Progressive agression issues
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 6:43 pm
Hi all!
I bought my chow Blue from a breeder when she was 8 weeks old. I did all of the proper steps in socializing her and training her while she was young. She is now a year and 5 months old and over the past few months I've noticed an increase in her aggression. She has always been A rough playing dog, which I try to stay on top of but I know she's just trying to play and not intentionally hurting anyone (aka running around and trying to go for your ankles).
Lately, if anyone accidentally touches her back legs or comes up behind her she snaps at them and tries to bite. She's grown up with a 3 year old boy and she's always been good with him. I recently moved out of that house and she hasn't been around kids all the time for about a month. I've noticed her losing patience and snapping more at children whenever they come around her since she's no longer exposed to children in a daily basis. I have also taken her to the groomers this past month and they said they couldn't trim her nails because she made it "too unsafe" and I have never had these issues with her going to the groomers before in the past. When I brush her now she snaps at me when doing certain parts of her body.
I'm just not sure how to go about fixing this problem. Like I said earlier she has been properly socialized and I take her everywhere with me but she is becoming too unsafe and unpredictable to people around me to continue to bring her out all the time or to have kids in my home. She is a good listener when it comes to certain things, but no matter how much I tell her no and try to punish her for snapping, it has never helped with the situation.
I would like to hear if anyone has any suggestions or could know what the problem may be.
Thanks!
I bought my chow Blue from a breeder when she was 8 weeks old. I did all of the proper steps in socializing her and training her while she was young. She is now a year and 5 months old and over the past few months I've noticed an increase in her aggression. She has always been A rough playing dog, which I try to stay on top of but I know she's just trying to play and not intentionally hurting anyone (aka running around and trying to go for your ankles).
Lately, if anyone accidentally touches her back legs or comes up behind her she snaps at them and tries to bite. She's grown up with a 3 year old boy and she's always been good with him. I recently moved out of that house and she hasn't been around kids all the time for about a month. I've noticed her losing patience and snapping more at children whenever they come around her since she's no longer exposed to children in a daily basis. I have also taken her to the groomers this past month and they said they couldn't trim her nails because she made it "too unsafe" and I have never had these issues with her going to the groomers before in the past. When I brush her now she snaps at me when doing certain parts of her body.
I'm just not sure how to go about fixing this problem. Like I said earlier she has been properly socialized and I take her everywhere with me but she is becoming too unsafe and unpredictable to people around me to continue to bring her out all the time or to have kids in my home. She is a good listener when it comes to certain things, but no matter how much I tell her no and try to punish her for snapping, it has never helped with the situation.
I would like to hear if anyone has any suggestions or could know what the problem may be.
Thanks!