Aunt vs. Pup

For some reason, my dog doesn't like my aunt. I got my pup about 9 weeks ago, and my aunt came to stay with us for awhile about 7 weeks ago. Well, when she tries to do things around the house, my pup will stand in front of her barking, growling, attacking her shoes, shoestrings, or anything she is holding. He never actually bites her though. The only thing is, is that she is the only one to get treated like this by the dog. I just don't get it. I honestly think dogs don't like her, because just the other day, she got bit by her friend's dog. Anyway, when the pup acts like this, and I'm around, I usually say "No" and pick him up and move him, or he just runs to me when I kneel on the ground. Any help on how to correct this would be great.

 

Sounds like the pup just thinks your aunt = playtime lol.

 

have your auntie correct this problem by telling it "NO" and using alot of nose pushing.I think he either wants to play or scenses something different with her.She needs to interact with it to correct the problem.

 

One major problem is that she is mildly retarded. I mean, she gets things, but she's slow at it. I try to tell her what to do, like, push the nose away, say "No" and keep going about your business, but she gets real fidgety and uncertain like. I pretty much tell her this everyday. I kinda got to thinking that the dog, like you said, senses something different about her. Which it could be the way she is.

 

that could be it or alot to do with it. best of luck getting this fixed

 

Sounds like the pup may be sensing her disability and reacting. Or may just wish to play. If you can get your aunt to play with or somehow interact with your pup they'll probably become very good friends.

 

the pup might see her as weak or injured could cause the dog to be even more aggressive toward her as it gets older make auntie interact with the dog make her punish it or let her be the aggressive not the dog

 

i personally think dogs have a sick sense toward people, i had a pit bull that acted like a big pus-cat and never acted to bit anyone but one guy and when he came around he wanted to seriously get him, and then my father-in-law had a chinese sharpia and he done him exactly the same way,so i figure it to be true,because both dogs wouldn,t bite anyone

 

If your aunt is at your house, maybe the pup is thinking, "Hey this is our house! What are you doing to our house? (ie, dishes, etc.) Maybe it is being protective of the home, like many are protective of their owners when they play fight and stuff.

 

My Buddy was like that about one of my daughters boyfriends........at least in this case the dog turned out to be a good judge of character, he simply was not a nice person.

 

Sounds like you need to establish with the pup that she is a member of the (pack) and your dog is below any humans in this group. The dog is sensing her weakness and testing her, he wants to be dominant and this problem will get worse if not corrected immediately. You need your aunt to make him understand she is higher on the chain than him, but that she is also there to protect him as a pup of the pack. However, all this could be wrong.....and the dog simply wants to play. LMAO. I'm not there so I cant judge it, only you can. I know to outsiders it looks like my dog is out to get my father when he walks in the door, he will growl show teeth run at him barking and acting like a nut. This is how the two play, he then throws the dog around, holds it down, roughs him up and the dog loves it. The rougher the better. Sometimes thats how our dogs plays, but I suspect if he was only trying to play you would be able to pick up on that and wouldn't of made this thread.

 

See, sometimes I think he wants to play, and other times I think he's trying to dominate her. For instance, sometimes he'll start pulling at her shoe strings and running around in circles around her. I see this as playing. But other times he will get her backed into a corner and he'll just have this menacing look about him. His butt will go up and his head down, and he'll just let out this real low growl and if she moves, he will bark and try to keep her there. I guess the best thing to do is to keep telling her just to walk by and push him out of the way??