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12-27-2012, 04:00 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: whitby, On, Canada
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| Teasing the pup? Last night we had friends over for a while visit who own a s**tzu with lots of guarding / biting issues. Wallee asked to be picked up on his knee on the couch. (for some reason he won't jump up himself). The man was kind of rubbing him roughly and I think maybe teasing him and the next I heard Wallee growling and snap and try to bite....?????? I immediately yelled NO and he ran over to me and snuggled up. I was in shock. Christmas day we had 10 people here and not one issue. I have never ever heard him do that before. How would you handle a situation like this? I am sure he must have upset him to create this. I have also noticed lately that even though we have many dog beds here in the living room although Wallee will often lay along side the couch and sleep. If you don't happen to see him and touch him with your feet he freaks out and tries to bite at you. It happened twice to me one day and I felt bad as I am sure it is because he is being startled and scared. Last night when our friends were here that also happened to the visiting wife. My husband was upset and said HE BETTER NOT EVER BITE ME. WHY DOES HE LAY THERE. I tried to explain that many dogs lay at your feet. I got the look like I was condoning bad behavior. I felt so bad for my little guy. What a terrible visit. I just want to keep him safe and let him visit with people as he loves people so much but don't want him subjected to that. How would you handle these situations? |
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12-27-2012, 05:06 AM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| Is it possible something is hurting him? Dogs sometimes get nippy when they have pain. Or could someone, at some time, accidently have stepped on him or kicked him? He may be trying to protect himself from having it happen again. You would think the guy he snapped at would have noticed that Wallee was getting stressed. He growled to warn him. Is it possible to put his bed by where you sit? If he were in the bed he would have less chance of someone's foot getting near him. |
12-27-2012, 05:13 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: whitby, On, Canada
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| He has 2 beds beside the couch but I think he feels secure lying with his back against the couch. Poor guy. Now I know I will have to watch him even more closely. For sure that guy will be told if I see him roughing my puppy up again. I am sure he is at the root of his own dog biting. :-P |
12-27-2012, 06:08 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I would definilty keep an eye on people that play with him. Sometimes people are too ruff with smaller dogs. Also he might have been stressed about the amount of people coming and going over the few days. Sometimes a "time out" from everyone helps
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12-27-2012, 07:32 AM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I would not let any dogs in your house that are not friendly because your dog could end up getting hurt. I am not sure why people want to take dogs that are not friendly every where that there are other dogs but it happens. Also if you did not see what happened and he growled and you know the guy was teasing him I personally would not have told your dog no sense you don't know what happened the guy could have hurt him. Lots of little dogs are scared of being stepped on (I would be too if I was small) I would just say no when he goes at feet. My personal feeling is if you don't like my dog don't come to my house because this is HER house not yours.
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