Daisy is Snarling and Possissive

Justicemom said:
You did just what I should have done, verbal correction, put her on the floor and ignore her. Then proceed to do what you were doing.

That fact, she did not growl again was testament to the fact she got your message that that behavior was not acceptable.

She was not threatened, she was guarding a resource, you. Good going.
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It is reassuring to know that's what you would have done. I think she was sticking up for herself, but I still don't want her to display aggression to other dogs. Especially older dogs who know me. Plus the dobie has been known to react to another dog's aggressiveness towards her by fighting back. I don't want Daisy hurt. So if it happens again here, I will react the same way. I think if it was an annoying puppy who was just wouldn't take no for an answer, I would allow it. But maybe that's inconsistant.

We are going home in the morning. Then we'll get back to the one-on-one time we have together with no interference. We are still bonding. She really is an amazing pup...
 
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I completely agree with Tofu pup!!

Worst thing you can do imho is over correcting Daisy's verbal communication! At this point she was not going after the dog or anything, just telling them off, and didn't go after them and they backed off and gave her a bit more space. All good!

You are going to get a MORE reactive dog if you correct verbal communication, trust me, cuz I had done too many corrections when Toffee was little and insecure... he was just trying to get more space, voila all I got was a more reactive Toffee over time! :o
Took me a long time to correct myself!!!!!! Don't get caught in that trap, especially if it is not normally an issue with her, as she doesn't seem to be reactive! Let her establish a bit of space, because it's kinda rude for the other dogs to come into her space and try to invade it a lot.

On the other hand, of course there is nothing wrong with just putting her down IF she is resource guarding you, but do NOT correct her growling/speaking int hat situation. Take a deep breath (as my Instructor STILL always tells me, lol) Because if you over correct that it ends up suppressing normal communication skills, and you get a dog who bites another dog first, without growling if not careful.
 
Toffee's Mom said:
You are going to get a MORE reactive dog if you correct verbal communication, trust me, cuz I had done too many corrections when Toffee was little and insecure... he was just trying to get more space, voila all I got was a more reactive Toffee over time!
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That is so interesting. I think that is exactly what happened with Tully, she was scared and insecure but the behaviourist said she was being 'dominant' and the techniques he recommended ended up making her worse.

Love that Suzanne Clothier article, it really opened my eyes when I first read it and let me see dog interactions in a whole different light.
 
*Caro said:
That is so interesting. I think that is exactly what happened with Tully, she was scared and insecure but the behaviourist said she was being 'dominant' and the techniques he recommended ended up making her worse.

Love that Suzanne Clothier article, it really opened my eyes when I first read it and let me see dog interactions in a whole different light.
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She is BRILLIANT... None of that imitation wanna be trainer/celebrity crap, she IS actually an educated expert! Around here a lot of people don't listen to her, because they prefer stupid TV personalities with NO education in the science of dog learning and behaviour, NONE... lol :dead: The ones I wish I hadn't listened to, from ye olde compulsion training school way back when or the so called 'dog whisperer' who is nothing but a witch doctor and snake oil salesman!
 
Toffee's Mom said:
She is BRILLIANT... None of that imitation wanna be trainer/celebrity crap, she IS actually an educated expert! Around here a lot of people don't listen to her, because they prefer stupid TV personalities with NO education in the science of dog learning and behaviour, NONE... lol :dead: The ones I wish I hadn't listened to, from ye olde compulsion training school way back when or the so called 'dog whisperer' who is nothing but a witch doctor and snake oil salesman!
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Uh Oh! here we go again........I agres with you on this one too Toffee's mom, concernig how you and others here would deal with the dog and its' space. We really don't know how the celebrity "trainer" would deal with it- maybe we should ask him. :wink2:
 
LadyMcBeth said:
I guess I don't understand what "resource guarding" is, as opposed to Daisy just wanting her own space.
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If she is snarling to protect her food, water, toys...or time alone with YOU then it is resource guarding.

If she is snarling to protect herself because the others have gotten into her space then she is protecting herself and communicating.

If she is charging out the second she sees another dog and snarling and snapping and biting, then she is aggressive/territorial/rude.
 
Would really love to save the article tofu pup submitted for future reference......can anyone tell me how to do it? I tried to copy and paste in a new folder, but, it didn't work...:mad:
 
sheltiemom4 said:
Would really love to save the article tofu pup submitted for future reference......can anyone tell me how to do it? I tried to copy and paste in a new folder, but, it didn't work...:mad:
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For some reason you can't right-click on this page. If you do, nothing happens. Just highlight the entire article as you did before, and hit "Control + C" (that means Control and then the letter 'C' all while still holding Control), then go to your Word document and hit "Control + V" to paste it.

In other words, you can still Copy/Paste, you just have to use the keyboard shortcuts for some reason.
 
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