He's a big dummy! I love him.And this started with Otis "helping" water a fig tree
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He's a big dummy! I love him.And this started with Otis "helping" water a fig tree
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I assumed this was the case. We don't have guests over often, and the pups are usually put out of his room when people do come over, so she's not really been exposed to other kids playing rough with our son. We rough house and with him all the time though, and there's no reaction. (I know it's not the same thing, but she has been exposed to it on some level)It's training time!
She was probably protecting him. Dogs can sense things. Maybe working on it would help. She might have been jealous to. Our golden doesnt show aggression but she doesnt like certain people and will growl at them. I hope you can figure it out.Had an interesting behavior crop up this afternoon with Lily that I'd like opinions on...
We took Lily with us for a short trip down to the coast. It was her first time, and she was a little overwhelmed at first, but quickly collected herself and bopped along with us like always. We encountered two other dogs there.
(Now, she hasn't been around many dogs outside of our family group, but she usually reacts with reserved interest then ignores them.)
The first dog was an adult at a few yards distance; we walked by and she had her usual causal interest but no reaction. The second dog (a 4mo old puppy) came along after we had been there some time and passed directly by us. The owners did not have him leashed and were holding him by the collar as he tried to put his paws up on her and sniff her. Despite his lack of manners, she was friendly and interested. They sniffed and wagged tails for a minute or two. Then my young son came up to pet the puppy. Still no reaction as he said hello to the pup and let it lick/sniff his hand... then it tried to put its paws up on him. At that instant her hackles rose and she bad-dog barked until the owners had taken him away down the beach.
I assumed this to be a protective reaction. Everything was fine until the pup crossed a line... trying to jump up on HER boy. The pup was showing zero signs of aggression though, which is the part that concerns me a little. Do you all think this was just Lily asserting boundaries, misreading cues, or the first sign of something we need to work on?
<- Me, an owner of two dogs who were puppies in 2020...so many dogs, especially those born in 2020, are not adequately trained or polite socially.