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Old January 20th 04, 08:35 PM
KWBrown
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Hi, all.

Teena is a 4-year-old spayed ESS. She came to us at 14 mo. with a Ch
and some fear-aggression behaviour, directed towards some other dogs and
(mostly) 50-something men. We have worked very hard with her over the
years. She is now trained through CDX (we won't trial her because I
don't ever want to take a risk on her being offended by the stand-for-
exam with a 50-year-old male judge) and is a very fine house dog and
pet, if a bit of a barky nut at times. I believe that most of her
interesting behaviour comes from 1) being attacked by an older bitch in
the breeder's household when she was a 8-week-old pup and 2) a general
lack of socialization outside the breeder's home.

She is a very high-drive, sometimes pushy dog, but she and I have built
a strong relationship, using the Obedience training as a tool.

Last night, she was lying on the floor while I brushed her out. I
didn't feel any mats or knots in her coat, but she started curling her
lip. I shifted her into a different position and started brushing an
ear. She turned and snapped at the air near the hand with the brush.

I glared at her and said, "Don't you EVER do that again!" and switched
to brushing another part of her. Later, I felt her over and couldn't
find any obvious reason that she might have been uncomfortable.

So. What to do now? She usually puts up with any kind of grooming with
a sigh and a shrug. I don't like being snapped at, but I don't want to
shut down any early warning signs. How would you go at this? I'm
thinking of having the vet check her over for any discomfort I may have
missed. At the same time, I'm worried that she will decide that she has
control over whether or not I choose to brush her and when.

I don't want this escalating...

Ideas?

Kate
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and Teena, the ESS
and Storm, the FCR
 




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