Hi all! I’m brand new here I need a little help. I have a cocker spaniel, well behaved, no issues.
It’s my adult brother. He has a small Shih Tzu terrier mix, he’s a rescue, he gets along VERY well and is VERY close with OTHER family members in the household, but NOT AT ALL with my brother. I think he may have scared him by reaching into his kennel during the first week after induction in the household because he bit him pretty hard on the hand.
Since then my brother’s dog will only come to him very cautiously for treats, but will growl and bark at him pretty aggressively otherwise. He will lay on the very end of my brother’s bed but that is as close as he can get without being growled at and barked at.
I personally am concerned for the dog’s safety and my brother’s safety because he is suggesting that I should help by either putting a MUZZLE on him or put him in a PILLOWCASE so that he can draw him close to get him comfortable with him.
I’m NOT an expert dog trainer by any measure so I am just taking the middle ground and trying to get a consensus from people who know if this is a good idea or a bad idea to do one of these homemade methods with his dog. I’m afraid that the dog will just become more afraid or AGGRESSIVE or get HURT if we try to use one of these methods I have never heard of.
Any thoughts?
It’s my adult brother. He has a small Shih Tzu terrier mix, he’s a rescue, he gets along VERY well and is VERY close with OTHER family members in the household, but NOT AT ALL with my brother. I think he may have scared him by reaching into his kennel during the first week after induction in the household because he bit him pretty hard on the hand.
Since then my brother’s dog will only come to him very cautiously for treats, but will growl and bark at him pretty aggressively otherwise. He will lay on the very end of my brother’s bed but that is as close as he can get without being growled at and barked at.
I personally am concerned for the dog’s safety and my brother’s safety because he is suggesting that I should help by either putting a MUZZLE on him or put him in a PILLOWCASE so that he can draw him close to get him comfortable with him.
I’m NOT an expert dog trainer by any measure so I am just taking the middle ground and trying to get a consensus from people who know if this is a good idea or a bad idea to do one of these homemade methods with his dog. I’m afraid that the dog will just become more afraid or AGGRESSIVE or get HURT if we try to use one of these methods I have never heard of.
Any thoughts?