I thought I would start a new thread for this one!
The new Poo, named Derby (apparently born during Kentucky Derby or something), was not a good fit. I think he had "springer rage" or something. He was great, loving, WONDERFUL with the kids, great coat, as pretty as a painting and then he would randomly attack my dogs. And it wasn't the kind of nipping you expect when defining Pack order. It was out and out "I wanna kill you dog" biting!
His eyes glassed over and the dog he was standing next to would get HIT and I mean hard. Every single one of my dogs was cowering from a 4 MONTH OLD PUPPY! WTH? Including my Bull Terrier! And that girl doesn't cower from anything! Poor Willie (my Bichon/Shih) lost a big old chunk of fur and I had to peel it out of Derby's teeth....OY!
I am so sad! I have waited 2 years for the perfect poodle to come along. I guess it isn't my time yet. So I will continue waiting
The breeder was great and came right over and got him. She was in pure shock. I asked her what she is going to do with him and she isn't sure. She is taking him in tomorrow to the vet and get some further "testing" done on him. Luckily she was able to see it first hand.
A 4 month old puppy, even if a kennel dog for his first 4 months of life, shouldn't act like this. If he has a screw loose the only option may be putting him down. Sad but true. He is a liability........what a waste of a beautiful, beautiful baby!
I just can't imagine how he is gonna be when his "junk" drops and the Testosterone is pumping! And I can't blame it on bad breeding. My client has his brother and he is WONDERFUL. No dog aggression issues at all. He was around a lot of dogs at her kennel so I find it hard to believe it was from isolation.
Maybe he just didn't like my dogs.....I have never really had trouble introducing a dog into my pack. I have done it a hundred times. I used to run a doggy daycare out of my house and all the dogs were literally in my house with my dogs. I have always thought of my pack as very calm and really used to dogs coming in and out. Heck, at any family gathering I have all my fam's dogs come. There are 15 dogs running my house at any given time! LOL They even exchange X-mas presents, as silly as that sounds! LOL
Anyways, thanks for all your advice. I really appreciate every single one of you!
The new Poo, named Derby (apparently born during Kentucky Derby or something), was not a good fit. I think he had "springer rage" or something. He was great, loving, WONDERFUL with the kids, great coat, as pretty as a painting and then he would randomly attack my dogs. And it wasn't the kind of nipping you expect when defining Pack order. It was out and out "I wanna kill you dog" biting!
His eyes glassed over and the dog he was standing next to would get HIT and I mean hard. Every single one of my dogs was cowering from a 4 MONTH OLD PUPPY! WTH? Including my Bull Terrier! And that girl doesn't cower from anything! Poor Willie (my Bichon/Shih) lost a big old chunk of fur and I had to peel it out of Derby's teeth....OY!
I am so sad! I have waited 2 years for the perfect poodle to come along. I guess it isn't my time yet. So I will continue waiting

The breeder was great and came right over and got him. She was in pure shock. I asked her what she is going to do with him and she isn't sure. She is taking him in tomorrow to the vet and get some further "testing" done on him. Luckily she was able to see it first hand.
A 4 month old puppy, even if a kennel dog for his first 4 months of life, shouldn't act like this. If he has a screw loose the only option may be putting him down. Sad but true. He is a liability........what a waste of a beautiful, beautiful baby!
I just can't imagine how he is gonna be when his "junk" drops and the Testosterone is pumping! And I can't blame it on bad breeding. My client has his brother and he is WONDERFUL. No dog aggression issues at all. He was around a lot of dogs at her kennel so I find it hard to believe it was from isolation.
Maybe he just didn't like my dogs.....I have never really had trouble introducing a dog into my pack. I have done it a hundred times. I used to run a doggy daycare out of my house and all the dogs were literally in my house with my dogs. I have always thought of my pack as very calm and really used to dogs coming in and out. Heck, at any family gathering I have all my fam's dogs come. There are 15 dogs running my house at any given time! LOL They even exchange X-mas presents, as silly as that sounds! LOL
Anyways, thanks for all your advice. I really appreciate every single one of you!
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