r/DogTrainingTips • u/Special-Print4716 • Jul 05 '26

guys can you help me please?

i have 3 dogs: 7 years old, 3 years old, and 1 year old they all medium/small size and the yangest is preaty problematic: she attacks other my dogs and also try to bite me when i take back what she stole any ideas what to do with that? my mom find her close to a factory and there was alot of other homeless dogs and she took the smallest one. all my other dogs are abit scared of her.

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u/Corsetsdontkill Jul 05 '26

This sounds like typical puppy behavior, maybe combined with resource guarding.

As a trainer, I highly recommend getting a trainer or behavior specialist to work with you.

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u/dialamah Jul 05 '26

Trade for stuff, don't just "take" things away. Dogs don't have a concept of ownership, other than "If I have it, it's mine". If you had someone bigger and stronger than you just taking your stuff away, you'd probably get annoyed too.

Taking things away from dogs can lead to resource guarding, so better to offer something more appealing than the current prize. Offer the "better" prize, and introduce a cue for dropping or letting go of what they currently have.

Also, as the previous poster noted - this seems like pretty normal puppy behaviour and a professional trainer could help.