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Hey everybody, first inquiry, but I'm looking forward to the feedback.
My female is an only dog, but I have a house full of children. I've only had her about a month and she's about 2 years old. She's been an angel up until these last two weeks.
She has never shown any people or animal aggression, and does not seem to have any sort of domination complex. She's not allowed on the furniture, she sleeps in her own bed, and is a socialized, inside dog. She loves everyone it would seem, but she's made two misteps about a week apart. The first of anything negative she's done so far, but enough to raise my alarm.
Last week she was allowed on up on the couch to sit with us while we watched a movie. My (at times overbearing) older son tried to put his arms around her and giver her a hug, at which time she let out a hearty growl. We were completely taken aback, and she was from that point on completely banned from the furniture. I know my son can be annoying at times, but he's done the same thing to her a hundred times and she's NEVER reacted like that. In fact she usually reciprocates by licking him to death. I figured that she was stressed or annoyed and just needed her space, so I decided to keep an eye on her and see i the behavior was repeated.
She did well until last night. She was laying under the kitchen table so that she could lay by my feet, my wife was sitting on the other side and my 2 year old son was running around being loud and obnoxious. He walked up to the table and she started growling. I immediately called out her name, her ears went back and she stood down. I took my son to the other room and the dog and I went on a walk. Was she startled because she felt trapped and he was being loud? That's what I'm thinking, but that what I WANT to think.
She has been great with the whole family up until these two incidents. The previous owner said she was very docile around people, and was very playful around other dogs. That's exactly what I've seen to until these two things occured. I have had no other qualms with her, but this is a major one. I would never have thought that she had any type of aggression, and she has not seemed to ever have any problems with any sort of domination trip either. You can stick your hand in her food as she's eating and she'll stop eating. She will not walk out of any doors until everyone else is out. She has never attempted to challenge anyones authority over her either.
I'm at a loss here. I had my staffy's for many years and never had this issue, and they were BOTH dog aggressive to any dog outside their pack.
So is this an issue, or are these flukes brought about by circumstance?
My female is an only dog, but I have a house full of children. I've only had her about a month and she's about 2 years old. She's been an angel up until these last two weeks.
She has never shown any people or animal aggression, and does not seem to have any sort of domination complex. She's not allowed on the furniture, she sleeps in her own bed, and is a socialized, inside dog. She loves everyone it would seem, but she's made two misteps about a week apart. The first of anything negative she's done so far, but enough to raise my alarm.
Last week she was allowed on up on the couch to sit with us while we watched a movie. My (at times overbearing) older son tried to put his arms around her and giver her a hug, at which time she let out a hearty growl. We were completely taken aback, and she was from that point on completely banned from the furniture. I know my son can be annoying at times, but he's done the same thing to her a hundred times and she's NEVER reacted like that. In fact she usually reciprocates by licking him to death. I figured that she was stressed or annoyed and just needed her space, so I decided to keep an eye on her and see i the behavior was repeated.
She did well until last night. She was laying under the kitchen table so that she could lay by my feet, my wife was sitting on the other side and my 2 year old son was running around being loud and obnoxious. He walked up to the table and she started growling. I immediately called out her name, her ears went back and she stood down. I took my son to the other room and the dog and I went on a walk. Was she startled because she felt trapped and he was being loud? That's what I'm thinking, but that what I WANT to think.
She has been great with the whole family up until these two incidents. The previous owner said she was very docile around people, and was very playful around other dogs. That's exactly what I've seen to until these two things occured. I have had no other qualms with her, but this is a major one. I would never have thought that she had any type of aggression, and she has not seemed to ever have any problems with any sort of domination trip either. You can stick your hand in her food as she's eating and she'll stop eating. She will not walk out of any doors until everyone else is out. She has never attempted to challenge anyones authority over her either.
I'm at a loss here. I had my staffy's for many years and never had this issue, and they were BOTH dog aggressive to any dog outside their pack.
So is this an issue, or are these flukes brought about by circumstance?