biting or nipping
Why a Cocker Spaniel Snaps When Touched
Just as we don’t always feel like being touched and fussed, so it is for many dogs. To make her feelings quite clear to the girl who doesn’t stop otherwise, Pippa will now snap.
dog and children or child
Nervous Little Dog Nips Children and Is Scared of Men
She had had four homes before she was even four months old. A man was giving away Callie and her tiny siblings in a car park. The crucial formative weeks of her life won’t have been the best.
barking
French Bulldog Bites Hands and Barks Aggressively When People Visit
Why would a normally friendly dog suddenly bark aggressively and bite hands when people come into the house?
Betty is another French Bulldog that barks loudly at anyone coming into her house. “Go Away!”
Sometimes she bites hands.
I have just looked back through my more recent stories of French Bulldogs. I am surprised how many cases have been about territorial and protective aggressive behaviours towards people coming into their home.
As a behaviourist, I only visit those Frenchies with problems. Of these problems, most have protectiveness and barking aggressively at people in common.
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Aggression
Management, Management, Management — Preventing Bites Before They Happen
When dogs have already bitten, where do you start — training or management?
To address the problems the lady faces with Harry and Toto, management has to come first. Harry is an 8-year-old terrier, and Toto a Bichon Frise age three.
Over the years, Harry has bitten several times when out, including a child. Fortunately so far he has done little more than to break the skin.
Toto, a more recent rescue, is fine outside the house, but may go for the feet of anyone moving about indoors.
Toto bit a child
Aggression
Young Bull Terrier’s Jumping, Biting and Digging Fuelled by Frustration
Confrontational or dominant behaviour from the humans is a slippery slope that too often ends badly.
biting or nipping
Young Cocker Spaniel Jumps Up, Nips and Bites
Why does young Maisie keep jumping up, nipping and biting her family? Maisie jumps up, nips and bites. She is a 7-month-old Cocker Spaniel with behaviour very similar to Pebbles who I met a couple of days ago. She jumps up and she nips. From the moment they brought her Read more