Please Help!! Our dog is aggressive towards us.

[Heather1031]

I don't think she in pain at all, she was reacting to me (not wanting me to touch her.) My daughter picks her up, plays with her, rubs her back and her belly. She’s doing it right now but when I go to touch her or even just talk to her she acts as if she is going to kill me. This morning my daughter put her up on my bed with us and she let me play with her and pet her and rub her stomach but the minute I got up out of bed she went in to attack mode again.

I did call the Vet yesterday and I have an appointment for tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you all for your responses. I’ll keep you up dated.

[KittyGurl]

That's great that you made an appointment for the vet. You said your daughter touched her back and she didn't yelp at all, right? Well, maybe she is just being territorial. Keep us updated on your puppy's vet visit. Good luck!

[Catty1]

And maybe your vet or the shelter can recommend some low-cost obedience classes. I think they are as much for the owner as the dog - as someone here said, if she is not sick, she has to learn who the "big dog" is.

(I dunno - try barking back at her- from a distance - and it might really stun her into silence!)

Good luck!

[Kalei]

It sounds to me that the dog is taking the kids under her wing as if they were her own pups and when you go to touch her or go near the kids she gets aggressive because she wants to protect her "pups."

But it is also very good that you got her a vet appointment, maybe the vet can give you good training advice to get her to stop 'protecting' the kids.

Good luck with everything, I will pray for you and your terrier

[Heather1031]

Ok, so I took her to the Vet and Kalei you were right. She is very healthy and the Vet feels she is being dominate and protective over the kids. She had lots of suggestions. So now she is not allowed to sleep with my daughter and sleeps in a crate. She is not allowed on the furniture, and my husband and I need to walk her and feed her. When she growls at use one of the kids puts her in the crate for about 10 mins. then I come a to let her out. So far so good she is growling much less sometime lets me pet her. I also purchased a Gentle Leader and we put that on today. I was holding her and petting her it was so great. I am also going to be working on the Nothing in Life Is Free program. Thank you all for your suggestions and concern. You guys are great.

Heather