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Originally Posted by my2yorkies31  Thank You both for your replys.. I often wonder if there is an "issue" with Precious.. She is a very excitable dog.. shes always anxious... hardly ever relaxed .. only when i make her relax is she relaxed... What I see as aggression is ... she will get behind peanut and put her mouth around the back of her neck , peanut doesnt back down so its a full blown fight .. mostly when shes anxious.. if she saw the cat and couldnt get to her , she looks for peanut and strikes .. if theres a dog outside and she sees it she looks for peanut and attacks.. if i play with peanut and precious , she attacks .. if theres a kid in the house having a bad day shes anxious all day and will strike whenever on peanut... if i walk in the door from work sometimes she will attack peanut ... I dont know why .. but this is what ive noticed... I just thought it was her making sure I knew she was boss! which right now she is because i dont want peanut attacked any more so I really wont play or pet either of them .. I just kinda leave them be give them a bone to chew and ignore them .. its the only way to "keep the peace" .. and i feel horrible about it but Im afriad for peanut so this way is better then her getting attacked ... |
Yeah, she just sounds like a nervous, neurotic dog
Gee, don't know anything about that. She is just re-directing - she easily gets over her threshold and then peanut is there so she goes after her. You need to do a few things. First, you need to work on basic commands with her to give her more confidence. (She is actually fearful, not dominant as some might want you to think.) Then, you need to show her that she can look to you for guidance. If Loki gets too worked up (like when the UPS man pulls in the driveway) he looks at me and I tell him to go to his crate. We try to do this *before* the freakout. If he sees a "scary" dog he knows now to look at ME and I tell him to sit and we stand out of the way or we cross the street. Work on "watch me" commands and just work on rewarding her when she doesn't lash out. (For example, we sit by the patio door and when we see a dog I hold out a treat and Loki gets to sniff it while he watches the dog walk by and then he can eat it if he does NOT bark.) When she does react, you need to immediately remove her from the situation and say "No, Time Out" and place her in a crate or behind a gate. She won't like it, but she needs to learn what acceptable behavior is. Lashing out is not acceptable and she needs consequences for when she does it. Just removing her so that she does NOT have your attention is a good enough "punishment" Don't yell, just interrupt her "AH AH" works well, and remove her. When she calms down she can try again. She needs to learn to calm down.