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I noticed a new behavior with my year old bitch.
During our daily group session, with tail held high she raised the hair only over her croup and tail. She aggressively chased the toy and stole it at every chance. She didn't attack or fight with the other dogs, but I don't this to accelerate.
Anyone have any suggestions on how to "chill" her a bit?
I wouldn't correct this behavior.
JMO,
She is maturing, and is showing dominant, possessive (over the toy) behavior. hopefully she transfers that possessiveness over to the sleeve
if anything, use several toys or balls during play time. that way she can't take over everyone of them.
Good trait...I agree just watch her interaction between other dogs..you may have to become ALPHA in a hurry......
YR
A dog raising it's hackles is never a "good" thing. I would probably simulate the scenario again but out a little distance between your dog and the rest of the group. Gradually ( over multiple sessions) try and get closer and closer. The dog will tell you with her eyes and with her grip if she is comfortable that close. Dog aggression and dog dominance is useless (unless you feel like getting into dog fighting) in the sport world and also in the pet world. Any sport judge (SchH mainly) will shoot a flare into the sky if they see your dog hackle during a trial. BTW possessiveness over the sleeve is not a good thing.
Phil's right. I slick my dog's hair down with Bed Head-firm hold gel before every trial, just in case.
I agree, it can be a sign of fear/insecurity/nerves. She could be just unsure of herself since she is a puppy. Is she coming into or near a season?
Don, thanks for the tip! Sueincc, I've seen exactly that in my female around other dogs. She's very possesisve with her 'things'. Balls, sticks...you name it. And around other dogs she seems to be competitive, i.e, growling on the way to get the ball/stick. She will fight another dog if one gets too close to her ball or stick. Normally though she's very friendly when meeting another dog. Sniffs all around. Sometimes hackles are up, sometimes not. Then they play but if the other dog crosses the line and gets too close to 'her' thing, forget it.
Anything that can be done about that?
It's hard to do this on a message board, we only get a little picture of what is happening and then we (or at least I) might jump to a conclusion that might be completely off base. For example, I do know of one super hard, super high prey drive bitch with nerves of steel who happens to raise the hair on her ass ever so slightly when she is working. It's idiosyncratic with her. So generalizing is not a good thing, I have to snatch my own self up sometimes for what comes out my mouth, you know what I mean?
I dont' think raising hackles necessarily means fear.
My male does this too over a stick in the yard when my female tries to take it from him. He is definitely the dominant of the two, and has no fear of her.
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