My 1 year old Roxy shows aggression and snaps at other dogs she knows
Roxy LOVES people and 99 percent of the time plays awesome with other dogs. It's just when she is sniffing or chewing something on the ground outside OR the other dog is sniffing or chewing something on the ground that she gets aggressive. -There is a park behind us where lots of dog owners take their dogs on walks everyday. These people and the dogs have become our friends and Roxy's friends. We meet up almost every night. Roxy will snap, growl and get aggressive almost biting the other dogs face if she is sniffing something or chewing on something and the other dog comes over to see what it is. She will even get mad if the other dog is sniffing or chewing something off the ground, she will go over while we are all just standing around and show anger towards the dog. When my boyfriend picked her up and said no in the middle of it the other day she acted like she was going to bite him too.
I know Corgi's are a dominate breed but is this normal? We always have her on a leash outside. Most of the other dogs stay on a leash too. No dog has stood up to her yet when she does this... I don't want her to get hurt or another dog.
I know Corgi's are a dominate breed but is this normal? We always have her on a leash outside. Most of the other dogs stay on a leash too. No dog has stood up to her yet when she does this... I don't want her to get hurt or another dog.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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When she does that you should firmly say no and give her a leash correction. She really is behaving rudely and could do it to the wrong dog someday. Sparty can get difficult with other dogs if there is food around and I always correct him. Since the other dogs are allowing it she doesn't realize it is naughty. I would not advise picking her up when she is being aggressive a leash correction is safer.
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Permalink Reply by Nicole on
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Thank you. I don't think she is trying to be mean. You are so right it's so rude and it embarrasses me because she is so sweet and we want to be responsible pet owners. I think the leash correction is smarter that what we were doing. Maybe I take her away with the leash and firmly explain to her.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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It sounds like she is possession guarding from your description, but it is impossible to tell without seeing it. Some dogs don't like being crowded, for example, and so far Maddie will air-snap or snark if someone gets in her personal space (meaning another dog physically touches her when playing or sniffing). She is ok with everyone sniffing the same stuff or going for the same toy, though. Jack is incredibly dog-tolerant and will put up with nearly anything, though he's not shy about flipping a rude youngster onto its back.
Some dogs are leash-aggressive; dogs are not able to use normal distancing or body language when leashed. Would it be safe to let her off leash with one dog you know is stable and see if she exhibits the same behavior? You may find that if she can posture the way she wants to off-leash the situation does not escalate so much.
I agree with Bev that I would not allow it, as she might one day go after a dominant dog who is not afraid to correct her for her behavior. I also agree not to physically touch her when she is doing this, as you could get bit.
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By the way, at one year it is quite likely she is just testing out her social boundaries and seeing if she can be queen bee.
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Permalink Reply by Wendt Worth Corgi's on
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Corgis are food aggressive and can be possessive...not that this is acceptable either way. Correct her and let her know this is unacceptable. Whether or not she is this way on or off the leash, it is still a behavior not to be tolerated and needs to be corrected.
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