Evening everyone!
I’m writing to you tonight because of my 11-month-old girl's behaviour, as she’s becoming increasingly aggressive towards other dogs... This evening, she actually bit and injured another dog that hadn't done anything to her at all.
She’s been acting aggressively for a month or two now, and I just don’t understand it. She’s always been used to seeing other dogs, being off-lead, and playing with them. Over the last two months, as soon as a dog she doesn’t know approaches her, she growls, gets snappy, or even attacks, even if they’re just coming over to say hello. I initially thought it was because she was in season, which started right around that time, but now that it's over her behaviour hasn't changed, so I’m at a loss... She hasn’t been attacked by another dog, there’s no trauma or bad history that I’m aware of, and she’s always been well-socialised with other dogs, getting two hours of walks a day... I really don’t get why she’s suddenly become so aggressive and I feel a bit helpless. I’m also not sure how I should be reacting to make her understand that it’s not acceptable to go as far as hurting another dog...
Does anyone have any clues or similar stories? Any potential solutions you could suggest?
Thanks in advance for reading and for your help.
