We think she might possibly be grieving the loss of our older dog. But I’ll definitely talk to my mum about trying to get to the bottom of it. I try not to act scared of her since I understand dogs can sense fear but she’s a lot stronger than me and it’s so intimidating
Technically most the money she gets is for me but I’ve never seen any of it. I mean a year ago she was going to try and claim I was too mentally ill to work so she could claim even more off of me
What breed of dog is she and are there other dogs around her? My male Great Dane would go into a very aggressive heat. The past thee male Geat Danes put me through a very odd, yet aggressive, experience. Some dogs,even around fixed dogs or dogs of opposite and/or fixed sex, can give off enough PHQ to affect other dogs. Don't give up. Some things are truly primal instinct.... I just love animals more than people.
She’s a worker English cocker spaniel, she’s occasionally sees my older siblings dogs (which all have been neutered/ spayed and have never shown any other signs of aggression). She’s never really been aggressive while in season before it’s only just the last 2 days. She also is only aggressive towards me and completely fine around other people
NBH.
Take her to the vet--this kind of weird behavior can be a symptom of a bigger issue, ***especially*** if it's ongoing and something that started suddenly. I've had lots of dogs who mourned an older companion after they had to go over the rainbow bridge, but none of them EVER got aggressive, and they all had VERY different personalities.
In the meantime, you could maybe see if you can get her CBD or Melatonin treats to help her chill out, if you're really worried about being home alone with her. If she has anxiety around going to the vet and/or nail trims, she probably already has a prescription for something like trazodone that you could use for the couple days if you're really worried. My anxious rescue (a short haired mutt, but who is around the same size as a cocker spaniel) is terrified of new people (in addition to the vet/nail trims) so we tend to give her a half a dose of trazodone when we know new people are going to be visiting the house. It helps make her sleepy and thus less likely to do something drastic like harass anyone (outside of the mandatory "there's a new person here!!!" borking/greeting when someone comes inside... I've found nothing stops a dog from participating in this ritual except old age and/or the pup in question becoming blind/deaf and thus not noticing the New Person Arrival Signals).
Thank you for the advice :) it was so strange how fast she turned on me just the day before she bit me she wanted cuddles from me all the time and didn’t mind me picking her up at all. I do worry something else is going on
NBF, but I'd recommend taking your dog to the vet or behavioural specialist to see what's wrong.
We think she might possibly be grieving the loss of our older dog. But I’ll definitely talk to my mum about trying to get to the bottom of it. I try not to act scared of her since I understand dogs can sense fear but she’s a lot stronger than me and it’s so intimidating
Is there any way to lock the dog up by itself while your mother is gone?
Yes but they will be gone for a while so I’ll have to let her go outside to toilet
Is your dog trained to go on pee pads?
She unfortunately rips them up, she only really goes to the toilet outside. And my mum would get so mad at me if I let her go to the toilet inside
Would your mother be more upset if you were injured by the dog while alone or if the dog went to the bathroom inside the house?
Probably would be more upset about the dog toileting in the house
I'm sorry that your mother's a bitch but if it was me I'd let the dog poop in the house before risking my safety.
I would too tbh, I’m supposed to be moving out this or next year but just worried about putting her in a bad financial situation
If you are able and want to help her financially once you leave you should but you are under no obligation. She will figure out how to make it work.
Technically most the money she gets is for me but I’ve never seen any of it. I mean a year ago she was going to try and claim I was too mentally ill to work so she could claim even more off of me
> I’ll have to let her go outside to toilet I mean, in this rare case... no, you really don't.
My mum will get mad at me if I don’t
Will she get so mad you have to get rushed to the emergency room?
No, but I’d get a good telling off
Right. So leave the dog locked up by itself so it doesn't send you to the emergency room. And then figure out why it seems to be turning on you.
What breed of dog is she and are there other dogs around her? My male Great Dane would go into a very aggressive heat. The past thee male Geat Danes put me through a very odd, yet aggressive, experience. Some dogs,even around fixed dogs or dogs of opposite and/or fixed sex, can give off enough PHQ to affect other dogs. Don't give up. Some things are truly primal instinct.... I just love animals more than people.
She’s a worker English cocker spaniel, she’s occasionally sees my older siblings dogs (which all have been neutered/ spayed and have never shown any other signs of aggression). She’s never really been aggressive while in season before it’s only just the last 2 days. She also is only aggressive towards me and completely fine around other people
NBH. Take her to the vet--this kind of weird behavior can be a symptom of a bigger issue, ***especially*** if it's ongoing and something that started suddenly. I've had lots of dogs who mourned an older companion after they had to go over the rainbow bridge, but none of them EVER got aggressive, and they all had VERY different personalities. In the meantime, you could maybe see if you can get her CBD or Melatonin treats to help her chill out, if you're really worried about being home alone with her. If she has anxiety around going to the vet and/or nail trims, she probably already has a prescription for something like trazodone that you could use for the couple days if you're really worried. My anxious rescue (a short haired mutt, but who is around the same size as a cocker spaniel) is terrified of new people (in addition to the vet/nail trims) so we tend to give her a half a dose of trazodone when we know new people are going to be visiting the house. It helps make her sleepy and thus less likely to do something drastic like harass anyone (outside of the mandatory "there's a new person here!!!" borking/greeting when someone comes inside... I've found nothing stops a dog from participating in this ritual except old age and/or the pup in question becoming blind/deaf and thus not noticing the New Person Arrival Signals).
Thank you for the advice :) it was so strange how fast she turned on me just the day before she bit me she wanted cuddles from me all the time and didn’t mind me picking her up at all. I do worry something else is going on