Can this nightmare with a visiting dog get better?

[theresnoonequitelikegrandma]

Or should I just contact my DS and tell him we can't cope?

Dog actually belongs to my DS's gf - 18 month old foreign rescue and they're away until Wednesday. Issues: constant barking and howling, she hates my DH - growls, snarls and snaps at him, our elderly rescue DDog is terrified and permanently in hiding.

This morning, visiting DDog and our DDog suddenly had a fight. No injuries sustained by either party but I had to separate them and was really shaken. Visitor seemed very frightened immediately afterwards and we walked them separately but now she's back to her vocal self in the house with me and my poor DDog is out in the garden with DH.

What (if anything) can we do? Should I tell my DS what's going on?

Had the two dogs ever met before the dog came to stay at your house?

How long had the GF had the rescue dog before coming to you?

If you can afford it, I'd try to board the dog out until your DS comes home.

Contact them to ask what she responds to best

A stuffed king?
Crate time?
Longer walk to tire out?

Kong not king!!!

I'm not an expert but my limited understanding is if you can walk them together (on lead) it may help. "Out" is neutral territory, while the house is more complex.

Can visiting dog go to kennels instead?

Tell them asap. They know the dog best and I would want know if it was my dog.

Get it into kennels but be honest with them as to why.
Tell them that she is snapping, growling at your dh.

Very unfair of your ds to ask you to care for her if he knew she wasn't straightforward.

Did you offer to look after their dog ? How easy is it for them to get back ? But yes you need to do something for the sake of your own poor mutt.

Thank you all! The dogs had met several times before and although she was bouncy and always trying to play with our DDog things seemed ok. We knew she was nervy but didn't realise it would've so difficult!

I posted here when I was still shaken up and since then I've taken visiting dog out in the garden on her long line chasing a ball while my DDog was out there and although I was determined to keep them apart, my DDog approached her and they met each other without incident.

I'm going to take her out on a long walk this afternoon with another friend and see if I can wear her out.

Thank you for any advice