My 4 year old female chihuahua takes her toys, the stuffed bears on my bed, and blankets, and makes her own little nest with "babies". If anyone other than me (including our other chihuahua) goes near her area, she gets sort of aggressive. Anyone know anything about this...?
2006-11-03 07:12:44 · 9 answers · asked by YoMamma 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
She grooms them too.
2006-11-03 07:23:18 · update #1
Its happend a couple of times before, and I just found this Yahoo Answers site, so I figured I'd ask.
2006-11-03 07:24:26 · update #2
Some female dogs are just very "maternal" and respond to toys and other small animals like "babies". We had a female dog whose teats would swell whenever there were puppies around even though she had no milk to feed them.
((We also have a male dog, Frodo, that treats puppies, smaller dogs, and cats like his children. He grooms them and lets them sleep piled up on top of him.))
It is possible, though, that your dog is "resource guarding": being territorial over her toys and space and not wanting to share them with anyone. This is a behavior that will need to be modified so it doesn't develop into outright aggression as the dog gets older.
2006-11-03 07:18:35 · answer #1 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom and I raised chihuahuas for around 10 years and have encountered this before. It sounds like she is having what they call a false pregnancy. Basically she thinks she pregnant when she's not. So my advice is to take her have her spayed or if u want puppies from her, find a stud and let nature take it's coarse and then spay her as soon as u no longer want to breed her. It's hard on them to live there lives like this. Hope it works out soon. Good luck.
2006-11-03 15:26:49 · answer #2 · answered by Bella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though shes' been spayed, she probably does still have a mother instinct. I don't have professional knowledge as to why or what to do about it, mabe she needs lots of attention.
We had an outside larger dog, lived in a small town, she once brought home a dead puppy, (don't know where from- it wasn't hers- she had been spayed for years), and it was very heart breaking to take away from her--- she was also very protective and tried to care for it. I just thought the mother instinct was very strong in her- she wanted a puppy of her own.
2006-11-03 15:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of two things she's in afaulse pregnacy & mentally considers them babies. OR she's "resorce guarding" IE: keeping all the nice toys for herself. IF she's just outta heat within the last 2 months & hasn't done tis before I'd bet on the faulse pregnacy.
2006-11-03 15:18:46 · answer #4 · answered by ragapple 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi some females will show this behaviour & lot that do are prone to false pregnancies also...Regards Jake
2006-11-03 15:28:57 · answer #5 · answered by Jake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my lab starts doing that sort of thing when she is due and on her periods which funnily enough started yesterday,she 2 gets quite aggressive if i go 2 take them of her which i find funny,obviously it has got 2 hv sumthing 2 do with been female lol.
2006-11-03 15:19:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its perfectly normal...maybe if she had a litter of pups it could help in some way
2006-11-03 15:48:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at least her doesn't rip them up and leave stuffing ALL over the floor.....
2006-11-03 15:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my male dog does this, I think he is playing when we get close to him because his but starts shaking (he doent have a tail)
2006-11-03 15:14:57 · answer #9 · answered by s_ringler 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋