 Major Dilemma! Help!
Dixie's aggression is getting worse. It's getting more frequent and this morning she bit my six year old daughter's leg (made her cry and almost broke the skin) while she was playing ball with our other dog. I don't know what to do anymore. It seems that the more comfortable she is becomes in our home the more aggressive she becomes. The attacks are still when we are playing, ball or wrestling or whatever. It is the freakiest thing and I just don't understand it. My family has always shared in feeding and taking care of her. I make sure she knows that we are alpha. It's almost like she has a split personality. I am torn - do I try to rehabilitate Dixie, which I know will take a lot more time and risk one of my children being bitten again or do I find her a quiet "old lady home" for her where there is no playing going on? Because, when it is just me and her alone all day with my husband at work and the kids at school she is relaxed and sweet and will sit in my lap all day and follow me around where ever I go. No aggression what so ever. No aggression when anyone else holds her either. It's just at playtime. Sorry this is so long, but I wanted some good feedback from you all. What would you all do? I have emailed the woman who I got her from to maybe learn a little more about her previous life. I haven't heard back from her yet. |