In many cases, this behavior can be changed by teaching the dog to focus on his owner and by rewarding the dog with praise and treats for ignoring the other dog or dogs. Under no circumstances should a dog be punished or corrected for this aggressive behavior by yanking on the leash, yelling at the dog or hitting the dog. The aggressive behavior is usually caused by fear, and punishment can increase the fear and thereby increase the aggression that the punishment was intended to stop.
Consult a behaviorist. No one can diagnose and treat aggression without actually seeing the dog. There are different types of aggression and they are treated differently.
Physical correction should be avoided because then the dog will associate the physical discomfort with the other dog. In a dominant dog this will cause it to want to correct the other for hurting it. In a fearful dog it will cause increased fear.
While you are waiting for a consult you can try working on distraction techniques. These are commands to distract the dog so it does not see/acknowledge the other dog. Start training these commands without other dogs around. Once your dog is reliably preforming on command slowly introduce other dogs from a great distance. The one I have the most success with is "search". Train this by throwing treats on the ground and saying "search". Food motivated dogs will focus totally on finding the treats.
I would recommend that you anticipate and try to stop her reaction before she gets a chance to achieve the aggressive mindset. You will need to work hard to keep her mellow, and perhaps socializing her at the dog park may help. Make eye contact to get her attention to distract her from others dogs. Dogs usually follow our lead, so being mellow and quiet my help in your quest. They do pick up on our energy; my little guard dog is mellow until he senses the need to go on duty, even if I do not notice the stranger approaching. good luck!
your dog lacks of social skills and feeling insecure, you need to socialise her more in the parks. I think to curb her behaviour, need to cane her (not heavily, just once) to reinforce to her that this is not right and is not encouraged by you.
or can try to pull her away whenever she starts growling...
or can pacify her saying that it is ok,. nothing is going to happen to you to assure her.
it depends on how obedient the dog is some dogs you jsut have to give them a tap on the butt or on their head to stop and others you may have to be a little meaner but if you have to be a little meaner make sure you cuddle it and everything afterwards to show it you didnt mean it i n a bad way or the dog will be a mean dog to everyone
well i would train it by hitting it on its head butt or the tip/top of the dogs nose to get them to stop and then when he stopped i would reward him with a treat.
after that is done a lot the dog will know not to do it cause he knows he will get a reward of a treat
that behavior is dangerous, you dont know what the other dog may do to her, the other dog might be more agressive than yours and may cause serious injuries to both of them, even you..
but dont worry it can be stopped. here is how
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Your overall problem is that the dog is dominant over you (at least in the dog's eyes). You need to learn a lot about dogs if you want to keep yours. Get a trainer.
It will probably be hard. You should have gotten her used to other dogs when she was a puppy.
Try to find a trainer that specializes in aggressive behavior
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