Hi,
I have two minature poodles. A brother and sister from the same litter. I love them very much, but, my girl dog is out of control when we go on walks. She intimidates her brother, if he is smelling an area, she jams in his way and shoves him aside. She barks, yelps, screams when she sees other dogs. A few days ago, I accidently dropped her leash while I was picking up after my boy dog, and she leaped to bite a jogger.
I have no issues with my boy dog and have done nothing different with him. My girl dog is an angel at home, but, outside, she is another story. I have stopped going to the dog park as she snarls and gets very aggressive to the other dogs no matter the size. On one occassion, she was in the middle of five dogs and I honestly thought she was going to be a scooby snack. She does not back down.
I got them at four months. I enrolled them in puppy day care, I got individual sessions at $100 a pop which did not help. I have all the dog books as well as watching every show of the dog whisperer. Curretnly, I am at the humane society and they have to close us off from the rest of the class becuase of her barking and growling at the other dogs. I am at a point where I think I might need medication for her...otherwise...I will need it myself because she is making walks such a bad experience. I do not want my boy dog to pick up on her barking at other dogs when we are out for a walk.
I am at a loss....any suggestions?
