Hi! Sorry havent been on here for a long time!! I've been so busy with the wedding (getting married), moving, starting new jobs, etc that I just haven't had time! But anyway, things are settling down so now I will be able to post more often. ANyway, i have some questions. If you remember i Have a German Shorthaired Pointer named Heidi who is an only dog and 7 years old. She is VERY well trained and very obeident; however we seem to have problems with resource guarding with other dogs. She has not been around very many dogs in the past few years, and that is where it has seemed to pop up! She is very good with me, she will give me whatever i ask of her and she wont resource guard (cept with feet; which i am working on and she is getting much better with that ). But i brought her over to my inlaws home for Easter and they have 3 small Yorkies. She is fine with them, just ignores them, cept when they try and bite her and attack her, then she growls and trys to protect herself, so i just wont allow them near her. However, ive noticed that when they start to come near her when shes getting petted (even with walking by) or near anyhting she growls low in her throat. She has had problems in the past with resource guarding and I have always removed the problem, such as toys etc from the situation. Now I would like to bring her to agility classes and dog parks now that ih ave the opportunity to (we didnt have those where i used to live), but i am worried that she will try and bite a dog. Last winter she bit our cat because it got too close to a bone (which was promptly removed from her permanently). I called a trainer in Hopkins MN, and she told me about a book called "Mine!" by Jean Donaldson. It talks about resource guarding, and she suggested we do a private consultation. Has anyone heard of that book and does anyone have any advice for me in order to help with the problem? I already do the nothing in life is free program with her and shes not allowed to sleep in my bed! Advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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