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jadecomputergal · 08-22-2008, 12:09 AM

I started to post this in the health forum, but she's not unhealthy and has a clean bill of health from the vet.

Some of this is hard to explain in writing, but it's very easy to see if you live with her. For the past two weeks, she seems to be sulking a lot. It's kind of like pouting that a small child does. She also snorts at the other dogs, and the best way I can explain that is that it's kind of like the "Hmmmph" you see on comedy movies when a rich lady walks by someone she thinks is beneath her. She's recently gotten in fights with the other dogs and I had to break them up.

Tea has always been our alpha, even though she's not the oldest of the dogs and she's the smallest one. She's always been very possessive about toys. Now she's very selfish. I've been catching her hoarding toys in a specific place like under a footstool, and she guards them, then she snarls at the other dogs if they try to get a toy.

I'm trying to deal with this as a behavior issue, which I hope it is. What I can't figure out is why all of a sudden? Nothing at all has changed at our house. It's worrisome to me that an adult dog would have such an abrupt behavior change. Do any of you know of any physical conditions that might cause this?

Thanks so much.

08-22-2008, 12:09 AM	#1
jadecomputergal Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Chester, PA, USA Posts: 323	Tea with strange behavior issues. I started to post this in the health forum, but she's not unhealthy and has a clean bill of health from the vet. Some of this is hard to explain in writing, but it's very easy to see if you live with her. For the past two weeks, she seems to be sulking a lot. It's kind of like pouting that a small child does. She also snorts at the other dogs, and the best way I can explain that is that it's kind of like the "Hmmmph" you see on comedy movies when a rich lady walks by someone she thinks is beneath her. She's recently gotten in fights with the other dogs and I had to break them up. Tea has always been our alpha, even though she's not the oldest of the dogs and she's the smallest one. She's always been very possessive about toys. Now she's very selfish. I've been catching her hoarding toys in a specific place like under a footstool, and she guards them, then she snarls at the other dogs if they try to get a toy. I'm trying to deal with this as a behavior issue, which I hope it is. What I can't figure out is why all of a sudden? Nothing at all has changed at our house. It's worrisome to me that an adult dog would have such an abrupt behavior change. Do any of you know of any physical conditions that might cause this? Thanks so much.