There was recently an episode on the Dog Whisperer about this very same problem. It was a chihuahua who was possessive of the mother and the son was a teenager. Caesar was very firm about the fact that the mother need to let the chihuauhua know in no uncertsin terms that he could uder no cicumstances be aggressive toward her son. He made her use her two fingers on his neck, just with pressure and a firm "no" whenever he went after him when he was on her lap.
The basic point is that the dog must not feel like he is the one in control. He doesn't want the job as pack leader. That is your job and you need to calmly and assertively let Daisy know that you, as her pack leader, will not tolerate that behavior. You need to TELL her what you want.
It would be great if you could research what episode that was and watch it on the National Geographic website. I think it would help you a lot to undetstand why she is doing what she is doing and how best to correct.
The boys giving her treats is a good idea too but I think to get to the psychology behind WHY she is behaving this way is important to correcting it.
Good luck. |