My girlfriend, Jen adopted a female Peek-A-Chon puppy, Arielle, several months ago. I bonded with Arielle right away. Whenever Jen sits next to me on the couch, Arielle jumps up on my lap, growls, and bites Jen. Another thing Arielle does is; when I pay "too much" attention to Jen, she jumps up on me and starts licking my face like crazy. Why is she so jealous of Jen? What can I do about it?
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the dog has claimed you and all this behaviour is jealousy and her warning jen off you. when this happens YOU need to be the one to correct the bahviour. when she does it push the dog a way with a strong NO. jen needs to pay a little more attention to the dog and help the bonding process between them. does jen walk the dog or pet the dog.
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She's resource guarding you. Whenever puppy growls or bites your gf or anyone that comes near you when she's on your lap, say "no" and put her on the floor and ignore her for a while (check Victoria Stilwell's "It's Me or the Dog", there are similar cases in this tv show). You don't have to be harsh on her in any way, just show it in an assertive and calm way that her behavior is not tolerated.
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Who does for Arielle? Feeding, letting out etc?
If only one of you is doing this them split it up and switch it up.
When sitting on the couch together do not let Arielle come between you. Have her lay on the other side. Also do not let her lick your face when you paying attention to Jen. Make her wait and when you are done then show her attention. Have Jen do the same thing.
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It's simple, but not easy:
You both need to be pack leaders of your dog.
If you achieve this in her mind, she wont have this behavior.
Is your Arielle getting enough exercise every day? What kind of exercise and for how long?
Do you set rules for her in the house? Don't allow her to bite, growl, or claim the couch.
You both need to be pack leaders of your dog.
If you achieve this in her mind, she wont have this behavior.
Is your Arielle getting enough exercise every day? What kind of exercise and for how long?
Do you set rules for her in the house? Don't allow her to bite, growl, or claim the couch.
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Classic resource guarding. Before putting any suggestions into effect, I highly recommend you read our sticky on resource guarding. Some traditional methods of dealing with it tend to aggravate or suppress the problem, leading to a lot of trouble down the road. A week of my father trying to stop resource guarding set one of the dogs back over a year.
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