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Shocking night
Cheryl
I have been having problems with my two boys and an aggression issue that has recently cropped up. I have had Oliver since he was 3 months old, so he "ruled" the house. I got Skippy when he was 2 years old, and Oliver was 1 year old. Everything has been great with them until Oliver turned 3. Now I'm dealing with food aggression, room aggression, in or out , my attention etc. Then they turn around and lick each other and lay down together. The alpha issue is out the door for us, as it seems to depend on what the subject is. I have tried an animal communicator, chinese medicine doctor, acupressure, my regular vet, and whatever else. The animal communicator said that a tick bite seemed to be the problem. Also Oliver was attacked and injured at a dog park shortly before this and traumatized by it. I now feed them separately, let them out\in through different doors and use the "no", "leave it" command when they start. (they have both been to obedience school and graduated!) Also have picked up three good books - "The Culture Clash" by Jean Donaldson, "The Other End of the Leash" by Patricia B Mconnell, and "Don't Shoot the Dog" by Karen Pryor. I haven't been able to connect with a behaviorist yet, but I have found the incidents to be occuring less and less, by staying on top of them. I guess my thoughts for you is not to panic but keep a close eye on what's happening (I'm sure that's real easy with a new baby!) Maybe it was just one incident; and it may be that Checkers is trying to take over from Cheyenne - at any rate, I have learned there are many schools of thought and you just have to go with what makes sense to you - let us know
CeCe
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