behavior

I'm in need of help with my 3 year old male bulldog. We have a few behavior problems but my most important one is the behavior towards our children. He growls and snaps at my 1 year old if he even comes near him. I'll give you a little background: Our bulldog has never really liked children...

....it feels like the longer the walks I take with Big, worst are the zoomies when we are back home! Since he's a 7 month old puppy with extra energy, there are days that I walk him for 30, 35 minutes in the evening and when we are back home, GOSH, he's crazy! lol! The goal is to tire him NOT...

Intake Date: 10/07/15 Last Update: 12/07/15 Email: info@indianabulldogrescue.com Age: 3 years Gender: Unalltered Female Weight: 54 lbs. Energy Level: Medium Color: Brindle Good With Other Dogs: Yes Good With Cats: Unknown Good With Kids: No Object Aggression: She is unpredictible with some...

Hi I am new here -4 years ago we got our first Bullie from a rescue. No one could age her as she had worn her teeth down to nubs but the best guess was she was 3 or 4 at the time. So now 7 or 8. She has been such an amazing addition to our family. Behavior wise a super star and health wise so...

:ohmy: As some of you may know our world has been turned upside down this last month, after "rescuing" my very abused sister from Ohio from her marriage, and getting her down here to FL. to live with us, til she gets on her feet. She has a Chihauhua that is 12 years old. Well UNFORTUNATELY she...

My female who is 2.5 has started peeing in her bed or on blankets. Last week she peed on her blankets on the couch! This is a new behavior. We took her crate away a month or so ago because she was becoming anti-social and hiding out in there. She has never done this before. I know it's not a...

Probably about 5 months ago, my dog was dripping blood while walking around. it wasn't in his pee. we took him to vet and after an ultrasound and urine analysis, the vet diagnosed it as a prolapsed urethra. the vet didn't tell us anything to help prevent it, even though we just spent 400...

Hello all! My EB is now 6 months old. Even though we clean him since we got him, at 8 weeks, it's been VERY difficult to clean and treat his tear stain. I tried with treats. I tried when he's sleeping (he wakes up). I tried with my husband holding him. Every time he shakes his head super fast...

My bully tends to run and then sit down suddenly like his butt is hurting him. I know he has done it in the past when he had a tail pocket irritation or when he was constipated. But sometimes I can't determine the reason and just wonder if it is a bulldog thing. It doesn't seem like normal...

Good day all, and happy new year to everyone! In a few different places I have ready that "extended petting" can lead to some behavioral issues with dogs. I have NOT seen evidence that this causes undesired behavior in Nelson, but wanted to see if others had feedback on this topic. At least a...

We first noticed it yesterday, Wally had some blood near his rectum… after we got a better look we noticed that the blood was coming from a spot near his rectum so I'm assuming that it is his anal gland. I called my vet, and since she was off yesterday we decided to bring him in this morning...

My 8mo old has recently starting digging or scratching the floor of his crate or the floor in general. Any suggestions on how to curb this behavior. Cat scratching mat maybe?

Long rant ahead... just need to get this out. we've been having issues with the neighbors next door since they moved in, about 6 months ago. They have a female german shepard and a tiny fenced in back yard that butts up to our yard (unfenced) so there is just a small chain link between us. It...

Hi everybody! I haven't been on here in a while. I am hoping I can get some suggestions and help with my little boy. Harley was diagnosed with "Behavioral Seizures" about 6 months ago. He had been doing some weird things that my other Bullies had never done; eating/chewing pebbles (or ANYTHING...

I am taking my husband on a three day trip to celebrate his birthday.. my sister always moves in to watch and take care of my furbabies.. I am a little nervous about it this time because of some behavior issues that my gucci has started doing, although she has learned that i don't tolerate it...

Our english bulldog gets so extremely excited when she meets a stranger that she starts pulling so hard and is not redirectable. I often have to pick her up and take her away but this is not correcting the behavior. I will kneel down behind her and hold her by the collar with my hands and ask...

Hi everyone, my family just got our first english bulldog, she is 9 weeks old and the cutest thing I have ever seen. I have had dogs growing up but my wife has never. We have had her for 3 days thus far. I want to crate train the puppy (never done that before) but from day 1 she absolutely...

10-18-15 Welcome Maggie #7! Maggie is only about 3 years old but those years have not been easy. Her original owner was a backyard breeder and maggie had one litter. Maggie was observed to be underweight and living in a dog house in the backyard. Good Samaritans facilitated her being surrendered...

Hey all! Last week I posted about a trip we were taking to Vermont, with Winslow, visiting family. Here's that thread. It was nuts, but overall a good experience. It might have been a lot less stressful if my husband hadn't gotten sick and STAYED HOME :hissy: last minute, but that's past...

The last 2 weekends have been busy for Bella and me. We have been "showing off" at various events. On Nov 28/29 there was 2 rings of FCI and 2 rings of Mysore Kennel Club (MKC). On Dec 05 there was 2 rings of Bangalore Canine Club (BCC). So a total of 6 rings. Results in summary FCI Ring 1 -...

Hi all, our puppy, Potpie, is nearly 4 months old, and she's a sweet little girl who brings us such joy! :):) We notice this behavior though, and we're wondering if it is usual or something we should be worried about: All day long, Potpie is calm and gentle and pretty laidback. She lets...

Bones cause aggressive behavior in Bass. I don't want to deprive him the benefits, but I have a full house of little ones (so raw bones need to be contained, preferably in his crate and when my children are not around). Due to him not being raw fed, when I introduce a raw marrow bone, it brings...

I've been watching my Bully a lot lately, and have noticed some rather odd behavior that I have become concerned with. For one, he has stopped playing with his toys. He sleeps a lot, more then I really think is healthy even for a Bulldog. And when he is awake, he sits close to a corner of the...

8/7/15: Please welcome Reba! She was a stray that found herself in safe hands with someone that called us for help. She has a cherry eye, eye infection, double ear infection and skin infection. We believe she is around two years old. He likes other dogs. She has not met any cats that we...

Today we took Colonel to the dog park, to play with all of my co-workers and their dogs, for his Birthday Pawty. Colonel had never met these other dogs. Here's the break down of "friend" dogs: Drake, yellow lab. Thor, black lab. Harley, Aussie mix. Corbett, Sherperd Mix. Rory, Sherpard Mix...

ABOUT KRAVEN Meet Kraven, an almost 5 year old Old English Bulldog. He loves to cuddle, go on car rides, & take walks. Kraven is a very healthy good looking dog. He is very protective of his owners & guards his house & yard very well. He has become very aggressive with our French Bulldog to...

Lollipop Status: Available Age: 5 Gender: Female Location: SF Peninsula, CA Reason given up for adoption: Owner died, passed around, finally picked up as a stray :( Temperament: Quiet, sweet. Health Condition: Excellent Placement Limitations: Northern California only, may be placed with...

Hoping someone has been in a similar situation and prevailed... We have a 9 week old EB (partially housebroken and knows to go outside or let us know) and she has recently been doing the following. She is doing these things at certain parts of the day and most of the day she is chill and...

Tula's Adoption Fee is $450.00 8/21/2015 Update: Tula is progressing nicely. Her ear infection is gone. Her diet is going well and she has become very active, playing with her foster fur siblings like a puppy, running around like crazy. She no longer startles when you touch her while she...

Which is the better way to train a dog to not go crazy (jumping on, etc) visitors to the house? 1) Crate them before letting the visitor in, trying to let the pup calm down. Once the pup is seemingly calm, let pup out of the crate to approach visitor. Once bad behavior starts, correct pup. 2)...

And the problems still continue! You guys have to be sick of me by now! :w00t: I'm going to try and be as specific as possible about this! Spanky is now 7 months old, and I have definitely seen huge improvement with his behavior for the most part, but I'm still a little confused with him!! For...

Does anyone have a bully that jumps on you from behind while walking? Charlie, now at 5 months, just started jumping on me from behind while on our evening walks. He only does this occasionally. It's warm here this week in the Northeast and our walks are short and brief but I don't know if...

Hi all. Let me start out saying that this isn't my first dog, just my first bulldog, and I know all the basics of potty training. I guess what I'm trying to determine is if this is just "normal" bully behavior, or if I'm doing something wrong for this breed/dog. Winston is now 14 weeks old...

Brutus is an Owner Surrender Intake Date: 07/26/15 Last Update: 08/08/15 Location: Indianapolis, IN. Email: info@indianabulldogrescue.com Age: 1 year Gender: Altered Male Weight: 52 pounds Energy Level: High Color: Fawn Good With Other Dogs: Needs work on manners, but will be better with...

Hi all! I have been keeping up on Bentley's allergy symptoms since they started last month. Basically he has been getting red and itchy on and off. I wipe him down when we come inside every time. I have also been using witch hazel. Basically I just feel so bad for my guy when he is...

I have a female english bulldog puppy who is 2 months and 3 weeks old. Her name is Nelly and I have a problem with starting a leash for her. Whenever I tried to take her on a leash, she just lays down there and sometimes she pull back and won't move even a step. I've started from a week ago and...

Hello everyone. Hank just got home from being neutered this morning. The procedure went well and he did great. He's home now and is verrrrryyy whiny and vocal, which is not like him at all. Is this normal? They gave him a pain injection before he left. he is still a bit groggy. We can't give him...

Hi All, I am new to the forum, but likely should have joined the day we welcomed Maxwell Harris into our home. He has been a pretty sick puppy thus far and we are now faced with yet another challenge. He is currently being treated for Mange, and has about a weeks worth of medication...

Okay!! I posted about Spanky's behavior when he was like 13 weeks old or something like that (biting, lunging, barking, growling)...and after all of your responses, I felt more confident...and then shortly after Spanky was an ANGEL. He has been so very good from weeks 14/15 up until last...

Hello everyone, A few months ago I picked up a new member of the family, her name is Cheena. When I got her the breeder gave me a giant bag of PROPAC food PRO PAC ® Superpremium Pet Food: Nothing Provides Better Nutrition | U.S., everything was fine except that she would randomly throw up, I...