Hey guys,
So my miniature poodle, Lilly, 9 months old has recently started barking and showing signs of dominance in the last couple of months. Before she was always fairly shy, never pulling on the leash (still doesn't) but when someone would ring the doorbell she would look and then go back to whatever she was doing before. Now when someone rings the doorbell, or comes to the house the fix something then she growls and barks for an amount of time.
I have noticed a stark increase in her confidence since she has her period. She got her first period around Xmas time and is slowly coming to the end of the phase. Could this have anything to do with it or simply is she getting older and therefore more confident? I'm super happy that she's becoming more confident but would like her to express it in the right ways!
With other dogs she seems to be 50-50. At times she runs to them and is sniffing and wanting to play (regardless of the size) and at others she sees a dog, her tail goes between her legs and she wants to walk back the way we came.
Has anyone got any tips on how to work on this behaviour, or do you think this is a phase that she's going through?
So my miniature poodle, Lilly, 9 months old has recently started barking and showing signs of dominance in the last couple of months. Before she was always fairly shy, never pulling on the leash (still doesn't) but when someone would ring the doorbell she would look and then go back to whatever she was doing before. Now when someone rings the doorbell, or comes to the house the fix something then she growls and barks for an amount of time.
I have noticed a stark increase in her confidence since she has her period. She got her first period around Xmas time and is slowly coming to the end of the phase. Could this have anything to do with it or simply is she getting older and therefore more confident? I'm super happy that she's becoming more confident but would like her to express it in the right ways!
With other dogs she seems to be 50-50. At times she runs to them and is sniffing and wanting to play (regardless of the size) and at others she sees a dog, her tail goes between her legs and she wants to walk back the way we came.
Has anyone got any tips on how to work on this behaviour, or do you think this is a phase that she's going through?