.......towards vacuum cleaners and hair dryersWhat can I do!?!?I've had her for 2 years and I tried to rehome her a year ago because I moved to a place that didn't allow pets.Well the people brought her back so now I am having to keep her secret from my landlord.But she is aggressive towards vacuum cleaners and hair dryers now!!!She ripped our vacuum cleaner apart. Tore off the hoses and the filters. One day I was hair drying my hair and she came running into the bathroom and howling, she snatched the hair dryer from me and started biting and chomping it.She's never acted this way before, what can I do??She's not aggressive to animals and is very timid around people and other dogs. She's not food aggressive and she's very intelligent.But now we have to replace our vacuum and we have to lock her in the back bedroom when we are vacuuming and she will tear down the door and rip up the carpet trying to get to it. She acts this way even when the vacuum is not turned on so we have to lock it inside a closet.
Um first of all do not put her on her back. No dog likes that. Pitbulls are aggressive dogs. I have had one and my uncle has had one. Both of the dogs were wonderful dogs once they got older and were finally trained to become nice animals, but they both still showed a lot of aggressive quite often when playing or even just showing affection. There was never any tricks that we learned to calm them down other than to give them big rope like toys that would last a while to play with. You also have to remember though, she is only three months old and is entering her teething stage. It will only get worse and worse for about a year. You need to start training her right now though. Dogs are like humans and learn the most and the easiest when they are babies. If you wait to long she may never learn.
You can try to associate the vacuum cleaner with good things. When dog is aggressive towards the vacuum, gain control of the dog. You may want to put a leash on her. Get her calm, even if for only a moment and give her a treat. After a little while, she will associate the vacuum cleaner with positive feelings. Check out Victoria Stillwell for this type of training. She makes it seem quite simple.
Well around 2 years old your pit will act out more since she is or has already gone into heat you should consider the option of getting her fixed. I have a female APBT 6 years of age and she was very spunky as a pup you have to show her your in charge and give her commands in a dominate tone of voice so she knows your not playing.And it helps to award her with a treat when she listens give her a milk bone or dogie Greenies for their teeth even a small pat on the head will do.Yeah your dog just has a fixed on Vacuums most dogs will tear apart items around the house when your gone the couch the trash it all happened to myself also they will act out just like yourself and I.When your blow drying your hair tell her to shush in a strong tone turn of the dryer rub her neck until she comes down for a few sec's then start your process all over again my dog pet peeve is skate boards its the sounds of trucks moving against the asphalt hypes her up.I was nervous when I got her as a gift from a friend but I had dominate breeds before huskies,Shar-Pei from lil Chihuahua dogs they are very willful dogs but end the end I love her to death she non aggressive towards humans and other dogs but she can get ruff while playing.
I would crate her while I vacuum and dry my hair without paying attention to her until she learned nothing bad happened etc and also it means she just does not have the potential to do damage at the time.
You must understand that bully breeds are extremely strong willed in order to tame her you must take the time out to establish who is the most dominant being in the house. Bully breeds have developed a bad reputation over the years with their highly aggressive behaviors which is not there simply because it is in their genetics but because many of them have had owners who did not know the proper way to handle them. Another reason is because she is still in her puppy years which means it is the best time to perhaps take her to a dog trainer. I did this with my bull terrier 4 years ago who was extremely hyper. The trainer helped alot and gave me alot of advice that put an end to his hardheaded behavior.
