Thread: Bitchy Bitches

Sounds like she is reaching maturity, and so wants to be the boss of the other dogs at least. I would have thought you might have had it with the males as well, where they start testing the boundaries and want to be the boss of everyone and everything. It is a tricky business since when you meet other dogs you are with her, so she has some back up which can lead to her biting off more than she can chew ( metaphorically as well as actually). There are a few things you can do, but instead of wanking on and on about it I will only mention one. Just before you meet the dog, use all your positive "good dog" voice and words to tell her "there's a little doggie, oh what a good doggie" so you keep the tone light and stress free. Then as they come into contact with each other make sure you tell her what a good girl she is and "oh should we all have a biscuit" or some other treat talk so she knows you are happy and not worried about the other dog. One of the problems is that once you get nervous about the meeting she ( and any dog) will pick up on the lift in tension and think there is something wrong. So it can become a vicious cycle which feeds back on itself.

Good luck and maybe try a bit more reinforcement of the basic, sit, stay etc.... to remind her your incharge and will handle any problem that crops up so she doesn't have to worry about it.

lol oh turns out I did bleat on a bit