Dear All,
I have a somewhat urgent situation at hand. As some of you know, I've recently relocated to Kansas City from Chicago. I took a home based on pictures I had seen, and when I arrived the house was not in livable conditions, so I am moving again tomorrow. I am moving in with my brother Jeff to a very large home.
I am having problems between my brother and my dog Loki which is causing me some stress and I need to work this situation out so everybody can live together peacefully. I suspect the problems for both brother and dog to be jealousy. My brother thinks that my dog should respond to him the way he responds to me. Loki, on the other hand has had me all to himself for his entire life until moving back here to KC where friends and family are in and out consistently. In Chicago it was just me and the dog. Loki has never exhibited agressive behavior with any person ever and is in fact very friendly and loveable....to everybody except my brother, and this has happened 3 times now. He becomes agressive, snarls at my brother and has tried to bite my brother nearly every time my brother is around him.
My brother has never been a dog owner and I, myself, am a first time dog owner. I've done my homework and understand that I am the pack leader as far as my dog is concerned, and I am the master. I just don't know how to integrate the two and I don't want my brother to get angry and yell at my dog when I have to be out of the home. My brother is prone to fits of anger that dissipate quickly. I also don't want my dog to be at odds with my brother because his nature has always been friendly and loveable with any person. It's just all new to him.
Also interesting is that I've not been able to get Loki neutered yet. I lost my job in Chicago which is why I relocated back to my home town. He's been to the vet and I just paid for the balance of everything he needs for his first year, save neutering and now, I'm saving to have that done within the next 30 days. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with Loki's behavior.
Anyway, I'm caught between a rock and a hard spot and I'm stressed out and could use some very good advice here that comes from someone familiar with behavior issues and dogs. My dog is very loyal .... to me. This does not seem to extend to my brother...ugh.
Help!!!
Lisa
I have a somewhat urgent situation at hand. As some of you know, I've recently relocated to Kansas City from Chicago. I took a home based on pictures I had seen, and when I arrived the house was not in livable conditions, so I am moving again tomorrow. I am moving in with my brother Jeff to a very large home.
I am having problems between my brother and my dog Loki which is causing me some stress and I need to work this situation out so everybody can live together peacefully. I suspect the problems for both brother and dog to be jealousy. My brother thinks that my dog should respond to him the way he responds to me. Loki, on the other hand has had me all to himself for his entire life until moving back here to KC where friends and family are in and out consistently. In Chicago it was just me and the dog. Loki has never exhibited agressive behavior with any person ever and is in fact very friendly and loveable....to everybody except my brother, and this has happened 3 times now. He becomes agressive, snarls at my brother and has tried to bite my brother nearly every time my brother is around him.
My brother has never been a dog owner and I, myself, am a first time dog owner. I've done my homework and understand that I am the pack leader as far as my dog is concerned, and I am the master. I just don't know how to integrate the two and I don't want my brother to get angry and yell at my dog when I have to be out of the home. My brother is prone to fits of anger that dissipate quickly. I also don't want my dog to be at odds with my brother because his nature has always been friendly and loveable with any person. It's just all new to him.
Also interesting is that I've not been able to get Loki neutered yet. I lost my job in Chicago which is why I relocated back to my home town. He's been to the vet and I just paid for the balance of everything he needs for his first year, save neutering and now, I'm saving to have that done within the next 30 days. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with Loki's behavior.
Anyway, I'm caught between a rock and a hard spot and I'm stressed out and could use some very good advice here that comes from someone familiar with behavior issues and dogs. My dog is very loyal .... to me. This does not seem to extend to my brother...ugh.
Help!!!
Lisa