Hi, i am new here and i need some help with one of my dogs behaviour .. i have two SBT's .. one is a 17month old castrated male (Vinnie) and the other is a 9month old un-neutered female who recently had her 1st season in november (Skye)
i am trying to nip skye's excitement behavior in the bud! she has become worse since her season .. and i can see SOME progress with what we are doing which we have been doing for almost a week now .. However i wanted to ask if anybody has ever had this same problem with any of there dogs etc and can give me some advice?

Basically we have been doing this for the jumping up
*Pushing her down while saying DOWN! and making her sit
*Turning around and ignoring her
(she will only get fuss if she is sat down calmly)

For the Chasing of Vinnie when he gets fuss
*we tell her firmly NO! SIT DOWN!
*If she refuses to stop or calm down she either gets put in her crate or outside for 5mins

She is also snapping at vinnie alot lately WHICH IS THE WORRY I HAVE!! .. i want this sorted out ASAP i do not want her too carry it on because i do not want it to get that bad that they have to be seperated because vinnie has faught back or even us having to remove skye because she has gotten worse and attacks him .. i want this ended NOW before its too late because i love them both dearly and they do really get on, its just when she does this!!.
What happens is she will snap at him usually showing some teeth she hasn't actually ever made contact with him and bitten him but she goes right upto him and snaps .. Usually it can be over food so she eats in her crate, or it can be if they get too excited in play, so i end it if its getting too excitable etc etc, Once or twice she has done it when they are in the kitchen while we are eating and we haven't seen why.
she will stop when we shout OII!! and we have been putting her outside when she does it etc .. the thing is they are all cosy and lovey again with each other moments later and will be snuggled up fast asleep, so its not like they dont like each other because they do, but i dont want it to get too the point where it gets too much and they dont get on! that would crush me.

Does anybody have any idea why she is doing this? and how we can stop it? i am willing to stick at anything to change this behavior for her sake .. Vinnie wont put her in her place so i think skye has made herself more dominant, this has only ever been since her season!! (do i desex her asap feb is earliest as its 3months after) or do i leave her to get her hormones sorted etc.
Any advice will be GREATLY appreciated.

Hi ,
If Skye were my dog, I would have her spayed in February. Staffies are
very excitable dogs and also bear in mind at 9 months she is an adolescent
which can be a difficult stage.

I have had the same problem with my JRT and jumping up and over
excitement. he is 3 now and I adopted him just over a year ago. Turníng
away and ignoring didn't work as he nipped our bums and legs so we have
been doing the sit nicely and you get a fuss method and it worked though
sometimes with too many visitors he forgets and I pop a lead on him.
You have to be persistant! It takes longer than a week . Also, say Off
instead of down. I taught Pip Off by getting him to jump onto the sofa and
them off using a treat as a lure and he soon caught on.
I would also make a fuss of her when she generally *is*acting
calmly to reinforce that idea. Practise Sits and Stays when she is not
over excited and lengthen the time of the sits gradually before you give
her the treat. That will help her learn patience.

When you fuss Vinnie then I would have someone distract her with a toy or
fuss her too so that she learns you making a fuss of Vinnie is a good thing
and she won't feel the need to chase him. Does Vinnie jump up you too?
She could be upset that he does that to you.

It sound to me that Skye and Vinnie have a good relationship and its good
in a sense that she is snapping rather than biting!
Dogs snap as a warning but sometimes its an excitement thing . We had to
watch our faces with Pip as he used to want to kiss us but tended to air
snap.
He also gets over excited and plays rough and if you didnt know him, it
looks aggressive but its rough play . I do the same as you, I stop him
before
it gets too rough .
Heres a video of him playing . I would normally stop this play before it
gets this rough.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPcAPXxLqX8

Also , another film of him playing with his friend, Zeus a very tolerant
STB.!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-OHihGsU8w

Alison




"kellylou89" wrote in message
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Hi, i am new here and i need some help with one of my dogs behaviour ..
i have two SBT's .. one is a 17month old castrated male (Vinnie) and the
other is a 9month old un-neutered female who recently had her 1st season
in november (Skye)
i am trying to nip skye's excitement behavior in the bud! she has become
worse since her season .. and i can see SOME progress with what we are
doing which we have been doing for almost a week now .. However i wanted
to ask if anybody has ever had this same problem with any of there dogs
etc and can give me some advice?

Basically we have been doing this for the jumping up
*Pushing her down while saying DOWN! and making her sit
*Turning around and ignoring her
(she will only get fuss if she is sat down calmly)

For the Chasing of Vinnie when he gets fuss
*we tell her firmly NO! SIT DOWN!
*If she refuses to stop or calm down she either gets put in her crate or
outside for 5mins

She is also snapping at vinnie alot lately WHICH IS THE WORRY I HAVE!!
. i want this sorted out ASAP i do not want her too carry it on because
i do not want it to get that bad that they have to be seperated because
vinnie has faught back or even us having to remove skye because she has
gotten worse and attacks him .. i want this ended NOW before its too
late because i love them both dearly and they do really get on, its just
when she does this!!.
What happens is she will snap at him usually showing some teeth she
hasn't actually ever made contact with him and bitten him but she goes
right upto him and snaps .. Usually it can be over food so she eats in
her crate, or it can be if they get too excited in play, so i end it if
its getting too excitable etc etc, Once or twice she has done it when
they are in the kitchen while we are eating and we haven't seen why.
she will stop when we shout OII!! and we have been putting her outside
when she does it etc .. the thing is they are all cosy and lovey again
with each other moments later and will be snuggled up fast asleep, so
its not like they dont like each other because they do, but i dont want
it to get too the point where it gets too much and they dont get on!
that would crush me.

Does anybody have any idea why she is doing this? and how we can stop
it? i am willing to stick at anything to change this behavior for her
sake .. Vinnie wont put her in her place so i think skye has made
herself more dominant, this has only ever been since her season!! (do i
desex her asap feb is earliest as its 3months after) or do i leave her
to get her hormones sorted etc.
Any advice will be GREATLY appreciated.




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kellylou89