Pet advice? Please

[wolfgirl159357]

Well....my dog Sweetie is very dog aggressive and people aggressive. We don't know how to help her, and i'm afraid it is stressing her out. She also has seperation anxiety from me. I don't know what to do.

[wolfgirl159357]

And now she has bitten my step mom and drew blood, leaving about a inch gash adn a few punctures in her hand. I don't know how to help her. We can't afford training and ive tried the tricks from like Dog Whisperer and stuff

[sandtiger]

While I can't offer any advice as I really don't own a dog or have much experience with them, I hope you find a way to help Sweetie, Wolfgirl!

[wolfgirl159357]

Thanks anyway Sandie love, i just feel bad for her, because she's a really good dog, she is, she just has issues

[SomebodyDude]

As odd as it may be to hear it, she may need some tough love when it comes to the seperation anxiety. It will take time to help too. Nothing will work over night to help her. Try not to make a big deal out of leaving or coming home. For example, I've used this before, ignore her when you first come in for the first few minutes. Then maybe offer a small smile and a calm pat on the head to say hello. It may also help to leave her with something that smells very strongly of you. That's what we did to help seperate my dog from his mother when he was very little. It was a small corner of a blanket that smelled like his mother. It really helped him! It may also help to get her some distraction toys, something to put a really tasty treat in that would take time to get out. This may help especially if you give it to her right before you leave and silently leave without her knowing while she is busy. We do this to my dog sometimes when we are gonna be gone all day. Makes him more relaxed. We also sometimes leave on the radio with the local old country station on. He knows we'll be back soon when we leave it on.

As for bitting, you may want to consult a local pet specialist. But first off you need to find out the source of why she is bitting so much. Is it from stress? Dominace issues? Guarding things? Guarding people? Fear? Pain? Or just annoyed? That is where you need to start, because then it narrows down what you need to do.

Anywho, help this does you some good
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[wolfgirl159357]

Thanks SD and as for her biting, i think she is just guarding me, because every time i'm int eh house, she bites, whenever i'm not, she is docile and uncaring. So i dont know how to fix that yet, maybe PetSmart will help.