I've posted before about my friend's BYBred yorkie-poo. Today she brought her over to meet my toy poodle for the first time. Honestly, I thought my girl might be a bit defensive of our home. I had planned to introduce them out in the street but the kids opened the front door and she ran out befor eI had a chance to put her on the leash.
Well, my dog was just fine. She sniffed and said hello and was ready to play. I was a bit shocked, because she was a little domineering over the two male fosters I had in the past, and this was her first meeting with another female. But she was on her best behavior.
The other one, OTOH, was quite naughty. The pup is now about 5mo. A month or so ago, I saw her go after my friend when she reached down to take away a RMB. It wasn't just a puppy nip, it was full-on food aggression. Last week at my friend's house, she wanted to be put down, but I couldn't right then and there because the front door was open, so she attacked me. I'm not kidding, there was snarling and growling, and she deliberately bit my hand.
Today, she tried to eat my dog's face off.
Isn't 5mo just a bit young for this type of behavior? I've never in my life met a puppy who wasn't just a sweet little baby. I guess this is what happens when uninformed people mate two random dogs and then sell the puppies at 5wks old just to make a quick buck. The poor little girl was forced to wean early and didn't get enough socialization with her littermates.
Can this be fixed, or is there little hope? I keep thinking of human babies in orphanages who have life-long attachment disorders. They are saying they will put her in puppy training, and try to get her around other dogs more often, but they don't even have money for food and bills right now, so I don't see it happening. I feel so bad because in the back of my mind I had sort of planned to take the puppy when they inevitably got tired of having her, but I just don't feel up to dealing with a new dog attacking my "baby". I just feel really bad right now, because I just know she's going to end up at the pound, and being aggressive, will be put down. Maybe I can call the poodle rescue I used to work with, but otherwise, I see it ending badly for this little girl.
Well, my dog was just fine. She sniffed and said hello and was ready to play. I was a bit shocked, because she was a little domineering over the two male fosters I had in the past, and this was her first meeting with another female. But she was on her best behavior.
The other one, OTOH, was quite naughty. The pup is now about 5mo. A month or so ago, I saw her go after my friend when she reached down to take away a RMB. It wasn't just a puppy nip, it was full-on food aggression. Last week at my friend's house, she wanted to be put down, but I couldn't right then and there because the front door was open, so she attacked me. I'm not kidding, there was snarling and growling, and she deliberately bit my hand.
Today, she tried to eat my dog's face off.
Isn't 5mo just a bit young for this type of behavior? I've never in my life met a puppy who wasn't just a sweet little baby. I guess this is what happens when uninformed people mate two random dogs and then sell the puppies at 5wks old just to make a quick buck. The poor little girl was forced to wean early and didn't get enough socialization with her littermates.
Can this be fixed, or is there little hope? I keep thinking of human babies in orphanages who have life-long attachment disorders. They are saying they will put her in puppy training, and try to get her around other dogs more often, but they don't even have money for food and bills right now, so I don't see it happening. I feel so bad because in the back of my mind I had sort of planned to take the puppy when they inevitably got tired of having her, but I just don't feel up to dealing with a new dog attacking my "baby". I just feel really bad right now, because I just know she's going to end up at the pound, and being aggressive, will be put down. Maybe I can call the poodle rescue I used to work with, but otherwise, I see it ending badly for this little girl.
