It is very rare for a dog to just be mean unless it has been abused in
a fashion that has taught it that, that kind of behavior is a fun thing
to do. I know you will not like what I'm going to say but it happened
in my own family. It was my 13 year old son. He thought it was fun to
get them rilled up and fighting mad when Mom wasn't there to catch him.
To the boy it was a rough and tumble fun game. Cute..... The cat
had to finally be put down. The dog went to a breeder and within a
month never acted that way again. I didn't know the cause of the
problem until years later when as men the boys were playing cards at a
family get together and this one son started talking about training the
dog to be an attack dog and a fighter.
I could have killed with no regrets. I can't tell you what was said
when Mom got into that conversation.
So what I'm saying is that with children in the house, more likely then
not the dog has been taught to play rough and it simply has evolved
into attacking everyone. I'm not saying kid's do it on purpose, they
think they are playing and having fun and don't realize what damage
they are doing to the dog. It will not be easy to break Angel at this
stage but it can be done and is worth the effort. Keep that spray
bottle in hand, use the ECK and supervise how the children play with
her. And have a good talk with all family members on what is good fun
and what is bad fun. It will take this whole family working together
to solve the problem.
If that doesn't work, present them with a play pen when you go to
visit.
Please do keep us informed
This breaks my heart.
Kay
Norma Jean wrote:
| Oh yes she does it the entire
time whoever is there! Including me and you know good and well she
should be used to me by now, Diane got her in late 9/04 so she should
know me by this time. She is the meanest little dog I have ever seen,
she doesn't weigh 4 pounds soaking wet but that mouth and temper sure
makes up for it...normajean |
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Kay Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This
you need someone willing to help.........
Put a leash on the dog, have squirt bottle in hand. Open door to admit
person when dog lunges at person, yank hard on leash and squirt, at the
same time say No or even better ECK in a course loud gruntal tone.
Dogs do not like ECK at all.
Yank the leash hard enough to knock her off her feet. Sounds
cruel, not really, only takes a few times and I don't mean to yank the
leash so to cause damage, just enough to get her off balance.
The next question is, does she continue to act this way after the
people are in and socializing or just when they enter?
Hope that helps, It worked wonders for a male miniture collie I had
that did that.
Kay
Norma Jean wrote:
| Seeing this post about the
biteing dog reminded me that I needed to ask a question. My grand dog
Angel is anything but!....anyhow she is about 1 1/2 and has recently
started actually attacking and biteing people that enter my daughter's
home and my daughter asked me today what in the world can she do. I
advised her to put the dog up before she answers the door but of course
that is no real solution, can anyone offer some help here? I carried a
bite mark on my upper arm for over 2 weeks from her recently,( like I
said angel? anything but!!!!) She has always been a bit of a b.... ever
since my daughter got her but instead of getting better she is getting
worse. It isn't like she isn't around anyone as my daughter has quite a
bit of company and my grand daughter just turned 13 so you know she has
lots of company there. No one has teased angel either so that isn't why
she is like this about all i can do is say H-E-L-P!!!!! normajean (oh I
meant to tell you my daughter has had her since she was 5 weeks old) |
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dobza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
My little one bites when
he is playing but doesnt bite when I am walking. I would think try a
squirt bottle and say no at the same time. That should get him to stop.
Hugs, Rocky
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