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The body language of an over-protective dog, such as Sara, a shepherd-mix, can often escalate into the dangerous "red zone." When I saw her, her ears were forward, eyes fixated, mouth closed, and body poised in a kind of hunting "ready to attack" mode. It was predatory stance; ready to charge.
It's so important to be able to read your dog's body language. You'll see with aggressive dogs that they will often display trigger signs before reaching that dangerous state. If you know what to look for, you can block or redirect that escalating behavior or "snap them out of it."
For example, with less aggressive cases, you can throw a ball to redirect her attention or use quick phrases such as, "Come on, come on, come on!" In more serious cases, you will need to block and use more assertive commands such as "No" or "Stay."
Remember, no matter what you do, you must remain calm and assertive. Frustration, fear, anger, or anxiety will only reinforce unwanted behavior in an uncontrollable and unbalanced dog.
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Ah just in time! There has been some regression with a food agressive beagle I have been working to rehabilitate and while I cant figure out the WHY it happened. I remembered reading this entry other episodes where Cesar used distractions including other toys to "break" (shift) that energy and it does work like magic - it is like an on off switch. One thing that has helped me in other situations is being ready at lightening speed to move the dog away from what he wants to fixate too.
Since this is this dog's last chance (he was already on death row for biting someone) to not modify this behavior is not an option so also having "bite protection gloves" that go all the way up the arms )paid $80s has also helped the rest of the family be able to stay calm and react correctly when he moves into this agressive space.
Cesar also had commented on how the dog park was a really good place to study these behaviors to learn better to recognize when energy shifts and what postures indicate what. I know that I am really good in knowing where my dog is, but not so sharp or fast in recognizing what another dog's energy is.
I am 14 and probably the only one in my family who can handle our 11- month old Corgi, Mikan. He's been through training and is relatively a good dog, but he's got some issues. Mainly he doesn't like to give stuff back after he's taken it. I've tried the method of redirecting his attention and it works but he usually becomes focused on the object again. Especially if the object happens to be a sock... I've tried the Bitter Apple stuff and that works but I don't want to have to keep buying it for the rest of my life.
Also he doesn't like to be at my side on a walk. I've tried keeping the collar up on the neck and keeping the leash short but he always fights against it. I've used a Halti and it works but he doesn't like it at all. When I let him be around the grass he starts rolling around trying to it off. It doesn't seem like he can be a dog with it on... Am I doing anything wrong?
Hi Cesar,
I love your show. Like most viewers I am a dog lover. I love watching your show on aggressive dogs because I also have a large, agressive dog and I wish that someone like you had been available to me when he was younger. Ican't tell you how good it is to see these dogs get a chance for a normal life and the ability to live normal lives. I sought out help when my dog was still young and I had experts tell me everything from he should be put to sleep or that I should remove all his teeth because there was no hope of fixing his agressive behavior. The reasoning was that he did not fit one typical form of aggression. I couldn't do that, but his quality of life has always been limited by his agressive behavior with others. I often had to keep him isolated from people. My dog is now 11+ years old and we just work around him, because his age and arthritis make his threats and "rules" hard to enforce. Anyway enough about y dog, I just waned to compliment you on your work and thank you for your intervention with all those dogs (and people)who needed your help.
hi K Gee,
i'm glad to hear how hard you work with your dog...i wanted to comment on keeping the collar high on his neck & that he doesn't like it, with one of my dogs, she didn't like it either, but i didn't give up & eventually,she protensted many times, but she learned to accept it & now she comes for me to put her prong collar on to go for a walk, but i know that not all dogs have to wear the same kind of collars, so whatever works, keep doing it & don't give up
Hi Everyone,
I'm having trouble with a stray I just rescued from the pound. JJ is about 6 yrs. old and just loves my husband, but growls at me and my daughters when told to get out from under the table during dinner. Even hugging him causes him to growl. He has an ugly side towards the females. I don't know what to do. I do not to give him up, but I'm scared he might bite one of us. We walk together and he is great. He sits when instructed to go outside and when it's his feeding time. When I correct him how should I do it?
"I’m having trouble with a stray I just rescued from the pound. JJ is about 6 yrs. old and just loves my husband, but growls at me and my daughters when told to get out from under the table during dinner."
You and your daughters are not pack leaders in his mind, that's why he growls.
"Even hugging him causes him to growl. He has an ugly side towards the females."
Hugging him is NOT going to fix the problem. You are giving him affection when he is NOT in a calm, submissive state and you are helping to make the problem worse.
Keep a collar and leash on him at all times. Any time he does under something, like the table, you (first, work on your daughter later) grap the leash and pull him out. Don't look at him, don't talk to him, just grab the leash and go. Take him where you want him to be and keep him there until he submits.
Since he respects your husband as a pack leader HE must also help work on this. Have him be close by and if the dog growls or even just stares at you, have him correct the dog, then YOU correct him. You two HAVE to collaborate on this issue in order to get the dog to see you both as pack leaders.
Once you feel comfortable that you can control him then you need to work on him with your daughters. Cesar has had several shows over the seasons about working with children and dogs and you need to watch them over and over.
BUT, and it's BIG but, you are dealing with a dog that is very close to red zone and I would say you almost certainly NEED professional help!
Dear Cesear:
I'm writing to you as a last ditch effort to try and control a very aggressive Jack Russell. We had an older dog when we purchased him and since then Soul has passed away. For the past year we have only had the one dog and his aggressiveness towards children and food had progressed terribly. He picks no favorites and will attack anyone who he feels is in his food space, near a treat, comes near the table when we are eating and so on. We recently got a new puppy and Pudge will attack him when he comes near one of us. He will sometimes play the Bauer (a 2 month old Yello Lab), but will turn without warning and the puppy will cower. I don't want Bauer to pick up any of Pudge's bad habits. We try to disipline Pudge, but we are at our wits end. My husband is ready to send him to the pound, only because we can't get anyone to adopt him. I really love this dog, but I'm afraid he'll hurt someone or the puppy. He has bitten me, my daughter, my son, his friends and my husband. Like I said, he picks no favorites. PLEASE...we need help!!!
In June 2006 my fiance and I took in a three year old male Jack Russell who had not been neutered, with the intention of having that done. Shortly after we took him in he became loose (because we had put a choke collar on wrong---we no longer use that) and went after my parents black lab and bit her in the rectum. We had a difficult time deciding whether to keep him or not. We sought the advice from a local dog trainer at a shelter who has a good reputation with aggressive dogs. With him we did a private session with abandonment techniques which seemed to help for awhile. We also took him to basic obedience, had him neutered. He did well in a room full of dogs, but would occasionally go "ballistic" when another dog stared him down. We found that eye contact was his trigger, so we did everything to attempt to distract him but he is not easily distracted. We completed the class but he could not advance to the next class because he was not safe to be off-leash. At the vet's office he is also terrible, but we have a very good vet who recommended using a gentle leader. She demonstrated it with us and it worked wonderfully. But then he seemed to get used to that. We cannot walk by a dog without him going ballistic. Although we thought this was just towards other dogs, he is also aggressive towards certain men such as both of our fathers. He incessantly growls and has snapped but not actually bitten a person yet. We have tried lots of things. He does not sleep with us or lay on our laps. We walk him 2 and a half miles per day...ritually. We have tried triple crown collars. Luckily we are responsible dog owners. Although he goes ballistic he cannot get loose from us. He has never tried to run away. He truly is a wonderful dog outside of his behavior towards other dogs and certain men. He is loving, not destructive. He truly is Dr.Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. Right now we feel okay with keeping him...but feel that should we have children in the future we will be looking for a home for him. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated!
I adopted a female lab/shepard mix from a shelter 6 months ago. She is about 1 1/2 years old now. She is sweet, submissive, learns quickly and is quiet. A great dog. However, there is a growling issue that I don't know how to manage. She growls mostly at women who are strangers to her. She does this both in public and at home, primarily when people walk up to her. She puts her head down, tucks her tail and growls and hackles. I would really like to work with her to stop this behaviour and appreciate any suggestions.
I recently rescued a Jack Russell Terrier who was abandaned. She is 2 yr old and not spayed yet. She is fabulous with my kids myself and husband and aggressive towards my female Chessapeake Bay retriever. She growls and snaps beginning a fight if not stopped. It happens without any provocation or warning. Just walking past each other can trigger the reaction. Any advise would be greatly appreciated as we sould like to keep her if this behavior can change. We walk her on a leash.
A friend of mind is 8 months pregnant with her first child, and she has a smaller dog that recently bit her father. He knows that I am a big fan, and asked if I could locate the episode I referenced to him where Ceasar worked with a young couple in a similar situation before their first baby. He wants to get the DVD for her for Christmas, but we don't know which episode it was. I do not remember the dog's name. Can anyone help?
Many thanks, she doesn't want to get rid of her dog, and we don't want anyone to get hurt.
Hi everyone my name is Rebecca and im 15 years old. Im glad to say that when i took my 4 year old Terrier mix to the Dog Park, My dog got in a fight with a Husky because of food and when my dog started the fight i got up with calm assertive energy and grabbed my dog by the neck and put her down so she would sumbit to the husky and at first she refused but i forced her down and then she just layed there and the husky was standing around her then ran off to go play. But I was so amazed how i handled that problem, beacuse after that she did not care about the dog treats anymore. Thank You Cesar Because of you i knew how to handle that problem!!! I have become a better dog owner! But another thing i notice when i go to the Dog Park is that some people REALLY need to watch the Dog Whisperer so they know how to handle a dog in these dominante situations that occur each time i go to the dog park. Sometimes I just want to help them because MOST of them dont have their dog or dogs under there control, unlike me, my dog is ALWAYS the most well behaved and calm submissive energy dog there. Im always so proud of her when we leave the dog Park! Once again THANK YOU CESAR!!!!
Ceasar,
Please do an urban segment in NYC and let it begin with Buster, the basenji with 2 dads in the West Village of Manhattan.
He is the best of dogs and the worst of dogs. Obedience schools don't work / some of your lessons have produced remarkable breakthroughs that make me so proud, but he has got problems that I simply can't solve- especially biting (he'll never bite Daddy (me) but always bites Poppy (his other father)-although puppy-like, his nips are getting more frequent and with more jaw strength.
When we returned from London this past week his sitter, an experienced dogwalker, said she will never take care of him again unless he learns to behave. He was biting her all the time and tearing up everthing he could get his teeth on!
Please do an urban special segment here in Manhattan, starting with Buster, to focus on city dogs who have special challenges. This series will be sure to boost your already high ratings and be of great service to us. We're willing to pay his tuition to boot camp if it is deemed necessary.
Please contact me.
Paul (Moderator's Note: Phone number deleted. Please do not post contact information, such as phone numbers or emails to the blog. Thank you!)
Hi my name is elysia. after hurricane katrina in 05 we rescued a pit bull from the storm and have had him since. we love him very much and have no wish to get rid of him. although we have a major problem he is very aggressive to other dogS. he has attack a close friend's pupppy and the puppy needed leg surgery causing alot of sad faces and a big vet bill for us. we also have another dog that we have had since he was little which we keep out of "jigga"'s sight because he has severly injured him also. we have watched the show several months and have tried everything please help we now keep both of our dogs seperated inside and out and it's miserable to live like this.
sincerely,
elysia
We are considering adopting a 1 yr-old Lab. My husband and I have 2 children, 8 & 5 yrs old. This lab comes from a known family, living with her pup-sister and one other dog with lots of room out in the country. The owner, my uncle, needs to get rid of her because she killed a stray cat (they have approx. 12 other cats that are pets and she has never been agressive toward the pets). He has no tolerance of that behavior in his dogs. Should we be concerned about this isolated incident? Will this dog make a good pet for our family if we work with her, possibly some professional training?
Hi Cesar, I'm a big fan of your show. I wanted to ask you something but I understand if you can't answer me. Please do if you can...
I have two male pit bulls and one female siberian husky.
One of the pit bulls stays in one side of the house with the female husky and the other one stays inside of the house.
We always keep them separated ( the pit bulls ) but once in a while they scape and get in a fight and everytime that happens it's very hard to separate them. When they bite each other and lock their jaw they won't let go for nothing.
We have a big dilema in our house right now because we all got attached to these dogs but we know we have to do something about them. We thought about putting one of them to sleep but it's very hard to do that and we also thought about giving one of them away but it's hard to find someone who is going to take good care og them. Some people called from an ad we put in the paper and we noticed they wanted to put the dog to fight.
They are both 6 years old. Is it possible to train these dogs so that they can get along or is it too late ?
Do you have any other ideas ?
Thank you so much for your time and I understand if you can't answer me.
Alessandra
I am 8 years old and have a 2 year old min pin named Sam. My mom calls Sam "the terriorist" because she says he terrorizes everyone.
The other day Sam bit a friend of my Dad's when he stopped by our house to visit, the guy was just standing there and Sam ran out the door and bit him right in the stomach. My Dad said if I cannot get him under control that we may have to put him to sleep but I do not want that I love my dog. I am taking dog training but he tries to bite the trainer, he just seems to be out of control.
My mom bought me 3 of the Dog Whisperer DVD's and I have been watching those but he seems like a crazy dog sometimes, I need some help PLEASE!
My boyfriend and I have a 1 1/2 year old Boxer, Harlem. He is the best dog ever! He listens to us when we ask him to do things and never gives us a problem. The only thing is that he acts a little funny around children he doesn't know. He has never growled or hurt anyone, but he will sort of lundge at them, which really scares the kids. In your show you said to look for their body language. I saw the signs today. I was walking him on the leash (on my side)and a girl was across the street. As soon as he saw her he got tense and his hair stood up. I told him to sit and he didn't (which is very unusual). The girl asked to pet him. but as soon as I saw how he was acting I said no. He never did it before when he was younger, just recently (when he was younger he would go to anyone!). It makes me not want to bring him around children. If you have a suggestion please let me know, I want to be able to walk Harlem with out having to worry if a kid comes by him to pet him.
Dear Cesar Im 15 years old and I have a 9 month old Black Mouth Cur Purebred I got him from the breeder when he was six months old so he was'nt scocialized when he was a young puppy. He has a few problems He likes to over protective of me yesterday this guy was walking down the driveway Shared Driveway) and he ran up to he and started barking and the guy just kept moving ignoring him so my dog just circled him barking and Ifinaly got him back and the guy out a gun
Hi everybody,my name is AuTumn and I'm 12 years old.I'm a big fan of your show Cesar,and I have a problem with my step dad's Australian Shepard.Her name is Domino,she's a very sweet dog but when me, or anybody walks in their front door she's just an angry missel.She snaps,and barks and bites,recently she bit me really hard on both of my knees,ever since I've been completly terrified of that dog.I watched your episode with Lilly the poodle.Domino is kind of like that,after she gets used to you shes a loveable dog.She also gaurds everybody from me,whenever I laugh or run shes right there growling in my face and nipping at me.The next time I go there I'm going to try your Dog Whisperer trick with snapping my fingers,but PLEASE Cesar give me some more advice so i can get Domino to be the fun loving dog she is.THANK YOU LOTS!!!
Hello Eveyone
I need help with two of my dogs and I was reading everyone's comments and my dogs are bad. I have an Australian Shepard Cattle dog and a Siberian Husky both of them are 4 years old and have the same problem. My cattle dog and my husky do not like people or other dogs. They only know the family and my family's dogs. The cattle dog is protective of everyone but the husky isn't, the cattle dog gets aggressive when he is sitting with a family member and some one comes near them. He is like Lilly the poodle in a way he gets use to you he's sweet but if you run he nips and growls. The husky is laid back and friendly But the one thing they have in common is that they both get into the attack position when people walk by or when they see other dogs. I don't know the 1st steps to making sure they don't bite any one when we take them for walks they both lunge at people. We can't take them out side or have friends over because they are dangerous. My husky bit my godfather once on his arm for walking towards me and that's the first time I ever seen him do that. They are loving dogs but when it comes to strangers or other dogs they get aggressive. If you can give some advice on how we can train them on not to attack in your response for everyones questions it would really help. I love your show and will try to be calm and assertive when it comes to train them.
Thank you
Any suggestions on how to keep the collar high on the neck --for most effective correction -- without maintaining constant pressure on it? I am using a martingale (modified pinch) on an 8lb, 5mo old terrier mix. When I release after a correction the collar slides down his neck, placing it very poorly for the next correction.
i have a 3 year old chow (mix) who I just got from an adoption agency. the dog was in foster care with two loving women. At our house, the dog is perfect and wonderful towards me, my son and daughter. But the dog growls and barks at my husband. my dog does not bark at other adult males, just my husband. My husband has tried giving the dog treats, petting her, walking her. To no avail. The dog acts like she's protecting me and the kids. Any advice?
My 9 month old Australian Shep/Border Collie is very easy going and intelligent so we are doing great most of the time. We get lots of excercise so that is no problem; however, we get out so often that she can easily go for and hour or 75 minutes without a leash. She is so accustomed to being off now and responding to voice command only that when we try to harness her, she is insistant that she be free to roam so she chews on the leash. It becomes a battle and I succomb to letting her off. We both enjoy it much better and she can explore without being invasive.
I realize that rewarding her bad behavior is not the answer but I have tried so many of the tricks but nothing works.
What do you think we should do?
Years ago we had a female Doberman that would attack other female dogs. We did obedience training. When she was an "Adult" she stopped. I never thought that we would wind up getting another aggressive female.
We now have a 9yr. old female long hair basset mix Rosie. Who is a good dog.She refuses to have anything to do with the new PUPS. We recently got a female Jack Russell Loki. Our 20 yr. old and her Husband have Loki's sister Dixie. They are 4mos old. They were both aggressive when we got them. We thought they were doing a lot better. Behaving so much better than when we first got them. Loki had been the domanant one until recently. Dixie is fighting back, and today they had 2 bad fights. The 2nd one was so bad Loki drew blood and I had a very hard time getting them to let go. I thought Loki was going to kill Dixie. They have hooked canines (that look like fish hooks). Something that is not mentioned in all the information I've read about J.R.'s.
The info also doesn't tell you that they can be so aggressive that young. I thought Puppies learned aggressive behavior, they had it when we got them a 8 weeks old.
Oh, my...what to do? Our family purchased a Jack Russell Terrier approximately eight months ago. She is a very nice dog- with our family, however over the last couple of months she has progressively become more and more aggressive toward visitors to our home. When the behaviors first began, she typically barked at males, now she barks at both gender visitors, and becomes very agitated and snarls and recently has bitten one of our son's male friends. She is unprovoked, so I'm unsure of the trigger, except that it's someone outside of our family. We love her, but are frustrated with how to redirect her appropriately. Any ideas?
Will my 2 dogs get sick if i get rid of there daughter??. I have the mother who is her best pal and the father who is just used to being taken advantage and run over by the 2 woman in his life. the father is 5 the mother is 3 the daughter is just over a year. I just had the 2 for awhile but my granddaughter gave me back her puppy and i have kept her since. Now thought it is really becoming aware to me and my hubby that it is to much dog for a small space. We love them all and somone has offered to take the baby off our hands but i do not want my other dogs to get sick if i do this
Last night my sister's six year old Chow/ pit/ lad mix dog killed her one three month old cock-a-poo.Belle the older dog has been aggressive before when my sister had another dog a minuture spitz which she had to give to my other sister.While my other sister was there picking up the small spitz belle the mix attacked my other sister's older male spitz. What should she do? This dog has been agressive to me while I was visiting and I had put it down like Caesar said to do to show her I was in control.It worked and the dog did not hurt my pek. or other male dog during the visit. I really think the dog has killed and will kill again! I thinks she needs to put the dog down. The puppy was only four pounds and belle the killer is about forty and spayed. Any answers?????
marcy
I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD FEMALE LAB/CHOW MIX. WE HAVE HAD HER SINCE SHE WAS A PUPPY WHEN A COUSIN FOUND HER ABANDONED BY HER HOME. SHE GREW UP WITH AN AGGRESSIVE MALE WHO HAD BEEN ABUSED AS A PUPPY. SHE IS A GREAT DOG TOWARDS MY HUSBAND AND I, BUT SHE SNARLS AND RUNS AWAY AT MY CHILDREN SOMETIMES. IF MY HUSBAND OR I ARE AROUND HER, SHE LETS THE KIDS LOVE ON HER AND IS FINE. THE KIDS ARE NOT ROUGH WITH HER AT ALL. SHE EVEN TRIED TO GRAB ME WITH HER TEETH WHEN I REPRIMANDED HER FOR SNARLING AT MY 15-MONTH OLD SON. SHE ALSO IS SKITTISH TOWARDS STRANGERS AND OTHER CHILDREN RUNNING IN THE YARD. SHE EVEN NIPPED A FRIEND'S CHILD ON THE ANKLE. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO EUTHANIZE OUR AGGRESSIVE MALE DOG FOR BITING MY DAUGHTER ON THE HEAD. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY SUGGESTIONS TO GET THIS IN LINE BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS?
I have a 2 year female boston terrier that has some issues with aggression. Most of her aggressive behavior is towards my husband and son. She is great with my daughters and myself. Certain things will set her off...like doors slamming in her face. She also does not like it when voices are raised especially if I am involved. Just a few minutes ago, my husband, son and I were talking about an issue. My husband raised his voice and started to walk into the family room from the kitchen and she went after him. Pleas help..I love this dog!
We have a two year old CH Lab named Dexter, lately he has become aggressvie toward the nighborhood kids that don't usually enter our house. He has bitten two children that entered the house when the other kids were already inside playing. He is loving to us and to several of the other kids that come in, when a stranger comes in and we (the adults) are not around he goes bezerk. We live where Dexter has access to many children, we would hate to give him up but under the conditions we would rather ensure that strangers (even adults) are safe. What is a quick fix for a quick problem?
The Dog Whisperer show had a contest, you could submit a video and if Cesar picked it to use in his June 24th, 2007 webinar you would get your issue discussed at the webinar and you would win a free pass to an on demand webinar. My video was used and now they are refusing to give me the on demand webinar. I have called CMI, Copia and the Dog Psychology Center and my calls have not been returned. I do not appreciate being treated in this manner.
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Cesar,
Our Chow/Lab mix just killed our pet rat. She dragged the cage out of our daughter's room to get at it. This is a very large and heavy cage. (3ft X 4ft) And, very heavy. I am devastated by this and of course our girls are very upset. I would never of thought her capable of this behavior. What do we do now? Should we dare get anymore small pets. She has lived peacefully with our cat for nearly 5 years.
I have a Terrier Mix He is not very well liked in my area by my neighbour. And one of my neighbours has 2 dogs that bark at the fence all the time and it makes Phoenix mad and he reacts by barking back. About 3 weeks ago he broke his lease and ran after another dog and bit him. I paid their vet bill whick was fear. But now the neighbour is taking me to court on December 11th 2007 to put my 6 1/2 year old Terrier mix down. I am out of my leigh with this because they have a case he did bit their dog. I apologues and said that I was very sorry that he did that I now have walk him with a mussel plus keep him in the backyard. Is there anything that you would be able to do to help me out with Phoenix?
Dear Cesar I have a 71/2 year old Boxer X. He resently bite my neighbours dog. I have had him in training and I have recieved certificates for his grades. He was provoked by a neighbour. When Phoenix went to sniff out the other dog, the neighbour came running and started to kick him. Now I am being taken to court because of this. I would like to know if there is someway that you would be able to help me out.
P.S. He is a good dog I have had him since birth. He listens to me most of the time. When this fellow started to kick him he thought that it was play.
Cesar,
I have a 3 year old Blue Healer. Gracie is a great dog. She likes people. When I take her for a walk around other dog's she act's like she can't wait to meet them and play. She'll smell them and then butt's them in the head. And of course the other dog won't have that and they try to fight each other. Now she is starting something new. When we are walking she is good until she spot's a dog and grace will bark and growls, she totaly freak's out. and act's like she is ready for a fight. Her weight is around 45 lbs, I'm 180. And I have all that I can to hold her back without falling. I have to stop walking her and leave. I have CMT Disease, and my leggs are not strong. I don't want to stop walking her or give her up. If gracie see's someone casting out to fish, she'll do the same thing. Barking, growling and will try to go after the line. Please HELP us.
Ceasar,
My dog is 5yrs old and me and my husband split about 2 months ago. i have since been staying with a new guy. my dog has been doing ok.. she did potty on his floor a few times but i punished her for that not him. my dog stays with him during the day cause i work outside of the home and he works from home. My dog has only growled a few times .. not at him though. today she bit him in the palm of his hand? my boyfriend said that he thought she may have pottied in the house cause she was hiding when he found her in her kennel. but he didn't find any potty spots anywhere? so he coaxed her out of her kennel and asked her what she did wrong; tail tucked between her legs she just sat there. so he took a gentle hold of her collar with one finger and pulled her closer to him.. she pulled away; then she turned around and bit him in the palm, enough to draw blood. i am furious with my dog for bitting someone. what should i do?
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