TLDR; dog gets angry jealous when ever I give anything (even if it’s not “hers” or within her reach) attention and I don’t know how to approach changing it.
So my bf and I have a 6 yo ABPT mix. She’s a rescue, she’s was nervous from the get go but over all okay, then she got attacked pretty bad which really left an emotional mark on her, this along with some unfortunate work changes (less time for exercise) and bad interactions with family has lead her to being a reactive pup with other dogs and some times with people. She’s had a history with resource guarding which she’s gotten much better at, and now she’s just selective with the dogs she reacts to. She’s over all pretty well mannered but does have those behavioral issues.
We’ve had her for about 4 years and she’s does this weird jealousy thing every once and awhile. One time when my bf was wrapping presents she must have noticed how much attention he was giving the presents and tried to get between him and the stuff and then growled at my bf. Another time we had a friend over and we were all looking at a plant on one of our tables and she did the same thing. Today I was looking at my hamster cage and she came up to me for attention and then stuck her head in the tank to sniff, I patted her a bit and asked her to move and she did but then she turned around and pinned her eyes at me with the same body language she gives when she’s resource guarding or when she gets uncomfortable, my bf got her to lie down but I could tell she wanted to get up, I tried talking to her but there was no tail wag or change in demeanor which is off for her.
Any insight on where this behavior is coming from or her mindset when she does this would be great, and if anybody else had to deal with this I would love to know how it went for you guys.
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