I have a silky terrier, and she's now almost 2 years old. We give her attention, feed her, give her toys, etc.
She's always been yappy, and when we play with her, she playfully nips [I know it's not serious because it doesn't hurt, she just puts her mouth on us, then gives kisses] She never bites. She can be a total sweetheart, but kind of an attention hog.
Recently, my next-door neighbors got a dog. It's aggressive, and their son sometimes purposely walks it next to our fence to make my dogs bark. They constantly leave it on their porch, where it barks, and my dogs bark. [I have 2 other dogs- a lazy German shepherd mix and a playful lab retriever mix]
Ever since then, my silky has gotten VERYYY yappy and she recently bit my mom. I know it was meant as a threat. It has never happened before. She never even growls. Why is she getting mean, and how can I stop it?
She's always been yappy, and when we play with her, she playfully nips [I know it's not serious because it doesn't hurt, she just puts her mouth on us, then gives kisses] She never bites. She can be a total sweetheart, but kind of an attention hog.
Recently, my next-door neighbors got a dog. It's aggressive, and their son sometimes purposely walks it next to our fence to make my dogs bark. They constantly leave it on their porch, where it barks, and my dogs bark. [I have 2 other dogs- a lazy German shepherd mix and a playful lab retriever mix]
Ever since then, my silky has gotten VERYYY yappy and she recently bit my mom. I know it was meant as a threat. It has never happened before. She never even growls. Why is she getting mean, and how can I stop it?