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01-15-2014, 01:52 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Allentown, pa
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| Biting, for no reason We rescued Charlie 4 months ago - he is prob between 2 - 3 yrs old. THere was very little info on his background, so I don't know if he had a history of biting. My college-age daughter has been petting him while home on break with no issues. Yesterday she was rubbing his belly while he layed there on his back, seeming to want to be touched, and he turned on her, growled and bit her hand, causing 2 large gashes with his teeth. He snapped at her twice in October but I could see a reason for that. He has been on-and-off snarly with my son. We brought in a trainer for an evaulation and to help us understand and learn how to correct him. Charlie is protective/defensive with his bed so we learned how to deal with that, but this is biting out of the blue, without any provocation. How can I trust a dog that behaves this way? I'm pretty confident he would never bite me or my husband. Waiting for my trainer to get back to me, but not sure where else to go to for help. |
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01-16-2014, 12:42 PM | #2 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| I saw a dog training episode where the trainer told the owners to take the dog to a vet 1st to rule out any underlying medical issues that might be causing him pain, making him aggressive to his owners. I'm not sure if that's the case for your guy bc he's only doing that to your son & daughter? Here's a good link that describes all the reasons why a dog can be/ get aggressive: Aggression in Dogs | ASPCA Thank you for rescuing, hope it'll all work out!
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01-16-2014, 01:16 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Allentown, pa
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| Thanks for the response - I actually read this aspc article earlier today. We will head back to the vet because there are also several anxiety-type behaviors going on. |
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