Aggression issues are starting to show! Help!

[slimem2003]

omgosh !! yeah I don't think I want 2 pups marking my furniture!! I think my bf has seem then light. we are going to take wriggley to the vet with chipper and get him a check up and see when we can get him clipped hehe

[Klyn]

Originally Posted by Ringo1

Here's what we did with Ringo (my dominant dog) when Lucy first came home. If Ringo was sitting on my lap and Lucy got close to me; Ringo snapped and growled. Immediately, Ringo was taken off my lap and sometimes put in another room for a while. He got the message real quick. If we were all laying on the bed nicely - but Lucy got a little too close to Ringo; he would snap again. That meant Ringo had to get down off the bed. We could only do those fun things when everyone was on their best behavior. Same with Lucy. Now everyone knows what is expected of them. This took a while though!

Just a warning- this method isn't always fool-proof. Some dogs see that as, "gee, every time that dog or person comes near us, I end up getting in trouble." I'm not saying it shouldn't be tried- but watch for signs of it backfiring. Once it starts backfiring, it's even more difficult to remedy the situation.

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by Klyn

Just a warning- this method isn't always fool-proof. Some dogs see that as, "gee, every time that dog or person comes near us, I end up getting in trouble." I'm not saying it shouldn't be tried- but watch for signs of it backfiring. Once it starts backfiring, it's even more difficult to remedy the situation.

You're right. They had established an uneasy truce before we tried that. It's not something to do at the very, very beginning.