We purchased a Golden Retriever puppy about 3 months ago and it's taken some time for the Schnoodle to get used to it. The retriever with a lot of energy chases the Schnoodle around causing both to show their teeth to each other. Recently my wife was eating dinner and the Schnoodle stole a piece of bread off the table. When my wife yelled at her by pointing at her, this normally gentle Schnoodle showed her teeth to my wife. This has never happened before. As I mentioned she has always been very gentle. What gives?
2007-12-08 12:36:29 · 4 answers · asked by David S 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The schnazer is a one person dog. Which it gets jelous very easily. Since your dog is part schnazer, it is getting jelous with the retriever and is trying to get your attention with stealing food off the table.
2007-12-08 12:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do the same thing you would do if he was tormenting a playmate - put him in time out, etc. Let him know that having a dog is a privilege that has to be earned. If you really trust your dog you can also show your son how to do tricks with him which will give him something fun to do with the dog besides tormenting him. Edit - I'm not saying this because I'm anti-corporal punishment but if you smack your toddler in front of your dog like other posters suggested your dog may actually try to defend your toddler. Be careful with that.
2016-04-08 02:28:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When dogs play it looks like they are fighting, rolling each other over, nipping, "smiling", but they don't hurt each other.
With snarling at your wife, your dog is asserting her dominance, she may think that her role in the family has changed because of the puppy and needs to reassert herself. Tell your wife not to back down, because then the dog believes that it has won, and will exhibit such behavior with her in the future. My dog developed some behavioral problems when we brought in my sister's puppy, but a couple months later, he settled down when he realized that nobody was going to take his place in the family. Among his problems was food guarding.
I don't know if it is recommended but once he began exhibiting this behavior, he was fed after all the people had eaten, and when he was fed, if he started getting testy with anyone walking by him we removed his food to show him that we were dominant(he always got it back). Don't hit him, that is never a solution, and only will make him guard his food more. Since that brief period we never had a problem with him doing this again. Dogs may be our best friends and family members but they do need a social hierarchy to feel confidant and mind their mannars.
2007-12-08 12:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by titania06419 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dog is well on her way to becoming a resource guarder. A Google search for "dog resource guarding" will certainly help you; so will knowing that your patience and kindness will help your dog through this.
Punishment will not help. Understanding that your dogs need to learn some impulse control games is important. Understanding that yelling at them, slapping, hitting, or bullying them will not help.
Taking the time to do the object exchange game will help:
http://clickersolutions.com/articles/2001b/fetch.htm
So will taking classes. Learning just a little bit about how dogs learn will help you to teach your dogs that they need not be threatened when a human asks them to "Drop!", etc.
Set your dogs up for success by feeding them separately and never allow them a chance to fight. Watch them play and if one seems to be bullying the other, step in (neutrally and silently) and separate them. There is no need for violence, screaming, or pinning your dogs. Good luck!
2007-12-08 12:49:00 · answer #4 · answered by Misa M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋