[lilyyork]

Hi everyone,

I've had Lily for about 2 years now and she's been really good.
Just recently she has been becoming very aggressive. She does not leave my side, she follows me wherever I go. Lately I have been closing doors to where I am so she will leave me alone and do her own thing. She usually sits at the door scratching for about 10 minutes then runs around the house frantically.
When I sit on the couch, she will jump up and anybody that walks by (or my other dogs) she will growl and bark until they walk past then she will lunge at them and try to bite them. She will often chase them out of the room barking and trying to bite them as well. I have stopped allowing her to go on the furniture and it hasn't seemed to help as she will just sit at my feet. Also every time somebody enters the room she will do the same things as well even if she's not sitting with me. I say No to her in a firm voice but she does not listen. I have also tried getting her to sit and pay attention to me (with treats) BEFORE it happens (when I know it's going to) to try and prevent it but it still doesn't work as she is not food motivated. I have now resorted to a spray bottle, everytime she starts growling or barking I spray her and she stops and then does it again. We start obedience classes February 11th but I'm hoping i could get some help in the mean time. It's getting really bad!