Frenchie Tink

We thought we did everything right when it came to socialization but boy were we wrong. Ever since Tink was old enough we have been taking her to dog parks and encouraging her to play with other dogs every chance we get. She wrestles, nuzzles up and even plays the classic game of chase and fetch with all the other dogs at the park. However when we are home in our condo complex Tink is very territorial. Any dog we encounter on our way to or from our front door Tink makes sure they know she is the boss. The intensity and aggression coming from this otherwise extremely sweet puppy is very scary and confusing. It is often embarrassing when we have guests bring their dogs over to our house to play because Tink will not stop attacking them. Although she has never hurt another dog we are worried what she must be going through internally when she encounters another dog in her space, her facial expressions and the hair on her back show us she is very uncomfortable and not at ease.

We were thinking it may have something to do with our newest addition Chubs. Ever since we got Chubs Tink has been very jealous she always makes sure that all the attention is given to her and as soon as we show Chubs the slightest bit of attention (even saying hi) she races over to get in our face and give us a million kisses. Perhaps she feels that any dog in her territory is going to come between us and her and might be staying for good.  Our 2 french bulldogs play very nicely and we can tell she loves him but as soon as our attention is distracted from her she is extremely jealous and it almost seems as if she doesn’t like him.

Tink is by far the sweetest Frenchie in the world and she is extremely friendly to any stranger we meet or any of her friends that come over, everybody loves her and thinks she is the sweetest dog in the world. So why is she so aggressive to other dogs in her territory??? Please help we are so lost!

Every so often, our French bulldog Tink does something really mischievous or down right wrong. I’m learning a lot about how punishing a dog doesn’t work and that positive reinforcement is the only way to train your frenchie. Luckily I found someone on the net that says I can punish her when she acts up.

This is how I punish our French bulldog Tink.

When she is doing something wrong like biting my ankles or some books, or when she decides to go potty in the wrong place. I clap my hands really loud (once) and stomp away. When I clap my hands she gets distracted, forgets what she was doing and she no longer has me there giving her attention. She gets punished by realizing she loses a friend when she does something we don’t like.

The clap is just to get her attention with a little startle, plus we’re still working on her name recognition. It doesn’t help us always calling her Tink, Tinky, Tinkerbelle, Good Girl, Stop It, etc.

Anymore ideas??

I read an interesting dog blog post today on how to create a dog that will bite people. A lot of it is common sense, however it’s still a fun read.

Dog Bit Prevention - “The Disease is Us”

#2 is kinda funny…She’s a Pit Bull lover.

I have too many friends guilty of #5. Yeah, that taught Scout a lesson :) It definitely makes them go a little more crazy running laps in the backyard.