Max challenges a street dog. Could we have avoided it? | German Shepherd Aggression | GoPro Footage 

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Well what you did bad is that YOU approached that dog with MAX. The footage clearly shows you guiding your dog closer and closer. He is not dragging you there. You let your dog to get closer and closer to that other {invasive}. When MAX was too close to him he switched to defensive and started attacking you. What you should have done is stay where you are at distance but paying attention to your surroundings {defensive} or start walking to a direction opposing to that dog {evasive}. If you noticed the other dog measured MAX and decided to go evasive on you two and the group of dogs around you. He kept a safe distance and didn't act aggressive or challenging as MAX. What happened was your fault and your government's. Uncontrolled street dog population is never a good thing! Beautiful dog you have there btw. Please try protect him better next time. Rabies is a killer disease with no cure. Very common between wild living animals and symptoms are not always visible at early stage. Your dog might win a street fight but will get bitten and if the attacker had rabies MAX will die.

Yes you could have avoided. Max was totally fixated and staring at the dog and his body language was screaming out loud that he was gonna react. You should have broken the fixed gaze and taken a U turn to simply disengage. And the kick at the end just makes it worse. and there was no verbal correction to Max. Command like “Leave it” can be used so that he knows he should ignore and move on. I have a GSD and it’s important to be mindful with them. Instead of hoping for that stray dog to move away, you can walk away and diffuse the situation and come back to meet the other regular streeties. But you kept advancing towards the dog encourage both the dogs to engage into this chaos. 🤦🏻‍♀️

The text at the bottom of the video makes your dog seem innocent. But the actual video was; very aggressive Shepard on leash lead straight to a street dog so they could fight. I don't know where you live and what is the norm for you or dogs there but video/text contents should just be, " Shepard guard dog tells street dog to get out of the way." If the dog is in fact used as a guard dog. "Could we have avoided it?" lmao yes

Yes you could have avoided it, but you chose not to. You said “we were planning to leave”. Why planning to leave, and who were planning it with? The dog? You are the dog handler, you make a decision.

Could have walked the other way instead of challenging the dog.

How disciplined Max is! He only barked at those 2 dogs that were creating issues .

I know sometimes owners also loss it , when a stray barks at their respectful dog for no reason . But my friend lost his GermanS. 2 years back cause the stray was carrying RABIES that was transferred to Tyson (Dog) during the fight . Won the Fight , but lost the Battle . RIP Tyson 💔

Max is smart. He assessed a threat and he was prepared. Even if you had moved with Max this street dog was coming after you both. Max did a great job under the circumstances. A few of those street dogs are very aggressive. Max is twice his size but it still came after Max?

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Max was a true KING 😍

next time u could actually like shout something the other dog will be scarred and try to pull back max when this happens try to scare the stray dog but pls don't kick him but Max had control of the situation and dint fight with him. Max is a very good and well-behaved boy.

This is why some doggo owners carry a stick for. Not to beat up the stray but to avoid such clashes.

I mean no hate at all just a question and just curious when you said that the feeling was mutual between the two dogs why did the dog not bark or growl at max until max was in his face. I also do understand that this is a powerful breed and can be hard to walk away when the dog is in that mind set. Also max is so beautiful. I am so sorry if this sounds rude I just didn’t know how to word it.

Uturn as soon as they get fixed on other dogs. You might also like to try a Sprenger prong collar. It helped with my GSD. Most important to disengage quickly. Harness does not give you full control.

Giant doggo ❤️

I think it is kinda fun how your Chanel is called"max the gentle giant

I think under the circumstances, Max behaved rather well, and you were able to keep control of him

sir can you please tell from where did you got this amazing orange harness for max...its really looking so good...!!

Number one rule in self defense: *DONT BE THERE*

“Max the gentle giant”

I never allow my German Shepherd to play with other stray dogs or even get close to them. I train him to give all his attention and focus on me. In order to avoid any transmission of diseases or a potential fight with stray dogs.

YOU CAN HOLD THE STICK IN HAND FOR SCARE THE STREET DOG ......IT IS A BETTER OPTION

Lali is so intelligent that in dog language she said the unknown dog to go away because it will trigger Max

Haha ....😁

German Shepherds are very good at training other vicious dogs, and some trainers use them only for doing just that. It is almost like dog language. The German Shepherd translate the human instruction to the other dog using nonverbal and verbal cues. In way Max was trying to do that. It is tough with these street dogs. They are all not so timid and nice. Some are nasty like this dog. Poor Max. But he can handle himself very well.

You can definitely see how Max’s Alfa type of presence recruited the street dogs even though you guys just met them. The street dogs even bark at the other stray (the one max didn’t like). So they where probably all in agreement that they didn’t that dog. Nothing much you can do in a dog fight, it’s tricky business.

assessing the threat was an under_statement Dan

Don't know why my dog never barl at other dogs he just lay and wait for the hunt😅

That small dog is challenging Max?? What does it think?

Eta kothar theke niyechhen uncle ?

you should not let the dog near your pet, i have seen in your other videos as well, i am sorry to say but you need to have more control on your pet. It's visible that the person who is walking max is not able to handle him.

Max be like : papa se panga nahi🤣

My Dog Was Attacked By A Street Dog, My German Shepherd Also Reacted Like Max

Its you who made max challenge the stray

I think you could have avoided the other dog. Like the commenter who said give a command to stand down. The two dogs didn't seen interest in fighting once the came together though. I wonder why Max reacted that way to that dog but wasn't at all concerned about the first group. I love German Shepherds. I used to raise Labs and a guy who raised GS told me you have to be so careful when you buy one to make sure it comes from a good line. Max is beautiful

You need a pull harness for better control of a dog as strong as him. It will be easier to just lead him away from that dog.

So I am one who defended you on the lift video but unfortunately this video doesn't do you any favors. The camera angle makes it hard to tell if you are purposely letting your dog approach to get a video. If you are really disappointed. However my advice is get a proper harness with a easier to grab and secure handle the type that is physically on the harness. You need to use your voice more you are so quiet and not showing command. Don't allow him to get aggressive from the start you left it build up until it was uncontrollable. You need to keep eye on your dog's body language and tell when he is fixed on it and break it, walk him away and don't let him back there that day. He needs to know he can't do that if he wants to socialize with the nice dogs.

Max roars than bark. The other dog looks puny infront of him. 😂

Tbh you walked your dog right into that, imagine it hadn't gone his way and that stray had seriously injured your dog...you had enough time to move away from that pack of dogs but you let your male walk toward him an bully him...to show what exaclty? That your dogs bigger and stronger? If your dog gets left with its nose hanging off when they next come into contact youl be asking for sympathy on here! I've loved your videos but this one really annoyed me sorry 😞 Edit * I've owned and bred dogs for years, learned there pack mentality, learned there body language, live and breath them ♡

Omg.. Max is so understanding. New saw a kid like him before.. and that too German shepherd

It is clearly visible that you did it for the content bro

German instincts, never give up. But the street king did not do badly, given the lilliput size

Bro you clearly loosened your grip on the leash

I sometimes think can a Desi street dog could beat a gsd ? Just curious to know

maybe lali knew him and max didnt maybe lali is friends with him

why is ur yt called max the gentle giant he totally aint gentle

I’m curious why you intentionally try to get your dog to fight another dog?

Second comment bro

I also have a German shepherd name ishi she is female but to aggressive

Do you live in India

Owner is a fool

U lost. Y did u intervene with ur kick out there.??

Just unleash max. And let them be an example for the other dogs. Simple

OMG TELL HIM TO STOP. Its irresponsible not to tell your dog to stop if he understands he's not supposed to do that he feel bad for it and you bond better with your dog if you are in control

That was completely avoidable and completely and totally YOUR fault!! You just stood there & let Max get wound up more & more until he lost his cool. You could have easily redirected his attention towards you and KEPT WALKING. Even if you had to pass by the dog closely. Max should have been focused on you and only you. Your only worry should have been what the unleashed dog was going to do. Maybe socialize Max better and put him AND you through some obedience courses. They are well worth the money. Edit: I typed this in the most loving way possible ♡

I love Max so much ❤️ he's a good boy. Amar gadha ta ulto maar kheye fire aashto 😅

Try this with a breed dog I.e. a rott or a bully kutta or another gsd for example, and you and your dog both will know who’s the boss. Scaring away stray dog with your large gsd is not acceptable.

Are you odia?

I think that he wasn’t aggressive but protective he was trying to scare away a possible threat

I think you could of started shouting at the dog dont kick them bc If you shouted the fight would have stopped

Props to you and ur dog he could of pulled a lot harder if he wanted and for controlling him so well

If I was u I would've let max attack that freaking dog

Why did you approach the dog? There's a lot of ways you could have done differently for avoiding that to happen. Or is this video just your test for people to you to see if people can see your mistakes? I'm not being mad... I'm just really confused.

had I like your dogs deep bark

I think that was handled VERY well! Nice job owner ☺️

Unnecessary. You could have avoided it. And your dog takes you out for a walk.

ok but why would you kick the dog it is max's fault and your's too?

Sir, you done a mistake here. If your max doesn't like the white dog and start barking you should stop barking of max and go ahead

Good job keeping the dog away that’s what r suppose to do

You’re totally in the wrong here.

Your way of handling the dog in this situation is wrong. The leash pressure and the way you are moving forward is telling the dog that you want him to go ahead and have a go at him. That dog was avoiding you and you should also have avoided that dog. Not all dogs can be friends just like all humans cannot. They have their individual personalities. Do respect that. I also have a german shepherd whom i walk around on busy streets often without a leash. When many unknown dogs approach us i command my dog to sit, stay and pay attention to me. Thats what you should be doing when your dog showed anxiousness when he saw that dog

In most of your videos you have no verbal control of your GSD and never stop him fixating on other dogs. You need training. If Max gets hurt it will be your fault because, as in this video, you lead him into confrontation with other dogs.

You was walking towards the dog just to kick it😨Your dog should put you down and that's why you had got karma you tried to kick the dog but failed, you should of kept moving insteadt you wanted to be a dumb owner dragging your dog to fight. Instead of kicking that dog you should of walked or USED the leash to drag him away but no.

I don't think you should've avoided this situation at all, clearly the other dog was challenging Max first, the other dog needed to know that Max also lives here and to accept him. You handled him well by making Max tell the other dog who the area belongs to

Ugh, you are an irresponsible dog owner. You don’t understand clues from your dog that he’s agitated and will react, OR you know he will and you’re doing it for the views on RU-vid. A street dog could get injured by Max. He’s not really a “gentle” dog, he’s a normal German Shepherd. They are aggressive and protective. You act as if he’s a gentle, calm, mature Labrador Retriever. Please do better.

That dog was minding his own business but you chose to invade that dogs's space with your gsd. You said "I had to intervene" , but you could have avoided that all in the first place. Really bad move from your part. I am unsubscribing rn