Dog Aggressive After Having a Puppies?

Question

I studded my male Chi to someone female. She was here for a week and was a doll. Here's the story. She went into labor and had her puppies. She got aggressive with them so her owner took her to the vet to find out that she had a very rare type of infection. She was in intensive care for 48 hours and recovered quickly. She was still aggressive with her babies and did not want to nurse them so they had to be bottlefed. They were still put with her to nurse while supervised. Seven weeks later, she want nothing to do with the puppies.This is the email I got from the owner:
She is passive with the kids but seems depressed or jealous when the pups get attention. Her whole world seems upset since the puppies came. She steals their food, hates to nurse, still growls, won’t “go” outside she holds it as long as possible even if I walk her for an hour- only to go upon reentering the house! I am at my wits end.Is she potentialy dangerous? Will she go back to her normal self when the pups leave?

She is being aggressive TOWARDS the PUPPIES not her owners...

The female was 2 years old and in her 3rd heat. This was her first litter and there are CH on both sides of the pedigree. Being a breeder and knowing lots of other breeders nationwide, I have never heard or seen anything like this.

She will not be bred again. She will be spayed. The infection she developed was very heart wrenching for her family because she was given a very slim to none chance of pulling through but she did.

And like I said.... this was not my dog. I am just the stud owner. She is reg. and is correct to the standard with good bloodlines and had a great temperment so she was approved to breed with my stud.

Answer 1

my dad breeds lab and one of the females had her first litter about 4 years ago but once they were born she did not want any thing to do with them. she would not nurse them she would gral at them. but the only thing we could do was take care of the puppies are self. after that litter we got her spayed because she would not wont any thing to do with any of the puppie. but there really is not any thing you can do . get her spayed so this dose not happen agian you would not want to breed her and have this temper with pups agian.

Answer 2

Once the pups are gone the dog should go back to normal, if not I'd call a behaviorist or trainer. I wouldn't ever breed her again though cause chances are the same thing will happen again. Just like humans, some dogs make great mom's but some don't, this lil girl obviously had a very bad experiance because of the pups and will always associate having pups to something bad and painful. Breeding her again would just cause her more pain.

Edit: As a stud breeder I think you did your duties. From what you've said your dog being a champ with good bloodlines and temperment and all I see no problem with your dog doing stud work. You did a good job in researching the b**** and her history and she sounds like she should have been a good option. And I agree I had never seen it before either. I have a few friends that still breed champ dogs and they've never seen an issue like that either but have heard of it. They said it was most likely the poor association. The mom sees the pups as a cause of her pain so it's no wonder she's aggressive to them. They suggested that the pups be sold as pets only and all the pups be spayed/nuetered that way incase it was a genetic issue it won't be perpetuated. The pups could still make very loving and happy dogs though and still go on to show competetively but breeding would not be encouraged.

Answer 3

Was she too young to breed??? Was she older??
Females that are too young will often act this way, or just plain avoiding the puppies entirely.. Females that are older and not much experience around puppies, or didn't have a good mom themselves can often be intolerant of puppies when she is bred for the first time late..
It's likely that once the puppies are gone.. That she'll come back around.. BUT it's not a guarantee..

This is a great reason why, someone shouldn't just be breeding their dogs for fun... Who knows.. she might go right back to her normal sweet self.. But she might be a screwball for the rest of her life.. The resulting litter might be screwy because they weren't raised by a loving mother.. Learning how to act and interact with other dogs, puppies, how a mother treats her young etc.. Lesson learned.. Quit breeding your dogs when you don't have a clue what you are doing...

Answer 4

Some dogs can be this way. Not ALL dogs make good mothers. I would say yes, she will come around after the pups are gone but her training needs to be reinforced (lovingly) now because she is getting away with bad behavior. Sounds like she is throwing a bit of a tantrum. And as someone else mentioned, it is possible that she was not able to bond with them properly.

Answer 5

Sadly one of the risks of breeding a b*tch is changing her behavior forever... and death. I wish more people understood that before they breed their girl.

There is no real way to know what the damage to the b*tch was. The infection could conceivably have affected her neural and cognitive functions. She may recover. She may not.

At this point, limiting her access and exposure to the pups seems like a good idea. They are 7 weeks old and may be affected by her strange behavior ... and it doesn't sound like she needs the stress either.

All that can be done now is to cross your fingers and hope for the best.

Answer 6

in many cases dogs are aggressive for specific motives, say territorial or dominance aggression. domestic dogs are certainly submissive to the mother, so as that they do no longer in many cases reason that style of reaction. My greater desirable difficulty could be why everyone could desire to reproduce an aggressive dogs interior the 1st place! They needless to say did no longer socialize the only they have, and that i doubt that they are going to do a competent pastime with the domestic dogs. yet I easily have seen very astonishing dogs no longer be stable mothers, and intensely dogs aggressive dogs be large mothers. So i do no longer think of that has something to do with how they develop their clutter.

Answer 7

And yet another reason not to breed your dog unless you know what you're doing - the behavioral changes that can happen.

I really hope her owner gets her spayed and doesn't put her through this again.

Will she go back to her old self? Maybe. Depends on how much the hormones have messed with her and how much the experience has messed with her.

Answer 8

Wow! That's the first time I've ever heard anything like that. My dog had pups and although she fed them and cleaned them up, she still wanted to sleep with me at night and follow me around the house. I thought THAT was weird but this takes the cake. I don't have an answer for you but I hope it works out. She will probably go back to normal after the puppies are gone...Hopefully.

Answer 9

Yes. She will return to normal behavior and stay that way once the owner has her SPAYED. This dog should never be bred again- her behavior could be hereditary. Also, what makes your dog so special? Is he a champion? Why are you breeding your dog to 'someone's' dog? Don't you know how many dogs and cats die in shelters every year? I'll tell you: 5 MILLION EVERY SINGLE YEAR IN THE USA.

Please have your dog fixed and tell them to do the same.

Answer 10

Most likely as soon as they find homes for all the pups she will return to normal. Not feeling well and being away from the puppies for two days probably didn't allow her to attach to them.

At this point it's probably about attention and jealously.