I have a question about my dogs odd behavior
I adopted my 1 year old 50 pound dog from an animal shelter a few months ago. She is such a good girl, well behaved, friendly, smart. And she loves to play with other dogs...well, most other dogs. Recently she has growled at a few little dogs, like yorkies and chihuahuas. But not ALL little dogs. Does anyone know why she would be picky about her dog friends? I dont know anything about her past, but the only thing I can think of that happened since I have had her was my brothers 7 pound dachshund bit her on the nose and hung on, and it really scared her. Would that cause her to become aggressive toward some other small dogs?
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well you said that its not all small dogs... soo she prob. doesnt have a bad past or anything. it could be that the other smaller dogs were in heat and sometimes the other females get defensive or maybe they sent out that they were the alpha dogs and she didnt like that idea! i hope this helps in some way ( and good choice with adopting!)
She probably had a bad past with the other dogs. Dont worry.
it may be aggresive to any dog who has been around a dashound in any way. do some training with your dog and let it know you love him. things should get better if you let it spend sometime with those other dogs and to get to know them.
I hope she is not a pitt as they instinctivly chase small dogs.Just pet and re-assure her u wont let the dog bite her.
Ive got two ideas for you. First, she had a bad experience with a little dog so she is wary of them. Second, many small breeds have the dominant gene in them. So when they walk into the room the first thing they do is look around and send the message they are top dog. If your girls is dominant, or even a beta female (not alpha but not submissive either) she could just be telling the little dogs not to mess with her. Overall, it is likely to be a combination of both.
she may just not like them..i had a pom that i got form a breeder as a small pup and she hated pit bulls...she had never met one before i got her (im sure of that) and one day a friend of mine brought his pit over (a male) and she thought she was going to tair him apart..then i went to another friends that had a female and she wanted to attacked her too.she would bark at any pit she saw and only pits.neither of the pits hurt her when she met them.she just never liked them..we had a large mutt also that she loved and she got along with other dogs just not that breed.i never figured it out..
