 Question about snapping at another dog!
My yorkie Cookie is as sweet as can be, but when we come across other dogs her reactions are mixed. Usually with other Yorkies she is playfull and sweet, sometimes she is the same with big dogs. However other times, usually with bigger dogs, she will shrink away and show her teeth a little bit, usually I just interepret this as fear.
However yesterday I was visiting my son's fiance's family and they have a small miniature poodle named Charlie. My daughter had Cookie in her arms and Charlie was looking up at Cookie and sniffling like he was trying to get to know her, all of a sudden she started growling and snapping at Charlie violently. It was very unusual for her to act like that, it was so strange, as I said usually she just bares her teeth a little at big dogs and almost never to little ones about her size.
Is there anything I can do to keep her from acting like this? I'm concerned because my family is thinking of getting another yorkie puppy and I don't want Cookie attacking the new puppy if we do decide to get another one.
Please help. |