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In certain breeds there are golden years, in German Shepherds it is 2 years of age. You should not breed under 2-at 2 a light goes off in their head and suddenly you have a new dog. Usually, all that youve been trying to teach them they now know and they become a loving companion mellow out and not so hyper anymore. Sometimes their protection drive kicks in and some can be quite aggressive.You can get an estimate of how your dog can be with a puppy apptitude test @8 weeks & 12weeks-environmental factors can change this like catering to a dominant personality can make it aggressive, or taking the fearful pup and forcing it into situations that make it nervous can turn it aggressive at older years. I don't know in yorkies what that magical year is , 3 sounds a bit old. If Dixie's behavior has been escalating over time it could be she reached her maturity as a slightly aggressive then it has come to the point you are at now. If she learned if she growls you wont take a toy from her it will grow to huge proportions in a dominant/aggressive personality dog.

If your vet cannot find any health reasons for her behavior look into the NILIF program aka Nothing In Life Is Free. She needs to learn everything comes from YOU. It is a first and big step in retaking control. If you would like some articles please feel free to PM me. I have quite a few. It is hard to say why she is being aggressive without seeing her or asking 50 questions.

I to have cancer, diagnosed at 18 had 4 surgeries over 1 month, then 6months later a radiation therapy, went into remission at 19 and 3 years ago @30 I was diagnosed with "nodules" in my lungs. My doc keeps a close eye on them ct scan & chest xray every 6months and bloodworkup every 12 weeks. They have changed slightly, I have grown a few more but nothing major yet. My cancer is a result of my dads exposure to agent orange in vietnam war and it does not bahave like the typical cancer of my type so my doc finds it hard to track & treat me. Typically my type of cancer shows up on an I131 scan but my cancer is called radio resistant and doesnt absorb the radioactive iodine so that method of treatment/ detection is worthless so we use other methods. I know how scary it is. Dixie could be feeding off your fear of your health. Don't feel guilty for this, it is very normal to be afraid and you said she is your baby, you cater your life around her-sounds like you are very bonded and she is probably very sensitive to you. If you want to talk with someone about Dixie or your cancer feel free to PM me with your email addy and I will reply.

My siamese cat cha ching wasn't with me when I went thru my cancer. We just got her 2years ago, she & I are very bonded. She is always on my lap, when I clean I'd have her held laying like a baby in 1 arm laying on her back in my arms in her blankie is her fav position.-she resented my Dixie when I got her a few months ago. The cat would swat Dixie, sit on a chair next to mine giving me & Dixie the evil eye when Dixie was in my lap. Cha has since learned to share mommy but hesitantly. Cha sleeps with me-layed out across my neck. Since I had my neck disfigured by removal of so many things in it, I always slept with a blanket curled up tight into it I could not sleep without having the blanket on my neck. Maybe its my insecurity about my cancer, maybe its just because its been mutilated, but husband & I both found it weird how cha just picked my neck to curl around to sleep. I don't have that need to use a blanket around my neck now since cha has taken that spot, and when she doesn't go right to bed with me I don't use the blanket then cha comes in later and takes her spot. I feel cha & I are so bonded she knows something isn't right in there and she is comforting me. Our animals know more then we think=).