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08-31-2012, 07:03 AM | #1 |
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| Need help! Hi I just caught Bella snooping in the bathroom, trying to take something out of the garbage and once she heard me coming she ran to her bed. when I came to tell her NO, I dont allow type of thing, I pointed my finger towards her and she showed me her teeth. That made me even more upset so I yelled at her and she turned her head. I am extremely bothered by this behavior. no dog of mine ever did that to me and I dont know how to approach this now. any suggestions? |
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08-31-2012, 09:13 AM | #2 |
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| Need help too!! I haven't been here in awhile but I know I can always come here and get the best advice!! I have "Lily" and she is 4 now. She is very "high strung" to say the least!!lol So I thought possibly a baby sister would help calm her down and she might play with the puppy instead of bark at TV etc etc etc!! She HATES the puppy!! I have had "Sophie" (she is 12 weeks old) for eleven days now and I keep them apart so Lily won't hurt her. Will this get better??? Should I stick it out or sell the puppy and let Lily be "spoiled brat only child"???? Today I held them one in each arm and they were nose to nose and it was ok!! Lily actually foamed at the mouth the first couple days!! Sophie is doing great in her crate and confined areas and she is going on pads probably 85% of the time!! That is so much better than Lily did at that age so maybe there is hope?? I would love to see them get along and be able to keep both of them but I won't do it unless they end up being ok together, I would have to sell the puppy because Lily is obviously with us until death do us part!! Has anyone had problems with bringing new puppy home with other dog like this and if so please help me to handle this!! I know I can count on one of you out there to know what I should do!!! THANKS in advance!!! |
08-31-2012, 09:14 AM | #3 |
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| I would just start doing basic training that reinforces your place as Leader, including you eat first, you enter doors and gates first, etc. And get a trashcan with a lid on it. They make the step on kind... my cats know how to trigger the electronic ones... lol.
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08-31-2012, 09:15 AM | #4 |
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| How old is Bella?? Lily (4 years old) can be like that when she is scolded too!! Actually Lily can be like that if you make her do what she doesn't want to do sometimes!! I hope someone smarter than me can help you out with this because I am very interested to see what to do myself!! |
08-31-2012, 09:41 AM | #5 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | She was just upset that stopped her from doing what she wanted to do. She was showing you her frustration and trying to be the dominate one. Nip it in the bud, start training her and getting some type of leader order established in your home. A well behaved dog takes time, patience and lots of training. Plus keeping those temptations out of her reach would help until you get some simple comands down with her.
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08-31-2012, 09:41 AM | #6 |
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| Bella just turned 1 and I noticed that she has been a bit aggressive in the past few days... I know it is a coincident but she was suppose to get her second period probably around this month.. now she is fixed but do you guys think she is going through something related to this? as for you issue with your puppy. I brought Bella at the same age when Maya was around 2 years old and one thing I learned is that as long as she doesnt attack her, you need to let them decide who is going to be the "boss". Do not interfere in their new relationship. just watch that no one gets hurt. it may take a few months until they get used to each other by the way... |
08-31-2012, 09:55 AM | #7 |
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| Chloe went through a very possessive stage when she was not quite 2 years old. She was getting very aggressive with her toys, hunching over them like they were prey, going very stiff and tense, watching me out of the corner of her eye. It is CRAZY how a 5 pound dog can seem scary to 115 pound adult woman when she lets out a serious growl. I handled it by "trying" not to let her know I was nervous. I VERY firmly told her NO and made her let go of the toy using my sternest voice. We also use time out as a punishment for her, so I put her in her time out box for a few minutes. It took a few occurrences but eventually she got the picture that I was the boss and she could not treat me like that. We haven't had a problem in over a year. I still take every opportunity to rub her shoulders and neck, touch her face, etc. when we are playing. I want her to stay used to letting me be in control. -C
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08-31-2012, 10:02 AM | #8 |
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| Hi Thanks for sharing... I feel much better now and I was actually reading a bit about that I noticed that it is common among females mostly. I am starting to think that maybe it is something to do with hormones and spaying.. more than we know. |
08-31-2012, 11:15 AM | #9 |
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| I don't know how helpful this will be but sgr felt threatened and responded. Its great she just growled and stopped sounds like you're already on the right track.
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08-31-2012, 02:36 PM | #10 |
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| Thanks....so do you think I am doing the right thing by keeping them seperated in the house unless we are right with them?? Actually I have no choice because I am really afraid Lily would hurt her bad!! I probably shouldn't have got her but you know what they say "like potato chips you want more than one"!!!lol |
08-31-2012, 03:37 PM | #11 |
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| I'd keep them separate until you can supervise them together long enough you know they are not only bonded but there are no agression or dominance issues. Better safe than sorry IMHO
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08-31-2012, 05:01 PM | #12 |
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08-31-2012, 06:55 PM | #13 |
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| Yelling is only going to cause her to fear you and possibly get fear aggression. When she is doing something bad tell her a firm no and take what she has that's bad away or remove her from whats bad. When Callie was a puppy if you pointed at her or slightly tapped her nose she would nip your finger so I just would use a stern no. Also when Callie was a puppy we had to get all new trash cans with the pedal you have to step on to open the lid.
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