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Breeze seems to growl and bite me much more than my husband. She gets really excited to see him where as I am just the hand who feeds and walks her and she doesn't bat an eyelid. I could be giving her a cuddle or stroking her and she goes for my arm. I am not doing this when she is asleep
Sometimes this really upsets and don't understand why she prefers one of us to the other.
Anyone have any ideas of why this is happening and what I can do to resolve this?
By digger
Date 23.08.05 14:17 UTC
What do you do when she goes for you? How much is she being fed and how often? Have you increased this amount since you first got her?
Distance yourself and get your husband to do more. Share the load and the pup will hopefully share the respect and love for both of you. Also as I have said before on other posts, what protein is she having?
Thanks for your advice. I made OH take her for a walk this morning. Foodwise she is on Royal Canin puppy mixed in with it is still some babydog (same brand) not sure what protein there is in this. She has been cut down to 2 meals a day on the advice of my breeder (she is nearly 5 months).
By digger
Date 24.08.05 08:18 UTC
Most puppies I find will stop eating the meal they don't need without the owner cutting it out, so she may simply be trying to tell you she's hungry.......
She hardly ate lunch which is why I cut it out.
When you say you have cut out a feed, have you increased the others? Protein is a complex thing, but it is best to make sure that the food you feed is of good quality before changing to another sort. All pups have their own 'hyperness'. Too much can make them more than over the top. So, if your food is too high in protein and causes this problem then reduce by a couple of percentages. ie 26% to 24%.
By digger
Date 27.08.05 09:15 UTC
Good point Jimbuck ;) Too lower a protein level can also cause problems though...
Hello dugger my name is Jumbuck.:-) Sorry just had to have a 'dig'.:-) brighten ups the morning when I have a poorly dog.;:-(
Yes to lower protein drastically can cause a problem but we are only talking 1 or 2% lower. If you have a dog that is really over the top and getting aggressive, Barbara Sykes recommends only giving biscuit meal, which can be as low as 11% protein. But this is only in extreme cases.
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