I'd be saying she needs to be in a one dog only family based on this behavior.
The biting aggression part concerns me as well.
My guess she may not like cats either as a sibling.
My rescue came from a place where there were always many other dogs around and she still doesn't like sharing me.
pretty much she's just vocal about it but the first time she met the pom she barked behind her to make her move away from me. She didn't bite her though she could have she just yapped at the air.
This week paul is out of town starting wednesday so we will see how she does when my daughter stays over with the pom until sunday.
she did fine last week when I babysat and it only took the one correction for her to behave.
I know for me with Savannah she will be the only furchild because that is what I feel she needs.
I know its heartbreaking when you figure out a furbaby won't fit into your family and that is why when rescue's do their personality tests you will see the little icons for no kids or no other dogs or no cats etc.
I also took mine on pretty much the same way and if I had her as a foster I'd say she loves kids...doesn't like to share with other dogs and should be an only dog...I'm not sure how she is with cats since she hasn't met my daughters yet and the only one she did see was the feral cat recovering in my hall in a cage after a spay.
my thoughts and prayers go out to you since this is very hard on the heart.
The dominating decision though is what is best for your other furbabies it could cause them to go from being well adjusted and secure to being scared of coming near you for fear of being attacked.
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Originally Posted by mauirobin  Well, today was the day I was to take Jillian to the vet. Unfortunately, I'm considering returning her to the shelter.
She is incredibly protective of me & bit one of my other dogs who was begging to be let up on the furniture. It happened so fast, I was a bit shocked. No warning growl, just bit. She is so much bigger than my yorkies, that I fear I can never leave her home alone with them. She has taken to not allowing them on the bed at night either. If they are on it first, she ignores them, but if they get up in the middle of the night, she won't allow them back on.
I am so confused & heartsick. She didn't break any skin, but it wasn't a warning nip, it was a snarling, lucky you moved & mommy intervened attempt to bite. My yorkies come first, so I'm worried that trying to do the right thing by homing this girl, might mean harming my other dogs. I sorely wish I could see the future right now.
She hasn't been allowed in my lap or chair since. This happened a couple hours ago. What would you do? |