Aggressive Rescue Puppy

by Debbie R.
(Grand Ridge, FL USA)


Someone dumped a small puppy at my neighbor's house she called us to ask us to pick it up because they are elderly. When we got there it turned out to be a little white puppy that kind of looked like an oppossum. It had been sprayed by a skunk was covered in fleas and had a sore at the tip of its tail. We presently have a dog so we went to the local no kill shelter because puppies are usually easy to adopt but they couldn't take a sick one so they washed it for me and asked me to take it to a vet for a check and if it was clean they would accept it. i took it to the local vet and it turned out to have a parasite infection so they gave it some medicine and a complete check and it had a broken infected tail. So i took it home for a few days and of course I'm keeping it and its schedule for surgery on it tail but today i noticed when I was feeding it that I started to reach in to clean the floor of the cage and it growled and snapped at me when I got close to the food bowl. I have had it for a little over a week and I had not noticed it before but I know its beginning to feel more like a puppy and I also noticed it wants to chase the turkey and the chickens. So I would like to know how to handle the food issue I never had this with any other dogs or puppies that I have owned. Of course I will ask the vet for some suggestions but would like to know what you think. Not sure what kind of dog it is looks like a mix of labrador, golden retriever and the vet said possible terrier mix. Not sure of the age the vet said if it grows into a large dog then its probably 4 weeks old and if it turns into a smaller dog its probably 7 to 9 weeks old.

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by: Adam G. Katz

Employ the "Nothing In Life Is Free" approach, so that your dog starts to view you as the "pack leader." If your dog doesn't see you as the leader, then your corrections will be meaningless. So, if you're doing subtle things (inadvertently) to undermine your leadership role around the house-- it will be counter-productive.



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