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Need help with scared/aggressive puppy - Long & one adult word
Our 10-mo.-old sheppard/chow mix that we adopted from the pound in July came
very close to biting a 4-yr-old girl at our house last night and we're terrified that he's going to hurt someone. He's always been skittish since we got him (i.e., growling at everyone, running away from anyone who would try to pet him - child or adult, etc) We've been working very hard to socialize him and help him realize that people are okay and he doesn't need to be scared. Overall, he's doing very well. He's not growling at every one all the time, just part of the time now, he's actually letting SOME people pet him, etc. I should mention that I have two kids, ages 6 & 10, so we have a CONSTANT stream of kids coming in and out of our house. Last night we had two kids over for dinner with us and the 4-yr-old girl was just standing in the kitching while my husband was getting her food and Zeke (our puppy) jumped at her to bite her. I was looking at her when it happened; she wasn't doing ANYTHING!! She was just standing there waiting for her plate. Luckily, my husband has good reflexes and caught him before he touched her, but it scared the **** out of us!!! We love him dearly and don't want him to hurt anybody. What can we do about this behaviour????!!!!! Please e-mail me at Thank you so much. P.S. This is not the first time he's done this. He attempts to nip people semi-frequently, so it wasn't just this little girl. Usually this happens when someone (usually a kid) is moving quickly around him or makes a noise that startles him, but not always. Brandy Say goodnight Gracie... Goodnight Gracie |
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