FeatherLace
Chirping
I have three dogs: a rescued 2 year old Miniature Pinscher, a 7 year old black lab we got from a show breeder as a puppy, and a 3 year old Bulldog/Boxer mix that was born here and raised with my other dogs. My neighbor also has three dogs: two red-nosed pit bulls, both around 4 years old, and a full-blooded 7 year old Boxer, who also happens to be my bulldogs daddy. My bulldog has grown up with all of these dogs around her, none of them are new and they've always played together as one big pack. My black lab is the most dominant one, always putting the other dogs in their place but she's never hurt them. But then recently, my Bulldog and her got in a fight, not just a play fight or quick dominance fight, but my black lab tore my bulldogs paw open in a few spots and my Bulldog was not backing down like usual, but was still trying to jump on my black lab with hair raised and teeth bared after we grabbed her and separated them. No food was involved and neither are in pain, they were just enjoying relaxing together until Emmi (my Bulldog) suddenly snapped at her. They had to be separated the whole day but finally calmed down and are back to sleeping together. Now I thought it was a one time thing, but the past three days I've been watching her outside and she's jumped on the neighbors dogs twice, and I believe she would've seriously hurt them had I not ran and pulled her off. The neighbors dogs both were minding their own business unprovoked and even remained in submissive positions when jumped on. Now this has NEVER happened before. My Bulldog has grown up with all of these dogs, and all dogs are fixed, etc. Shes not food aggressive or people aggressive, its only been her jumping, unprovoked, on the other dogs. I'd take her to the vet, but we don't have the money right now for if they have to do any expensive tests to just reveal nothing. There have been no other symptoms to show shes in pain. Her paw is healed from her fight, she isn't in pain when touched anywhere, she's not showing any kind of mental strain (walking, playing, eating completely normal), shes just all the sudden, after 3 years, become aggressive towards the other dogs. The only dogs she hasn't jumped on are my Miniature Pinscher and her daddy. Both are males, but they're fixed too.
Any ideas? Any advice?
My mom keeps on with the "Oh we will put a shock collar on her, that'll teach her for sure" but I keep on how that is a HORRIBLE idea. However, I am shipping of for the Navy in a month or two so I'm worried that if I don't find a way to fix this my mom will ignore my advice and get a collar anyways.
So please offer any help or advice you can, I appreciate it.
I included a picture of her
Any ideas? Any advice?
My mom keeps on with the "Oh we will put a shock collar on her, that'll teach her for sure" but I keep on how that is a HORRIBLE idea. However, I am shipping of for the Navy in a month or two so I'm worried that if I don't find a way to fix this my mom will ignore my advice and get a collar anyways.
So please offer any help or advice you can, I appreciate it.
I included a picture of her