What is causing behaviour changes in our young adult dog?
I have a German Shepherd dog whose name is Alex. He is a male dog and he is approaching 2 years of age in this November and have not desexed him. The dog has never been mated with another dog. Now, Alex has been quite okay till now.
My brother warned me that dogs can have disruptive outbursts, at times, as they grow into adulthood. Causing them to bark, not pay attention to your instructions and even bite you. Often, I observed, he does not listen to me and plays obstinate. But he fears me if I intimidate him.
So is there any reality behind my brother's claim and that's why he is acting strange sometimes? Or I have been affected by his advice deeply? Is there a connection between this behaviour and whether or not our dog mates with other dogs?
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Provide him with enough physical and mental challenges and focus on reinforcing behaviours you like him to have.
Do not take it personally when he's behaving a bit "out of control", and do not use punishments to try to correct his behaviours.
Then you should try to see if that's just temporary (2 years old dogs can be like human teenagers -> neutering is not a solve-everything method) or if these bad behaviours can be addressed with training.
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