shiba help
I just got a new puppy a couple weeks ago, and my older shiba (who is only 2 1/2) are finally getting along. The puppy is a male, and my other shiba, Zoe, is a female.
Now Zoe is randomly being mean and aggressive towards stranger. Is she being protective of the puppy? How can I get her to stop this behavior...I obviously am not doing a good job of asserting my dominance in this situation.
Now Zoe is randomly being mean and aggressive towards stranger. Is she being protective of the puppy? How can I get her to stop this behavior...I obviously am not doing a good job of asserting my dominance in this situation.
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Can you be more clear as to what you mean by mean and aggressive?
Is she biting?
growling?
What exactly is she doing?
And what are you doing?
Make sure that you do not yell, or punish her.
Really your best bet for your whole pack (you included) is to have a qualified behaviorist come and assess the situation. Make sure that they use strictly positive reinforcement techniques.
Good luck.
I just calmly say her "no" and have her sit and look her in the face and say no again. Sometimes she will just repeat it as soon as she stands up again.
She is fine with other dogs, and okay with the people she meets at my house. She just has a problem when someone gets near the fenced yard. I guess it is like a territory thing...but she is fine when they are in the yard
Even still check out a behaviorist now, that way if it is the beginning of an issue you can address it early.
If I didn't know my dog, I would probably assume aggression from the other side of my door, but he has never shown anything other than hesitance towards humans, and nothing but excitement towards outside dogs.
Now, my female shiba (who we had before our male) only started barking at people outside the door when 'trained' by our male. She took on this behavior only after he showed her how.
I think its probably a great idea to check in with a behaviorist to be sure, there are probably several reasons why she's exhibiting this behavior all of a sudden, maybe because of the changes and she's more aware of things, maybe because she's mimicking something... Good luck... and lets see that puppy!