05/12/2025
๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐: ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐
Across Australia, we are seeing an alarming rise in dog bites and attacksโผ๏ธ
These incidents are distressing, often traumatic, and almost always preventable.
Every single case we deal with tells the same story: ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ โผ๏ธ
And with the ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต guidance, those behaviours could have been changed.
At our training and behaviour centre, a large part of our work is rehabilitating dogs who have already become aggressive, towards adults, children, other dogs, or other animals.
While we are highly experienced in helping dogs at this stage, we wish more owners came to us before things escalated.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ซโ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒโผ๏ธ
Far too often, we receive calls from owners in crisis. Someone has been bitten.
Sometimes itโs a stranger... sometimes a neighbour... and sometimes their own child or themselves.
Many tell us the early signs had been there for months or even years, freezing, growling, lunging, guarding, but they hoped the dog would โgrow out of it.โ
Unfortunately, behaviour rarely disappears on its own. More often, it escalates.
Once a dog bites, several things happen:
โข The dog learns ๐๐๐ to bite.
โข The dog experiences ๐๐๐๐๐ the of the bite.
โข The dog experiences ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ when the bite makes the uncomfortable situation stop.
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๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โผ๏ธ
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๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌโ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐โผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ
These behaviours are early indicators that your dog is uncomfortable and trying to cope:
โข Freezing
โข Growling or baring teeth
โข Snapping
โข Lunging or barking at people or dogs
โข Barking when people make eye contact
โข Guarding food, toys, furniture, or even you
โข Running away with items
โข Shying away from touch
โข Urinating when approached
โข Panic or fear responses
A dog showing these signals is communicating distress. When those signals stop working, escalation often follows, and thatโs when bites occur.
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐. โผ๏ธ
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๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅโ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐
We work with many owners facing council action, police involvement, or lawsuits following an incident.
The truth is, ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
. Dog-related lawsuits are now common, and the financial consequences can be devastating.
Most owners will say they knew their dog had issues, but didnโt realise how serious it could become.
If you take away one message today, let it be this:
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๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐.โ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
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๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ โ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐.
8โ20 Weeks: Early Intervention
If your puppy shows fear, panic, or aggression, now is the time for immediate action.
These behaviours do not disappear with age, they often transform into adolescent aggression.
Early Intervention with us can reshape your dogโs confidence for life.
20โ50 Weeks: The Critical Learning Window
If your young dog lunges, growls, guards, snaps, or avoids touch, you still have an incredibly valuable window.
But it is closing quickly. The longer these behaviours are rehearsed, the more they become part of your dogโs normal behaviour.
Harder to change = more time and more cost.
50 Weeksโ18 Months: Adolescent Development
Your dog is now reaching adult size and gaining the physical ability to cause real harm.
Any aggression at this stage is more concerning and more ingrained. Dogs at this age often require structured programs, such as our board-and-rehab programs or tailored behaviour lessons.
18 Monthsโ3 Years: Transition to Maturity
Aggression that continues into maturity becomes more serious and deeply learned. These dogs absolutely can improve, but they will require consistent, professional behaviour modification.
3 Years and Older
Older dogs with aggression need intensive, structured support. We offer specialised board-and-rehab programs and behaviour modification plans tailored to their history and needs.
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Key Takeaways ๐
1. Your dog ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ grow out of aggression.
2. The longer the behaviour exists, the ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ it is to change.
3. Unchecked aggression can lead to ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
4. No matter your dogโs age, improvement is possibleโand you donโt have to live with these behaviours.
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๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒโ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ โ๐ฌ ๐
๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐
If your dog is showing any sign of fear, aggression, or concerning behaviour, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.
Not after the next incident. โผ๏ธ
Not when things โget really bad.โ โผ๏ธ
Now. โผ๏ธ
We are here to help you understand your dog, build their confidence, and teach them safer, healthier ways to cope with the world.
We can work with you, have your dog stay with us for training, help you over Zoom to answer your questions and ease your worries.
Donโt wait for a bite. ๐
Choose prevention. ๐
Choose safety. ๐
Choose the best future for your dogโand your family. ๐
๐ Contact us today to get started.
Letโs work together to create a safer, happier life for you and your dog.
Call NOW 02 45 789 789 or email [email protected]
Steve
