Bully Attacking Tail
Leelou
San Diego
I have a Miniature Bull Terrier with a very calm temperament. She’s just over a year old. On occasion she violently with aggressive growling and deep guttural noises attacks her tail. She never actually does anything to the tail she just attempts to attack it as if it were a life or death situation. You would think she’s in a fight for her life by the sound of this.
This is most common when she’s sleeping or close to falling asleep and she is touched or petted. It starts with a graduating moan into a full tail attack.
I can pull her off and most the time talk her through it and there no attack on me or anything close. It’s all geared at her tail.
She’s never growled snarled or shown one ounce of aggression towards humans or other animals. Very docile.
Some have mentioned tail chasing. This is in my opinion not tail chasing. She has the tail pinned to the bed or couch and she appears to attack it. There are never marks blood....
The vet had no idea. Has anyone had experience with this type of thing?
This is most common when she’s sleeping or close to falling asleep and she is touched or petted. It starts with a graduating moan into a full tail attack.
I can pull her off and most the time talk her through it and there no attack on me or anything close. It’s all geared at her tail.
She’s never growled snarled or shown one ounce of aggression towards humans or other animals. Very docile.
Some have mentioned tail chasing. This is in my opinion not tail chasing. She has the tail pinned to the bed or couch and she appears to attack it. There are never marks blood....
The vet had no idea. Has anyone had experience with this type of thing?
Comments
My male bully had similar problems, he would spin so violently it hurt me to watch it, We called a behaviorist in and he spent time with our male in all different situations. He eventually put a citronella collar with a remote, one squirt broke the event and Hank was as good as new. The guy said he had to much energy pent up inside him, even though you wouldn't know it so we had to take him for longer walks. Amazing, a squirt bottle but this collar isn't expensive and it worked like a charm. We got lucky, it could have been neurological and then we would have an issue.
What you need to do is bump up your Bull Terriers exercise regime to exert pent up energy and relieve stress and anxiety.
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