[livingdustmops]

Morning,

My little girl Bella (3#'s) is the exact same way and I have come to the conclusion that this is the only defense these little, little ones have. She is the smallest of all my dogs and she is the only one who if she is sleeping & someone comes near her, including me, she wakes up as a holy terror and will try to bite anyone who is near her. She is a fury of bitting, growling and snarling and all very loud. All of my other dogs move away from her and never respond to her which is interesting to me. I find it interesting because if you go to my 4# or 5# kids and one of them did this then the other dog will jump in for the fight or try to claim king pin.

In my case, Bella was bought from a breeder in Texas, shipped and was almost dead upon arrival in Phoenix (she went into hypoglycemic on the flight) and had to be rushed to the vet where she stayed for about a week. I won't go into the story of the original owner as she had her own problems but then she give her to the Vet Tech who left her alone for 9 hours a day with her other dogs. The Vet Tech finally turned her over to me at 8 months as she realized she needed special handling.

Bella is always very nervous about being picked up and does not really want to be held. She likes to get up on the couch with her steps and lay down by me and some of the other dogs but she doesn't want any of the other dogs to touch her. I think they know they are so small that they stay away from someone that could step on them be it human or animal.

I have learned to accept Bella's ways even if it is in the middle of the night and someone comes near her in the bed (yes she sleeps with me) as the rest of the time she is to cute and I love how she is the Boss of the house.