Im posting this for my mom. I live with her currently because my husband works 12 hour shifts at a prison and i am going on week 41 of my pregnancy...
The Dog is a Bull Terrier/Doberman Mix, Shes 4 years old this December and NORMALLY a very well behaved dog. I trained her myself and she listens to me more then she does any one else, half the time i only have to say her name to tell her to stop doing something bad. For the last week she has started going "potty" in the house, in the floors, the chairs, couches, and her Kennel. There has not been any new people comming over, no new animals, no change of her surroundings, but suddenly she started doing that, EVERY day. Shes using both types of potty in the house, not just urinating. She knows its wrong because as soon as she does it she runs off and hides. No we do not hit our pets Its cruel, we put her on the lease out side when she goes potty inside and we show her the "accedent" and tell her NO.
This is the First time since she was a few months old that she has gone in the house, some people have told me its probably because im about to "pop" soon and shes not happy with that. I do know she is a extreamly Jelouse dog, if your petting the cat instead of her she will growl at the cat, if my mom and dad hug eachother she growls at them and forces her self between them, if your talking to some one and not paying attention to her she will put her paws in your lap and whine and if that dont work she will bark and growl.
So could it be because im about to have a baby? I know im already worried about living in the same house as the dog when my baby gets hear, ive seen her growl at my baby cousins and my nepheuw "she has never hurt them, just didnt like the fact thay where being held and she wasnt bein petted"
Any Ideas? Any at all would be appreciated greatly.
The Dog is a Bull Terrier/Doberman Mix, Shes 4 years old this December and NORMALLY a very well behaved dog. I trained her myself and she listens to me more then she does any one else, half the time i only have to say her name to tell her to stop doing something bad. For the last week she has started going "potty" in the house, in the floors, the chairs, couches, and her Kennel. There has not been any new people comming over, no new animals, no change of her surroundings, but suddenly she started doing that, EVERY day. Shes using both types of potty in the house, not just urinating. She knows its wrong because as soon as she does it she runs off and hides. No we do not hit our pets Its cruel, we put her on the lease out side when she goes potty inside and we show her the "accedent" and tell her NO.
This is the First time since she was a few months old that she has gone in the house, some people have told me its probably because im about to "pop" soon and shes not happy with that. I do know she is a extreamly Jelouse dog, if your petting the cat instead of her she will growl at the cat, if my mom and dad hug eachother she growls at them and forces her self between them, if your talking to some one and not paying attention to her she will put her paws in your lap and whine and if that dont work she will bark and growl.
So could it be because im about to have a baby? I know im already worried about living in the same house as the dog when my baby gets hear, ive seen her growl at my baby cousins and my nepheuw "she has never hurt them, just didnt like the fact thay where being held and she wasnt bein petted"
Any Ideas? Any at all would be appreciated greatly.