Advice with our 2y/o Oprah
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 1:27 pm
Hello,
Two years ago, my wife and I were gifted a black female Chow Chow puppy by a family friend. We bonded with Oprah—fancy, black and gorgeous—right away. Despite of the occasional Chow-like attitude, she behaved really well. We bonded with her immediately.
About a year ago, my wife became pregnant, and for some reason, something changed in Oprah. She suddenly became overprotective, paranoid at strangers, and hostile at visitors. She had a couple of episodes where she bite me because she wanted to eat a chicken bone in my plate, and a visitor that wanted to pet her through the crate. After the pregnancy, she is much more stable, but looks depressed (most of the time with her tail down and not eating well), sad and still hates visitors (we have to put her in the crate every time someone comes over, and she won't stay quiet). It's becoming more and more difficult to get her in the crate—she growls and barks aggressively at me when I do. Needless to say, my wife feels insecure being alone in the house with our dog and the baby.
We love our dog, but she represents a possible threat to our baby's safety—and ours too. We really feel like she needs someone that can take proper care of her and someone that understands her.
We need advice, what can you say to us?
Two years ago, my wife and I were gifted a black female Chow Chow puppy by a family friend. We bonded with Oprah—fancy, black and gorgeous—right away. Despite of the occasional Chow-like attitude, she behaved really well. We bonded with her immediately.
About a year ago, my wife became pregnant, and for some reason, something changed in Oprah. She suddenly became overprotective, paranoid at strangers, and hostile at visitors. She had a couple of episodes where she bite me because she wanted to eat a chicken bone in my plate, and a visitor that wanted to pet her through the crate. After the pregnancy, she is much more stable, but looks depressed (most of the time with her tail down and not eating well), sad and still hates visitors (we have to put her in the crate every time someone comes over, and she won't stay quiet). It's becoming more and more difficult to get her in the crate—she growls and barks aggressively at me when I do. Needless to say, my wife feels insecure being alone in the house with our dog and the baby.
We love our dog, but she represents a possible threat to our baby's safety—and ours too. We really feel like she needs someone that can take proper care of her and someone that understands her.
We need advice, what can you say to us?