cjay1
29th February 2004, 07:43 PM
I received my 4 year old frenchie last week from a rescue. He has severe allergies and that has been taken care of. My problem is he has been showing aggressive behaviors to other members of my family. Each of them--my 22 year old son, my 30 year old daughter and my 7 year old grandson were just petting him or rubbing his tummy and he began to growl or actually snap at them. He barked at my husband once also. Other times he is sweet and lets them pet him, or play. I was told this is not a breed that is aggresive to humans. We are begining training next week. I ws hoping to teach him a few commands like come, his name. etc. This seems like a more important issue. Has anyone also had Frenchies that exhibit this behavior? We also have a large dog that he is getting used to and a cat he would like to play with. He was crated a lot and only knows the word no. He doesn't know his name or any other commands. The rescuer said he never had a real home. He has been very ill and origionally bought to stud but due to his allergies I guess she couldn't and gave him away. his last owner tried all different commercial foods and couldn't find anything he could have and he ended up in the humane society and then to the rescue. I am begining to train him to be in his crate some, since I work and he might get into trash or get into it with the other dog. He is doing okay with that. i was also told this was neccessary to prevent aggression. Any training suggestions? I'd appreciate any help.