I've got an approximately 16 mth old Staffie/Shar pei neutered bitch. She's very sweet but can be extremely destructive when I'm out of the house. We started training classes last week and were given a handout about dominant dogs and I realised I was doing a lot of things 'wrong'. So this past week I have been really focussed on making changes, no more getting on furniture, feeding her last rather than at a set time, not letting her go up the stairs ahead of me etc.
This afternoon I was on the phone in the kitchen while she was in the hall. I could hear a funny noise but at first thought it was outside. When I finally looked in the hall I found her ripping up the stair carpet!! She'd ripped it off about 6 stairs and had shredded the underlay.
I just don't know what to think. She hasn't done anything like that when I've been in the house before, only when I'm out. Is she trying to reassert her dominance by escalating her behaviour?
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neuroticmumof3 · 11/07/2012 19:47
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