One of the hardest problems some dog owners face is when they have an aggressive dog. Not only is it extremely difficult to deal with an aggressive dog but it can be risky as well.

Before you do anything else you should find out what exactly pushes your dogs buttons that makes him act aggressive.

Is your dog exhibiting dog aggressiveness towards other dogs?

If that is the case with your dog one thing you can do to get rid of some of his dog on dog aggression is to make sure you grab your dogs attention when you are approaching another dog.

If you have done any dog training with your dog then you might be familiarized with the simple command of watch me. This is a great command and what is does is when you tell your dog to “watch me” they need to look you directly in the eye.

If you can get your dogs attention on you then you have a good chance that they will not get aggressive towards the other dog.

You also want to make sure your dog cannot make direct eye contact with the other dog. When dogs make eye contact with each other they are challenging each other to prove who the leader is. When both dogs think they are the stronger leader that’s when dog on dog aggression comes out to play.

Another form of dog aggression is food aggressiveness in dogs.

Some dogs will get aggressive when they are eating and get very territorial. If this is something that sets your dog off then you need to be very careful if you have children around your dog.

One way to curb you dogs food aggression is to make sure he does not eat his meal before or at the same time you and your family eat. This will make your dog understand that he is not in charge which is needed if you plan on curbing dog aggression.