We live on 10 acres, with three houses all shared by family. My parents have a 115lb Mastif/Lab mix, my grandmother has an 85lb Golden Doodle and we have an 85lb German Shepherd, a 55lb Border Collie/Lab/Shepherd mix and a 22lb dachshund. All the dogs get along great, however, when strangers come to any of the houses, while all the dogs bark, the little one has started biting. We have found this can usually be avoided if the person bends down (Knee to the ground) and acknowledges her first. However, this isn't always possible as we may not be out in the yard (we have an invisible fence that keeps them all in) if the fedex driver or someone else pulls up. She's now bitten our maid, the sherrif and our neighbor. We tried a muzzle when she was outside but she hurt herself trying to get it off.
I'm not sure if this is a kind of "nepolian complex", since she's the smallest one or some sort of bid for attention (she gets most of the attention anyway) but at this point, if we can't stop it, we'll have to find her a new home. Any advice would be helpful.
I'm not sure if this is a kind of "nepolian complex", since she's the smallest one or some sort of bid for attention (she gets most of the attention anyway) but at this point, if we can't stop it, we'll have to find her a new home. Any advice would be helpful.