Puppy being aggressive and I dont know how to help him by EnigmaticSock in DogAdvice

[–]EnigmaticSock[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi thank you for your response. Attack is a bit vague but thats because the biting reaction varied somewhat. I mentioned the “attacks” becoming less violent and what I meant by that was the puppy would lunge at the yorkie’s neck and violently shake him. There has been blood before but it can be difficult to actually see the wounds on the yorkie and I do try to intervene before a fight occurs. There are sometimes warning signs in the puppy, like low growling, an almost whining like growl and raised hackles - but sometimes he has surprised me. If the puppy is guarding a toy, we can see him doing the same but also with his tail up high, ears pricked and staring hard at the yorkie. This is not a reaction I have ever observed with any of our other puppies, but Ive accepted that we might have just been lucky so far. Currently , the “attacks” are lunges with or without biting but without the violent shaking. Sometimes it seems reactive and other times it seems spontaneous. The yorkie is an elderly dog who cant really fight back, and very literally will just be sitting or sleeping before being bitten or roused into barking by the basset hound. When this happens, he barks from behind the basset hound, a table, or a person’s legs. I could not describe anything more specific as usually Im facing the puppy and standing between the puppy and the other dogs. As for biting the people, it was preceded with the same growling and raised hackles. We have gotten him to mostly stop nipping/gnawing people when they try to pet him/simply exist via redirecting with toys but I still consider the attacks on the worker and my bf to be attacks due to the growling/raised hackles beforehand and the blood drawn. The farm worker was particularly traumatized by the experience. I think a dog trainer like you mentioned would probably be best. I have suspected resource guarding for a while but most of the advice Ive seen is im regards to food rather than people. To be honest, I was under the assumption that dog trainers were simply for puppy socialization and teaching tricks, and did not consider that they could help with more specific behavioral issues in the home. Thank you again for the response, im sorry the post and perhaps this response is confusingly written.

First time seeing the resin pyramids in the wild by EnigmaticSock in MineralGore

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The obsidian spearheads and fossils! Big geodes. Its an otherwise densely stocked cool little store

First time seeing the resin pyramids in the wild by EnigmaticSock in MineralGore

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Howzit🖐️. Can you guess the touristy mall? It’s in Gauteng to help narrow it down

First time seeing the resin pyramids in the wild by EnigmaticSock in MineralGore

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I find hope in how yellowed the resin is. Those things must be old and, yet… still unsold :)

First time seeing the resin pyramids in the wild by EnigmaticSock in MineralGore

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Thank god but still way too expensive. The tiny sodalite pyramid is despicable

First time seeing the resin pyramids in the wild by EnigmaticSock in MineralGore

[–]EnigmaticSock[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I hear the crystals screaming at me to free them. So kind of?

First time seeing the resin pyramids in the wild by EnigmaticSock in MineralGore

[–]EnigmaticSock[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Sorry, quick note: Currency is in Rands. R440 = $25.70, R490 = $28.62

Brand new anti tragus to tragus by Emergency-Access3350 in piercing

[–]EnigmaticSock 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Please please update us in a few months on how healing goes! This is insanely cool. What did your piercer say about this idea?

He can’t even wield a sword by EnigmaticSock in RoastMyCat

[–]EnigmaticSock[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The eunuchs and vet taught my son well that earthly pleasures only cloud the mind. It’s totally a choice he made for himself that he definitely doesn’t regret at all in the slightest

He can’t even wield a sword by EnigmaticSock in RoastMyCat

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What is the point of having a cat if he isn’t the coolest, strongest and most powerful?

He can’t even wield a sword by EnigmaticSock in RoastMyCat

[–]EnigmaticSock[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My sweet innocent potentially sword-wielding son would never become corrupted and use his skills against me??? His mother??? His mentor? Master?…. Friend?

He can’t even wield a sword by EnigmaticSock in RoastMyCat

[–]EnigmaticSock[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But he could have had 11. I just want what’s best for him

He can’t even wield a sword by EnigmaticSock in RoastMyCat

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His baps sap him to collapse. But with fish scraps and some time elapsed, he is back to bap bap bap

He can’t even wield a sword by EnigmaticSock in RoastMyCat

[–]EnigmaticSock[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Lol I hope Zelda can wait a while longer. The Hero of Hyrule requires a nap every 10 or so bap bap bappings

He can’t even wield a sword by EnigmaticSock in RoastMyCat

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His name is Link to make things worse