I have had my dog, C for three years. She has always been slightly reactive with guarding her things from other dogs but we have managed it. She hangs out with other dogs all the time. Going to daycare, playing with her friends at the park, etc. and we have had no problems. We recently got a foster dog, N about 4 weeks ago. They have been best friends from the start. Constantly playing and C seemed a lot happier to have a friend. C would slightly guard her bed or couch but after correcting, it has mostly gone away, until yesterday.
C and N were playing like normal and then all of a sudden, it was like a switch flipped for C. She went after N like she wanted to kill her. She was so aggressive and I have never seen her like that. Both dogs are okay and separated now but we were going to adopt N. Now we are scared that it isn’t a good idea but we love her so much. Can they come back from this? Has anyone dealt with something like this? Any advice on what to do?
C and N were playing like normal and then all of a sudden, it was like a switch flipped for C. She went after N like she wanted to kill her. She was so aggressive and I have never seen her like that. Both dogs are okay and separated now but we were going to adopt N. Now we are scared that it isn’t a good idea but we love her so much. Can they come back from this? Has anyone dealt with something like this? Any advice on what to do?