Hello -
This seems so sudden and weird I'm hoping someone can give me some advice.
Our puggle is 1 year 4 months old. She's always been very good with the kids. My youngest who is 20 months old has been sitting with her when she eats for months now. He often takes food right out of the bowl and feeds it to her. I thought this was a positive thing they were doing because she reacted well to it.
After months ALL OF THE SUDDEN yesterday she had the hair standing up on her back when she was eating and growled at him. I instantly spanked her hard and yelled so she knew that was awful behavior. And kept my son away for the rest of the feeding.
Today he attempted to walk up to her as I watched and she instantly turned and bit him. Nothing too serious but my GOD!?
Also for these last two days she's acting at these feedings as if she is starving, eating fast and furious. So today I gave her an extra feeding and she ate it quickly again. So today she's had DOUBLE the food she usually eats and still is hungry for more. She's had 1.5 cups a day for a year now. Is she all of the sudden needing more food and that is why she is aggressive because she is hungry?
I just want to understand it more. She's been on the same food since the day we bought her (a year ago). And I can't think of any reason she might need twice as much food as she's been getting OR why she is suddenly so aggressive.
Ideas?
Thanks!
Alicia
This seems so sudden and weird I'm hoping someone can give me some advice.
Our puggle is 1 year 4 months old. She's always been very good with the kids. My youngest who is 20 months old has been sitting with her when she eats for months now. He often takes food right out of the bowl and feeds it to her. I thought this was a positive thing they were doing because she reacted well to it.
After months ALL OF THE SUDDEN yesterday she had the hair standing up on her back when she was eating and growled at him. I instantly spanked her hard and yelled so she knew that was awful behavior. And kept my son away for the rest of the feeding.
Today he attempted to walk up to her as I watched and she instantly turned and bit him. Nothing too serious but my GOD!?
Also for these last two days she's acting at these feedings as if she is starving, eating fast and furious. So today I gave her an extra feeding and she ate it quickly again. So today she's had DOUBLE the food she usually eats and still is hungry for more. She's had 1.5 cups a day for a year now. Is she all of the sudden needing more food and that is why she is aggressive because she is hungry?
I just want to understand it more. She's been on the same food since the day we bought her (a year ago). And I can't think of any reason she might need twice as much food as she's been getting OR why she is suddenly so aggressive.
Ideas?
Thanks!
Alicia