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My 1.5 year old male Springer Spaniel has spent his entire life very close to my best friend’s male chocolate Lab (3 yrs.) Like I’m talking since we first brought him home, they’ve been introduced and joined at the hip. Always playing and engaging with each other. My spaniel has always displayed signs of resource guarding especially with other dogs, so we have kept toys and food out of the equation whenever they’re together.

A few weeks back a family member was giving them both treats not knowing, and my spaniel very aggressively snapped at the lab. Since then, we got professional help with his resource guarding and have an in home trainer visit. We were done with his sessions and he seemed to be doing much better, but we still don’t have them have food or toys around each other.

Well, the other night we were away all away for the weekend and myself and my springer were laying on the bed together. My best friend came in to talk to me and pet my spaniel who was very happy to see her. A couple min in, her Labrador walked into the room, and my spaniel jumped up off the bed and very aggressively lunged at him unprovoked. Luckily the lab is very easy going and non-aggressive so it didn’t turn into a full blown fight, but it’s obviously so hard to see this happen when they used to be such best buds.

I am terrified they won’t be able to be together anymore, my friend is understanding but rightfully worried for her dog. She is also pregnant and I obviously don’t want this behavior around a baby. Does this sounds like his resource guarding has gone past food and toys and is now territorial/human guarding? He’s been seen at the vet recently. It’s seeming like as he gets older he is getting less tolerant of the lab, which is hard because barely a week goes by we don’t get together and it always used to be peaceful other than their constant playing.

I don’t know where to start and am at my wit’s end, will my dog just not be able to be around other dogs? Is there a way to combat this so they can still co-exist carefully? Any advice helps!! Thank you.

My 1.5 year old male Springer Spaniel has spent his entire life very close to my best friend’s male chocolate Lab (3 yrs.) Like I’m talking since we first brought him home, they’ve been introduced and joined at the hip. Always playing and engaging with each other. My spaniel has always displayed signs of resource guarding especially with other dogs, so we have kept toys and food out of the equation whenever they’re together.

A few weeks back a family member was giving them both treats not knowing, and my spaniel very aggressively snapped at the lab. Since then, we got professional help with his resource guarding and have an in home trainer visit. We were done with his sessions and he seemed to be doing much better, but we still don’t have them have food or toys around each other.

Well, the other night we were away all away for the weekend and myself and my springer were laying on the bed together. My best friend came in to talk to me and pet my spaniel who was very happy to see her. A couple min in, her Labrador walked into the room, and my spaniel jumped up off the bed and very aggressively lunged at him unprovoked. Luckily the lab is very easy going and non-aggressive so it didn’t turn into a full blown fight, but it’s obviously so hard to see this happen when they used to be such best buds.

I am terrified they won’t be able to be together anymore, my friend is understanding but rightfully worried for her dog. She is also pregnant and I obviously don’t want this behavior around a baby. Does this sounds like his resource guarding has gone past food and toys and is now territorial/human guarding? He’s been seen at the vet recently. It’s seeming like as he gets older he is getting less tolerant of the lab, which is hard because barely a week goes by we don’t get together and it always used to be peaceful other than their constant playing.

I don’t know where to start and am at my wit’s end, will my dog just not be able to be around other dogs? Is there a way to combat this so they can still co-exist carefully? Any advice helps!! Thank you.

Last week I had about 30 seconds of blurred vision in my right eye. It was odd almost like fluid/floaters. It went away quickly, but because of preeclampsia warning signs I took my BP at home right after (it was normal.) I then called and saw my OB the next day - there was no protein in my urine and again normal BP. He said sometimes the excess fluid can cause vision changes. I’ve had no swelling or crazy headaches (had mild ones all throughout pregnancy.)

Well, the same thing happened again last night to my right eye. BP still normal. Has anyone else had weird vision stuff happen that wasn’t related to preeclampsia? I have also passed my gestational diabetes test recently. I know all sorts of stuff can be weird during pregnancy but it’s scary looking this stuff up and fearing the worst!

Thanks!