cali~jenn
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I need help with Miila. She is a total love bug and I really am so in love with her it is sickening. BUT she is possesive agressive, if that is even the right way to put it, not sure. With feedings she was going after Mugsy so I now feed Mugsy and Cutty at the same time whille Miila watches, then she eats. This has made a huge diff in feedings and usually there is peace but she can get crazy over random things. For example... I go grocery shopping and unload the truck full into the garage on the floor so I can get the girls in the garage safely. Then once I close the garage we come in and I make them lunch before I grab the bags and start putting away. Well the pups always go investigate which has never been a big deal. Miila previously fed those satin balls before we got her so the smell of raw meat makes her crazy, like she thinks it is hers. Anyhow I had a pork roast in one of the bags and she was sniffing it, I told her to leave it and went to pull her away from the bag and she bit me. not hard enough to break the skin or anything so I am not afraid of her at all but the fact that she did and knew she did cuz that roast was hers is not going to fly with me. I put her on her back and she always submits instantly so that part of it isnt an issue. I let her up and Cutty happened to be within 4 feet so she snapped at him, busted. I threw her on her back again and swatted her bootie so she knew she was wrong. Brought her in the house and sat her on the couch in a sit./stay so she could take a minute to get back to her kind self again which she did almost instantly. Right back to the sweet face and hugs. She is a sweet soul inside but this seems to be a problem, her guarding. She was an only dog in her previous home so obviously maybe this has a lot to do with it. She is the same with toys, or can be. I want to know what steps I am supposed to take to nip this in the butt. The biting is a huge no no and with 2 kids I have to stop it now before it gets worse. Plus how will we have people over and not trust her 100%? I am thinking maybe we need a behavioralist but would like to get feedback for now in the meantime.