Toy aggressive dog

RE: Toy aggressive dog

dippy2000 — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:20:33 GMT

Take away the toys? Maybe consider crating her if this is difficult?

RE: Toy aggressive dog

therainyj — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:44:58 GMT

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Understood that canine behaviour is complex - I just wondered if I'd missed anything obvious, as I often do.

I'll take the advice on board and see what happens, if she continues like this I will take her to a behaviourist.

RE: Toy aggressive dog

Alison Clare Hickman — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:30:36 GMT

Sterling advice Ben Ogden

RE: Toy aggressive dog

Ben Ogden — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:06:01 GMT

Canine behaviour is complex and sometimes a quick 'do this' can be insufficient, particularly when in cases where injury is the risk factor.

Questions that come to mind are:
what were the earliest signs you saw that the dog wasn't happy about resources being threatened? (if indeed they were noticed)
how were these instances handled?
Does the dog present with any other behaviour thats concerning?
How is the dog about other resources?
How is the dog about resources in other situations?
is it the same other dogs?
Are the other dogs fitting a certain category (male/female, Large/Small, Black dogs, exuberant/poor body language)
What is your dogs personality? (confident in novel situations, nervous, well socialised, personal space issues)
What is special about the Toys? (are the toys from home, surgery toys, would it be any object in her personal space?)

This is only a very small sample of things that need examining, to give you insight into why you need to take care with ad hoc advice on matters such as this.

RE: Toy aggressive dog

Sarahbeeee — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:52:10 GMT

Hi RainyJ

Maybe you could ask Ingrid Haskal who is a qualified behaviourist. Her practice is called Pets with Problems and she has helped ith some of our patients.

All the best

RE: Toy aggressive dog

HDela — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:29:18 GMT

Maybe try her on an adaptil collar and see if she displays the same behaviour? Maybe something has changed in her environment that you haven't noticed/can't change anyway and she is feeing a bit stressed.

RE: Toy aggressive dog

Sal the 1st — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:01:36 GMT

ok ,was just a thought

RE: Toy aggressive dog

therainyj — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 08:33:31 GMT

Thanks for your reply.

She's neutered and had a full health check with my vet last week for her vaccs, so wouldn't be phantom pregnancy and shouldn't be anything like pain.

RE: Toy aggressive dog

Sal the 1st — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:10:34 GMT

entire or neutered? - ie is she having a phantom?