Advice on aggression towards humans and dogs
 

We've added a new addition to our little family and were were wondering if there were any other tips on how to handle a puppy that is pretty aggressive... She has a few triggers which we've been working on including if you touch her paw, face, if you take her bone, go near food....etc... We've been easing our hand into her bowls and touching her face more and doing all the things she doesnt like to let her know it will be ok and treat her and shes slowly getting better... she bares teeth sometimes as a warning but a lot of the time she just snaps. shes a puppy.. only about 24 weeks old... She's bitten Lilo already (who was doing nothing) and drew blood on her leg so i do keep a close eye on them both... I bring her in the bag around town while im out and watch her face to see if there is anything else she doesnt like and shes done well so far with the new noises and people and places .... we are also pretty sure she came from a puppy mill since her original owner bought her from a pet store... is there anything else we can do to help her? she's very sweet and affectionate otherwise its just her first response when she doesn't like something is to snap and bite.

I know for the food part it could help if you start with holding the bowl and taking pieces out and hand feeding it to her. And work from there. We had a miniture dachshund that got aggressive with his food, bone, etc. Because my in-laws would bark at the kids not to go by him when he was eating. But I retrained him on that. Not sure on the others but it sounds like you are making progress. It just may take time and she will get there. :)