Jealous Little Boy!
Okay, I will apologize for the length of this posting but I want you all to have as much background as possible. I have a Toy Poodle boy who just turned 1 year-old on May 28th. I adopted him at 8-weeks and he came into our home of 3 Sphynx cats, my husband, and me. I had him extensively trained for good behavior and I was very involved in his training and still continue to train. He comes immediately when called, follows all commands on cue, and plays happily with his Sphynx sisters. We moved from California back to Florida and he was with me on the drive and the move from a condo to a house. He was just a little stressed during the long drive being that he was only 6-months old at the time but recovered quickly. Since I work full time, I dropped him off at the puppy daycare daily and the daycare has staff and activities all day long. They did not use crates or cages and they have an open rest area based on the size of the dogs. He did very good in daycare and the staff doted on him. Well, fast forward several months, my cousin brought her mini-poodle over and immediately my baby showed aggressive behavior (barking). My cousin’s mini is also male and neither are neutered yet. Once they got to know each other, it was playtime and they play well together but I noticed that when I hold my cousin’s dog, my dog gives a very distinct stink-eyes. He barks and jumps up and down. When I put the dog down, my dog immediately jumps on him in retaliation. He started doing the stink-eyes to the cats now too. I would really like to get a second dog (large breed) in about a year. Is this going to be a problem? My vet said it’s not related to him not being neutered yet and this is a psychological insecurity that can’t be cured by neutering and he recommended I reach out to a canine psychologist. I don’t want to pull that trigger yet if it’s not going to make a difference. Also recently, when my husband shows any affection, that stink-eyes pop up. Have any of you experienced this and what did you do to fix it if that’s even possible. Thank you in advance.