Guest Anonymous Posted October 31, 2003 Posted October 31, 2003 :( We have a 2 yr. old Chihuahua, we got him from the animal rescue service. he has been really good, we also have a 10 yr old, the past couple of days he has been snarling at him, no teeth. We have been watching and my son can be across the room and he will still growl. Could it be the dog dosent have a enough quite time. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted October 31, 2003 Posted October 31, 2003 could it be that your son has done something that scared or hurt the dog? i'm not saying that it had to be done on purpose, but the dog might have perceived it that way. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted November 2, 2003 Posted November 2, 2003 :-? it is possible that my son scared Astro. Kids can move very fast, and that may have done it. Any ideas how to change this Quote
Aonir Posted November 2, 2003 Posted November 2, 2003 You son may or may have not done something. Astro may have had a bad experience with children in his past, which may have been the reason he was brought to the shelter. You may considering bringing him to a dog behaviorist and work check to see if it's child agression. If so, they can help you work on it. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted November 2, 2003 Posted November 2, 2003 My Papillon does this with my brother. My brother is schizzophrenic and doesn't approach Montie like most people, he is very in his face and Montie doesn't see him as just another person, he sees him as a threat. Little dogs often feel the need to be loud and growly to make up for their small size, Astro is probably just trying to protect his spot. I havn't resolved Monties problems yet as I've only had him a month, so probably can't offer you the best advice, but what you can get your son to do is feed Astro, give him treats etc so Astro see's your son as some one who is in control of resources (ie food) rather than a threat. If he is not desexed I strongly suggest this, even in the week that Montie has been desexed I have already started seeing changes. Keep us posted on his progress :wink: Quote
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