Mom2Daphne
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Hello. So we have had our foster dog a 1-2 year old spayed female for almost 2 months. Her name is Daphne and she is developing some behaviors that I hope are not going to be a big issue. she is great with people and strangers, but does not like other dogs. she will bark and lunge if she gets too close. She will walk fine on a leash if given enough distance from other animals unless the other dog shows an interest and is barking or pulling. she will try and chase rabbits and birds, but has not chased them past the property line. she does not seem to have a high prey drive.....unless you think that is what is actually go on here. the new behaviors are barking and nipping at the kids when they are on the kid type 4 wheelers ( I think she is more barking at the 4 wheeler, at least I hope), barking and lunging if someone is on the swing (no biting), at times she barks at and wants to attack the lawn mower- she was not like this at first. If I entertain her or watch her closely I can get her to stay away from the lawn mower pretty easily with verbal commands and if I hook her up to the lead line she does not bark or pull at all, but with the swing or 4 wheeler she can be fine for the 1st 5 minutes and then she goes into lunge and bark mode. I think it is getting worse. Any suggestions to manage these behaviors and do you think this is a type of aggression? So far she has not been aggressive with food or toys. she is crazily obsessed with balls or anything that rolls. thanks. Evelyn