Daisy attacked Baby!.... When will the fighting END!!!

[CathyBogart]

This is a temporary solution and not a substitute for training (I know you already know that t_m, I just feel compelled to throw it in in case anyone gets the wrong idea) but when Star's aggression started to peak we put her on Clomepramine for a few months while we worked with her. It seemed to make it easier for her to tolerate Wilbur's presence, and it took the "edge" off of her enough that we were able to, over about eight months, work with her on some of her issues. I think we may have ended up having her PTS without it, she bit several people.

[wolfsoul]

Jynnelle, I have a $100 certificate for agility classes on the Westside. I'll give it to you and after the baby is born and you have a set schedule you can take Daisy to class.
I find that for dogs that are genetically messed up, it works wonders and builds so much confidence. I've taken classes with some really dog-aggressive dogs and there are definatly ways around it when teaching, and I've taken classes with dogs that lack so much confidence and you should have seen them at the end. The best one was this very nervous GSD. She was so slow and careful about everything she did, and was stuck to her owner like glue -- she wouldn't move ahead, and it took her ages to finally do the teeter as it's probably the scariest obstacle. But at the end of classes she was moving ahead of her owner, wagging her tail, doing the teeter slowly but surely, and was actually happy. The owner said her confidence at home was so much better as well, she wasn't as afraid of people and she was actually approaching what she was afraid and checking it out of instead of just running and hiding. I think it would help Daisy so much.

I am not sure what to think about the pack order because it seems like Tikeya and Baby fight for dominance, and Daisy and Baby fight for dominance, but Tikeya and Daisy would never fight in a thousand years. So wo really IS top dog?? I think they are a little confused too lol.

[tikeyas_mom]

Thanks so much Jordan!! I would love to get that certificate from you!! Shaun and I have been thinking about putting Daisy in dog agility for a while. Because she is so fast and agile, she would be awesome at it.. If she wasnt so affraid.. If you think it might help her confidence, then thats just great!! Because as of now I would try anything, and I have always wanted to put one of my dogs in Agility.