Thank you so much for your advice and support. Dixie is 3 years old. I rescued her in early December and she started this aggressiveness about a month or so ago. Like I said it started out where we thought she was just going after the ball, toy, etc. and biting us by accident - then it became more frequent and we noticed that she was actually charging at us and biting. And again, she is a sweetheart as long as we aren't playing. The kids can pick her up and hold her and she's fine with that. We have another dog that loves to play all the time and the kids love to play with her so not playing is not an option. I agree with SnowWa that we get dogs to be a part of the family to play with and love and I chose to rescue Dixie as opposed to getting a puppy because there are so many deserving dogs who need good homes. If I didn't have kids I would definitely keep her and help her through this behavior problem, but since I have kids I have a tough decision to make and I want to be sure and make the right decision for all of us. I still have not heard from the lady that I got her from. Hopefully she will be able to give me some more information about her background other than that she was a breeding kennel dog that supposedly had "house time", has had two litters, one by C-section and one prematurely which is why Marlene ended up with her in her rescue. Dixie has a timid nature and is hand shy (which is diminishing). She's getting the idea that a hand coming toward her is not a bad thing. |