Posted by Pug person on July 08, 1998 at 15:34:30:

In Reply to: behavioral problem posted by angela on July 03, 1998 at 13:24:33:

> I have a 24 month old female "mourning"(white colored) pekingese, and for the past week, when she is fed, she becomes extremely aggressive towards any movement wihtin about a 15 ft. radious. Last evening, while cleaning up from supper, she phisically attacked me. I had to cover her with a blanket for nearly 20 min. to calm her down. She is up to date on all her shots. Have you heard of anything like this before?

In a pack, the top dog always has control of the food. Guess what your Peke thinks she is?....TOP DOG! There are many ways to overcome this but the best way I think is to take her to obedience class. Class teaches yound your dog in a fun and humane way that you are in charge and that she ranks lower in the power structure than you. By the end of the 8 week course, your dog will probably be listening to you happily and knows her place. If you do enroll in a class in your area, let the insructor know beforehand that you have a "dominant" dog. The instructor can give you helpful tips.I have obedienced trained both my dogs and I have seen how "problem" dogs become much easier to live with from it. It's also lots of fun! Quite addictive! Goodluck!