Ok everyone I am in need of some advice. Harlea has started barking, growling and biting (not nipping) my son, daughter and wife's feet here in the last week or so. She rarely does it to me and all I have to do is look at her with a scowl on my face and she stops and submits immediately. However, with everyone else she won't stop for anything unless I walk in to the room or she is put on a leash and brought up to where I am at in the house. This really concerns me as my wife is still laid up and cannot really get up or defend herself when Harlea gets in this mode and I am afraid one or both of them is going to get severely hurt.
I know that she is doing it to try and get them to play with her and not to be mean in any way but I can't let this go on much longer. Barking and growling back at her does work and she will submit but trying to get my kids to do it with a straight face is almost impossible. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
I know that she is doing it to try and get them to play with her and not to be mean in any way but I can't let this go on much longer. Barking and growling back at her does work and she will submit but trying to get my kids to do it with a straight face is almost impossible. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.