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October 3, 2023 9 mins

The question of how to handle a bossy, dominant dog is common among dog owners who are exhausted, frustrated, and overwhelmed by their bossy dogs.

Bossy, dominant dogs have a distinct characteristic: they always want to be in charge over every dog they encounter. They love challenging authority, they display brute strength, and they don’t hesitate in showing aggression.

One can say “Oh, but that’s just a dog’s personality!”

Though it can be true, dominant behavior not corrected can lead to more serious challenges including your dog dominating you.

Stopping aggression in dogs is crucial to avoid other problems including your dog hurting another dog, a disorganized home, and having a dog that just doesn’t listen to you.

If you have an aggressive dog, you’re in the right place…

In this blog we’re going to talk about the dog psychology behind aggression, the 8 powerful strategies to stop aggression due to dominance, and the mistakes dog owners make that set their dogs back.

Key Takeaways
  • A bossy, aggressive dog has one mission in mind: to let other dogs (and people!) know that they’re the one in charge.
  • One of the best ways to handle an aggressive dog is to start establishing YOUR leadership at home. Your dog has to know that you’re the pack leader, and the one in charge.
  • The Dog Calming Code™️ program comes with lessons that can help you regain control over your dominant, aggressive dog.
TRAIN BOSSY AND AGGRESSIVE DOGS BETTER WITH THE HELP OF THE DOG CALMING CODE Table of Contents
  1. How to Handle Dominant Dog Behavior: What’s Going on In a Bossy Dog’s Mind?
  2. How to Handle Dominant Dog Behavior: Aggressive Dog Signs and What They Mean
  3. How to Tell When a Dominant Aggressive Dog is Asserting Their Dominance on You
  4. Training a Dominant Dog: 10 Best Strategies to Stop Dominant Dog Aggression
  5. Five Mistakes Dog Owners Make That Cause Dog Dominance
  6. Learn How to Handle Dominant Dog Behavior with the Dog Calming Code
  How to Handle Dominant Dog Behavior: What’s Going on In a Bossy Dog’s Mind?

What truly drives your dog's need to assert dominance and display aggression?

Let me give the explanation through a common scenario often encountered by dog owners with aggressive and bossy dogs.

Picture this: when you take your bossy pet to the park, they tend to gravitate towards other dogs, sizing them up.

Dogs typically approach each other with erect ears, engaging in a circling ritual as they assess one another.

Soon enough, you might hear a chorus of barks, each dog unrelenting!

So, why do they behave this way? Especially when there

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