day in open wooded areas, however, he tends to be a bit unpredictable in built up areas (eg: high street) and also gets very aggressive in the vets....basically, for times when we are in these situations I would like to train him to use a muzzle but having tried before I found it almost impossible!! The 3 muzzles that i have tried before turned out to be weak, breakable and flimsy....he removed them with ease and I felt bad making them tighter to try to keep them on him....so any suggestions/makes that anyone can recommend?? Nipper is overall a very friendly dog but it took the vet 15 attempts over 5 days to give him his yearly boosters, so aggressive.......has anyone got any advice or can anyone recommend an online pet shop that caters for this breed specifically???? Thanks

[Guest Anonymous]

I avoided responding to this post but I can't hold off. Use of a muzzle is a clear sign of an out of control dog and owner. Train your dog. There is no excuse for use of a muzzle. Even in cases of behaviorial problems, fear biting etc. The solution is not a muzzle. Take the time to find out what your dog's problem is and work with him.

[Guest Anonymous]

Jon napisał(a):

Hi there...I am from the UK and own a 2 year old 36lb male SBT who has plenty of love, affection & lengthy outdoor excercise each day in open wooded areas, however, he tends to be a bit unpredictable in built up areas (eg: high street) and also gets very aggressive in the vets....basically, for times when we are in these situations I would like to train him to use a muzzle but having tried before I found it almost impossible!! The 3 muzzles that i have tried before turned out to be weak, breakable and flimsy....he removed them with ease and I felt bad making them tighter to try to keep them on him....so any suggestions/makes that anyone can recommend?? Nipper is overall a very friendly dog but it took the vet 15 attempts over 5 days to give him his yearly boosters, so aggressive.......has anyone got any advice or can anyone recommend an online pet shop that caters for this breed specifically???? Thanks

Ask your vet about a referral to a behaviorist for you to work on the very serious problems your dog is showing. At 2 the dog is not yet mature by 3 he may well be totally out of your control.
There are some GREAT behaviorists in the UK - I hope you can connect up with one of them to help you out.