Speaking from experience with an over protective yorkie it does get worse when the baby comes... I had my boy since he was a puppy and when he was almost 3 I had my first baby. The roles are switched on my scenario as he was my dog and when my husband came into the picture he established right away that he wasn't going to put up with my dogs bad behavior. He also would attack in the bedroom and even sometimes just when my hubby was walking by. So out of the bedroom he went... This was tough for me but I knew I had to solve the problem. Then fast forward to the baby and he was fine until my daughter started crawling... Then he would sneak under coffee tables, hide around corners and stalk her! I had to watch him like a hawk bc he hated her! He did nip her once and broke skin and I never told the hubby bc he would have wanted to rehome the poor soul. Once she was walking though and higher than him I think he just finally got it. He's still not good around children and if my now 12 year old (the baby that he bit) runs past him or does anything unexpected he does give the side eye and growl... He doesn't have the energy at this age to attack... But it was an ongoing issue over the years and involved a lot of close watching and reprimanding on my part. Your boyfriend needs to be on the same page... She needs to be removed from the bedroom or gated off somehow so she can't attack. You can also stop the attack and hold her firmly down in place on the ground if she comes at you and sternly say "no!" It's key that you don't show fear and don't back down. She needs to know that you are not below her in dominance. Lay her on her side as this is a submissive position and she will be embarrassed and know you are dominant standing over her. This is what I made my daughter do many times and he finally started to back down. To the level that if he was attempting anything slick I could sternly or she could tell him "no"! And he would back down. Best of luck to you... It's very hard breaking a stubborn dominant dog. You have to put in the effort though and the house needs to be united on that. It was never an option to rehome my stubborn boy! But I do see why, when some people have a baby and the dog becomes an issue they get rid of the dog... That's such a sad outcome for the dog... Who just needs to be reminded of its boundaries. |