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Hi Valentina,
I have recently become very concerned about my 18month old male shih tzu. He is the perfect little bundle, always sweet and rarely barks. We got him last year, he was almost 4 months old. I have a 6yr old daughter who loves to hold him and play with him like a baby, a 9 year old son and Husband who run around with him and play ball, and sometimes play a little rough, but the dog (Theodore) loves it! I am Theodore's mommy, I clean him, feed him, put him out, brush him etc... Anyway a couple of months ago we gave him a busy bone, my husband went to take it away from him and Theodore growled and snapped at him. My husband got very angry and yelled at Theodore to stop. The more my husband yelled the more Theodore growled and looked like he was going to attack. Neither one of them backed down and my husband ended up throwing the dog out of the house into the back yard or he was going to kill him. Well after about a half hour I let Theodore back in and he went right up to my husband to be petted. My husband being the child that he is, did not accept Theodore's appology and ignored him for the next few days. Anyway everyone got over that and there hadn't been any reoccurence. Until the other day. We were in the pool and Theodore was coming very close to falling in. My husband told him to get back as I had done in the past with no drama. My husband told him a few times but Theodore wasn't listening. Finally my husband tried to pick him up to move him away and Theodore did it again, he growled and snapped at him. My husband smacked him and Theodore jump and bit my husband's hand. You can guess what happened next, there was quite a battle. This little dog just did not back down. Finally my husband got him to go inside. My heart is broken! I love this dog so much but now he is starting to growl at me when I say something he doesn't like. What do we do? I tell him NO, That's a Bad Boy at first, which makes him continue to growl, but when I speak more softly and say no, Theodore calms down much faster. But am I submitting to him? Pleas help - I know my husband is not going to take too many more instances before he really looses it on Theodore and I don't want a dog that I have to worry about biting someone. He has truely been the perfect dog, I want to make sure we don't handle this the wrong way and make it worse. Unfortunatly we can not afford behavior classes right now, so I'm hoping you can give me some direction.
Thank you
Kris
AnswerIt sounds like there is a hierarchy battle going on in your home. You may want to pick up a dog psychology book as well as a training book. Training will help you become your dogs friend as well as a leader. There are many many ways you can get started. Crate training, being in charge of the food, toys and treats as a family, as well as designated dog areas and lots and lots of exercise to mentally and physically challenge your pup. Oh My Dog is a great dog beginner book. Dedication will educate you and help you guys to get along. You may also want to get a breed specific book. I am an avid Pit Bull lover and have learned a great deal about this amazing breed through books and web publishing.
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