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coroth · 07-02-2008, 05:35 AM

Thank you so much for your help!!!

1. Has she had a physical recently? yes, last week

2 Is she spayed? If not, how old is she? yes she is spayed

3. Is the biting/aggression getting progressively worse? it is getting WAY worse!

4. What seem to be the triggers that lead her to bite? Things that trigger: people coming to the door (including the people that live here), ANY dogs, people walking by the house, passing any person/animal on a walk

5. What body gestures is she giving prior to the bite? (raised hair, stiff stance, staring, etc?) You can't really tell because she just charges the object and starts mauling it...whether it is a person, dog, etc.

6. What have you tried to do to correct the behavior?? I tried to pick her up to calm her down...and that is when I got bit...other than that I didn't want to do anything that might make it worse

7. What were the circumstances around each of the episodes? (What was the person doing, etc.) She has attacked my bf's border collie just because he came over...she charged the car, jumped in and started attacking him. (He didn't do anything back); The times she bit people they just walked in the house and they bent down and put out the back of their hand for her to sniff like I told them too and she lunged at them and bit their hands; The other time my sister's bf was walking though the house and she charged him when he walked in the door and she jumped into midair and bit his hand; She also bit me when I tried to pick her up and calm her down.

8. What did she "fail" in basic obedience class? Why? She couldn't learn "down" at all and she only sits when she wants too...and she tried to attack a newfie when we were supposed to be heeling past them...so she failed.

Thanks again for doing this! My trainer is a behaviorist, she teaches animal behavior classes at our university. We never really talked about Lexie's aggression because I was just enrolled in the obedience class...but I emailed her to see what she has to say because she is the only behaviorist I know of in the Upper Peninsula.

07-02-2008, 05:35 AM	#11
coroth Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 609	Thank you so much for your help!!! 1. Has she had a physical recently? yes, last week 2 Is she spayed? If not, how old is she? yes she is spayed 3. Is the biting/aggression getting progressively worse? it is getting WAY worse! 4. What seem to be the triggers that lead her to bite? Things that trigger: people coming to the door (including the people that live here), ANY dogs, people walking by the house, passing any person/animal on a walk 5. What body gestures is she giving prior to the bite? (raised hair, stiff stance, staring, etc?) You can't really tell because she just charges the object and starts mauling it...whether it is a person, dog, etc. 6. What have you tried to do to correct the behavior?? I tried to pick her up to calm her down...and that is when I got bit...other than that I didn't want to do anything that might make it worse 7. What were the circumstances around each of the episodes? (What was the person doing, etc.) She has attacked my bf's border collie just because he came over...she charged the car, jumped in and started attacking him. (He didn't do anything back); The times she bit people they just walked in the house and they bent down and put out the back of their hand for her to sniff like I told them too and she lunged at them and bit their hands; The other time my sister's bf was walking though the house and she charged him when he walked in the door and she jumped into midair and bit his hand; She also bit me when I tried to pick her up and calm her down. 8. What did she "fail" in basic obedience class? Why? She couldn't learn "down" at all and she only sits when she wants too...and she tried to attack a newfie when we were supposed to be heeling past them...so she failed. Thanks again for doing this! My trainer is a behaviorist, she teaches animal behavior classes at our university. We never really talked about Lexie's aggression because I was just enrolled in the obedience class...but I emailed her to see what she has to say because she is the only behaviorist I know of in the Upper Peninsula. __________________ Courtney Lexie Lou-Who, queen of the world (or so she thinks...) Paisley Joesph, biggest yorkie wanna-be there is!!! Last edited by coroth; 07-02-2008 at 05:37 AM.