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Subject: biting without cause

Author:
Barbara Smith

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Date Posted: 04:55:59 09/02/06 Sat

I have a 2 year old neutered male Peke (Elmo) whom I dearly love. We also have a Doberman/Boxer mix who is "low man" in their pack. My granddaughter, who is 4 years old, visits every other month and Elmo turns into a biting, snapping monster with her. (I understand he is "jealous" or concerned about her taking his place as leader of "his pack".) My granddaughter is quite bright for her age and does absolutely nothing to upset or provoke him. Elmo, however, will turn and bite without warning. Last night, she was sitting quietly watching TV and he snuck over and bit her foot hard. I am at a loss as to what to do since she is not with us often and it is difficult to maintain any sort of behavior modification with the length of time between visits. I am honestly heartbroken and can only think of muzzling him as a solution. Please: I would be grateful for any help you can provide.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: biting without cause	Diane Stepple	09:09:52 09/07/06 Thu
Re: biting without cause -- Mindy, 20:11:41 11/21/06 Tue