Client has a cockapoo and apparently it bites the owner without provocation. Dog will just have a fit and bite her hands all over and rage.
There are certain things that set the dog off like if you pet his head wrong or if you try to take something away from him that he's holding in his mouth. They have tried training him with three different trainers including a behaviourist but nothing has helped and the owners are very dedicated.
Funny thing is, the dog hasn't even tried to bite me while I groom or bathe him. He falls asleep on the table!
The dog seems healthy. The bloodwork results will be coming in soon to see if it is thyroid related but the vet doesn't think so.
My theory is that the owner talks in a very high pitched baby voice all the time to the dog. I think the dog just doesn't respect her which could also explain why the dog doesn't try to bite me--I would never use baby talk to a dominant dog but then again I have only groomed this dog twice so perhaps he's just ticking time bomb who knows.
Does this dog sound like a problem dog? It is only a year old and it's behaviour seems to be getting worse.
There are certain things that set the dog off like if you pet his head wrong or if you try to take something away from him that he's holding in his mouth. They have tried training him with three different trainers including a behaviourist but nothing has helped and the owners are very dedicated.
Funny thing is, the dog hasn't even tried to bite me while I groom or bathe him. He falls asleep on the table!
The dog seems healthy. The bloodwork results will be coming in soon to see if it is thyroid related but the vet doesn't think so.
My theory is that the owner talks in a very high pitched baby voice all the time to the dog. I think the dog just doesn't respect her which could also explain why the dog doesn't try to bite me--I would never use baby talk to a dominant dog but then again I have only groomed this dog twice so perhaps he's just ticking time bomb who knows.
Does this dog sound like a problem dog? It is only a year old and it's behaviour seems to be getting worse.
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