Super Jealous

[kmacd]

I adopted 3 dogs from a shelter just over a year ago (two Yorkies and one Mini Pin). I was able to socialize them and they all get along super well. We were a good family. I found a Maltese-Miniature Poodle on the street with a chunk taken out of its neck. It had gotten in a fight, but was really well groomed and clean (white dog). I assumed someone through it out on the street to not pay the vet bill, so I brought it to the vet to get cared for. It had no home and the vet kept calling to see if I was interested in taking it as I showed a small interest. I took her home and from the beginning she has been super jealous, wanting all the attention from the other dogs, from me, from others etc.

I have had the dog for about 6 months now and the situation has not changed much even after a few different attempts at training. She Maltese-Min Poodle attacks the other dogs in aggression, there is blood drawn from them or from me if I am home and get involved. :-) The other dogs' playful nature among each other and with me has changed to them being submissive, hiding and very reluctant to be near the Maltese-Mini Poodle or me when she is around which is usually always because she is so jealous.

I do not want to give up on the Maltese-Mini Poodle but my puppy sitter (when I go away) says the other dogs are suffering and my friends say maybe I should think about the quality of life of the other three dogs not just about feeling I would be giving up on the Maltese-Mini Poodle if I put her up for adoption.

Advice on dealing with jealously, aggression towards other dogs in the house and the recommendation of putting the dog up for adoption that was not originally planned as part of the family.

[cyrax]

Does MMP pull on the leash when you take her for a walk? Does she rush out of the door/stairs when you go out? My first assumption is always that the dog is taking over your house. Generally dogs become aggressive because "it had worked earlier".
It would be very helpful if you could show a video of her in "action". I once fostered a dog that was aggressive around food. I managed to fix it in perhaps two days. So I think you should be able to fix this problem without worrying about giving her up.

[kmacd]

Questions asked about MMP personality-
Does MMP pull on the leash when you take her for a walk? Yes, when she is on a leash she will sometimes pull. Every time I take the dogs out we go to an open area where I take them off the leashes. The MMP runs and jumps like a puppy. So happy. She pays little attention to the other dogs when out.

Does she rush out of the door/stairs when you go out? Yes. She tries but I have managed to get her to wait when loading up to go out. When it becomes known we are going out, she gets super excited and tries to play and jump with the other dogs but they are not interested in her. She bothers them.

My first assumption is always that the dog is taking over your house. Generally dogs become aggressive because "it had worked earlier".
Yes. This is the case. She is much more puppy-like and energetic than the other dogs. Also now that she dominates the house the other dogs take a low profile approach to life and no longer play with eachother. She dominates the eating scene, yet I have managed to improve this immensely and it is not such a problem anymore.

It would be very helpful if you could show a video of her in "action".
It may be hard to video the MMP in action. Usually we are all hanging out, or me working and the pups around the house lounging or at night when we are all sleeping together in the bed...all appears calm and then for whatever the MMP get jealous of me being around the other dogs and there is a leap and a bite. Most often the attacks happen with the dog in 3rd position of the pack. If she is attacked, she rights back. If dog #1 or #2 are attacked they attempt to get free and do not right back usually. At times they do get aggressive back at MMP but not usually.

Advice from your experience about how to alter the MMP attempts a dominating the house.

[Scarlet13]

How old is she?

[kmacd]

I have just been given a guestimate..maybe 2-3 years, but she is so puppy like in behavior. With this info/guess, do you have anything to suggest?

Things are doing a bit better. I have re-installed the use of the water strap technique, isolation technique from other dogs for a few minutes and longer walks in the AM to use up extra energy. So, for the moment, the attacks are less and the blood drawn is less. So, I am happy but still looking for any advice to make us all happy.

[Steffie183]

I'm going to bump this because my mom has the same problems with our/her American Bulldog, JD. He's the SWEETEST dog ever but he's agressive towards other dogs. We figured it was an Alpha complication between him and his brother, the alpha, so he came to live with my mom and I and his brother with my sister (she's a 'dog collector'). He was completely fine around our female Toy Rat-Terrior, he even tries to play with her but she hates him (it's really funny to see this in action). He gets into fights with my sister's dogs if they are outside at the same time. However, this seems to also be territorial since my sister's dog's are in his territory every time they have a fight. And trust me, trying to break up two American Bulldogs going at it is not fun or easy. But it seems to be a good work out.

My dad just moved out so my mom got a kitten because she's always wanted one and dad claimed to be allergic. It went pretty good for a while until my mom's roommate brought another cat, about a year old, home. Then the kitten started playing with the cat and not JD. Since this started JD will randomly, and I mean RANDOMLY, pounce and trap the kitten in his paws then act like he's going to bite it. He never does, he just messes her fur up a bit. The first time I saw this I almost peed my pants. The dog is just so big. I'm afraid one day he really will just bite her and I know the cat won't survive that. The only funny part about the situation is that the other cat jumps on JD's head and attacks him herself.

I'm wondering if the aggression problem would be solved by neutering him but he's almost 3 years old now. And I'm wondering if the jealousy issue will go away when the cat finally moves out (my mom's roommate moved out MONTHS ago).

[Scarlet13]

Get him fixed, it will help!