I am a bit worried about a few incidents with our terrier pup. She has known a lab/dalmation cross since they were 10 and 9 weeks respectively. They have regularly had play dates since they were tiny. The lab/dalmation also lives with an older lab who comes over too but she tends to sit and ignore the pups. First time mine showed aggression, none of us saw what it was about, we think they were arguing over an apple from the garden. Second time ours got aggressive with the other pup at the other persons house and again my husband said he didn't really know what had caused it. Third time was today they were playing nicely for about 40 mins, then the other pup and her lab friend started playing tug of war, mine almost got jealous that she wasn't getting any of the action/fun and went absolutely mental at the other pup, really aggressive full on fight mode husband picked her up by the scruff and put her in the kitchen where we left her for 2-3 mins and then we let our back out. She came back out very amenable, and was fine with the pup but also was very close to my husband and wouldn't leave his side. Other pup and older dog started playing tug of war again and our pup just looked on whilst sitting at my husbands feet. Other pup owner was not overly worried but I was quite shocked and upset about it.
She has also done this with another of my friends' labrador who is 9 months old, I took her over there and my friend gave them all a bone. Bones got mixed up a bit and the lab took my pup's bone, my pup again went into full on aggression mode until we gave her the bone back.
I have socialised her really well since getting her at 10 weeks old and she has never shown this sort of behaviour with any one else, in fact she is quite subservient with other dogs and is a little bit of a nervous dog. I never feed her insecurities and make sure she meets and plays with dogs of all ages and sizes.
Any thoughts?
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Puppy has shown aggression a few times to another dog is this normal?
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Spamspamspam · 17/10/2011 12:19
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