Hello Mariana, Check out the article that I have linked below and especially pay attention to the sections under the headers "Teach Impulse Control" and "Counter Conditioning". https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/resource-guarding-dog-to-dog I suggest working on commands that generally build Haze's impulse control, like being able to calm down and do a command immediately when excited (which you teach by practicing exciting him, then suddenly giving the command and freezing until he complies, then reward with a treat). You can also work on a long Sit or Down Stay, a long Place command, a structured heel, a watch me command around distractions, and waiting for things like food, going out a door, or fetching a ball until he is told "Okay." Also work on making the appearance of Diamond something Haze looks forward to by working on rewarding Haze when she appears and right after she receives a treat each time (have two people work on this so that the dog's are not beside each other when you first start this. You can also back tie both dogs and stand between them and toss the treats). With the training from the article that I have linked above, the goal is to prevent incidences of aggression while training, but when he does behave poorly, which tends to happen occasionally while training in real life, I suggest using the Out command to make him leave the room as a consequence. To teach Out, check out the article linked below. There is a how to section on teaching Out step by step. https://www.petful.com/behaviors/how-to-teach-a-dog-the-out-command/ If the aggression does proceed past a bark then I suggest hiring a professional trainer to help you with the training right away. You do not want it to continue unaddressed or it could quickly become worse because not addressing it correctly can reward his bad behavior, encouraging him to do it more often. Best of luck training, Caitlin Crittenden

April 5, 2019

Hello Marlena, What you are experiencing is what almost every owner of two dogs experiences at some point, even my own dogs did this when my youngest was a puppy before she learned. Elsa doesn't want Tucker's bone because it is better, she wants it simply because he has it. If you give him her bone, she would want that one too suddenly. For whatever reason dogs just tend to want what another dog has. This is normal. When she is hovering around him waiting to steel his bone I suggest making her leave the area. She is pressuring him to give her his bone and this can later lead to tension if she starts to get more pushy about it or he gets more dominant when he is older. Even if it never escalates she is simply being rude toward him and pressuring him so you can help her learn to leave him alone while he chews. Teach her the "Out" command and tell her "Out" when she hovers around him waiting for his bone. After she leaves the area, you can give her her own bone if you want to; she may take it or she might pout and both are fine. It is alright if she pouts as long as she is not being rude toward him and in his space while she does it. To teach her an 'Out' command, 1. First call her over to you, then toss a treat several feet away from yourself while pointing to the area where you are tossing the treat with the finger of your treat tossing hand and saying 'Out' at the same time. 2. Repeat this until she will go over to the area where you point when you say 'Out' before you have tossed a treat. 3. When she will do that, then whenever you tell her "Out" and she does not go to where you are pointing, walk toward her and herd her out of the area with your body. Your attitude should be calm and patient but very firm and business-like when you do this. 4. When you get to where you were pointing to, then stop and wait until she either goes away or stops trying to go back to the area where you were standing before. 5. When she is no longer trying to get past you, then slowly walk backwards to where you were before. If she follows you, then tell her "Out" again and quickly walk toward her until she is back to where she was a moment ago. 6. Repeat this until she will stay several feet away from where you were when you told her 'Out' originally. 7. When you are ready for her to come back, then tell her 'OK' in an up beat tone of voice. 8. Practice this training until she will consistently leave the area when you tell her 'Out'. 9. When she will consistently leave, then practice the training with other areas that you would like for her to leave, such as the kitchen when you are preparing food, a person's space when she is being pushy, an area with a plant that she is trying to dig up, or somewhere with something in your home that she should not be bothering. Best of luck training, Caitlin Crittenden

March 1, 2019