Little poodle big problem, need advise

United States
November 12, 2008 4:11am CST
I am usually very good with dogs but I so Spoiled my 3 year old toy poodle that this problem is out of my contrl. I love him almost like a child and he loves me soo much.maybe too much.he goes with me everywhere in the car in the house outside in bed,EVERYWHERE.Which is fine because he is a very good boy(Linus).he listens to me always except on this one thing. He is so possesive of me that he attacks the other dogs,constantly growls at them,he has recently started growling at my boyfriend when he leans over me,kissed me or gets close,This is not as severe as with the other dogs though. I am planning to get another toy poodle puppy and i know linus behavior will interfer with our bonding as he has with my last two.I really want to bond well with this new puppy without making linus feel bad or neglected.i love him too much but how do i improve his behavior?how do i protect the new puppy from attacks and bond with it. My current dogs are actually afraid of him and i just dont know how to stop it?? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
1 response
• United States
12 Nov 08
I have a Toy Poodle, and he is the complete opposite. He is so friendly with evryone and everything. He wants to befriend everyone, and if he sees someone getting attentions, he wants to be a part of it too. Maybe when your dog starts acting jealous, you should try to correct him in a firm voice. When I first got my dog, I would read that and try it, and he never seemed to listen. Now I definetly have that firm voice down and he listens. lol.
• United States
13 Nov 08
thanks mrs.I have tryed the firm no and as i said ,he always listens except about that! I'll take your advise and work on my firm tone.