I have a 1.5yr pit who is very excitable, typically unable to calm herself when favorite people come over. I typically will restrict her access to said persons until she has calmed herself, often requires 30-45 minutes. Once calm she is allowed to join the group. She has taken a lot of time to adjust her activity around my grandchildren, now 2yr3mo. They are never allowed to be together unsupervised. Never. Toddlers are unpredictable in their behavior and she clearly didn't know how to modulate herself with them, often her excitement would knock them over, want to lick them to death and scare the crap out of them. Of course, that wasn't allowed and but it was clear this was her path of 'hello' to them. If unable to remain calm with them present, out she would go. Holding her while they were present was required until the last 2-3 months. Yesterday they were here, she'd shown her last couple of times with them that once initial excitement passed, she could remain in the room, be in their presence and not loose herself in joy. She'd been in the room with them for 1-2 hours, often laying and watching, getting lots of cuddles from my daughter who adores her, even getting lots of strokes from the grands. Always supervised, always with adult sitting immediately next to the action.
Then in the midst of getting love from my daughter while one of the grands was also petting, this had been going on for several minutes, she reacted to my grand and went for her face. Mouth was not open at this point but it was quick, decisive, directed and intentional. It was witnessed by two of us and she was sitting directly in front of daughter in the floor, both stroking with open hands over shoulder/back area, nothing sensitive. No pinching pulling etc. I thought surely it wasn't what I saw. She was immediately verbally reprimanded and her muzzle shoved away from the baby. Petting session was terminated and she was told to go away. She did, confused. She came back and attempted this maneuver twice more, once I could see her mouth was open as if to nip. Both times, again, directed to the face. No contact was being made at all at these times. She was put outside and not allowed back in the room with us.
I"m just floored. This is completely new. She has NEVER purposely tried to bite anyone or attack/show aggression in this manner. There is plenty of nipping/playing between the two dogs that terminates either because one or the other has said enough or I stop it and redirect to another activity.
Input. I feel at this point that she can never be trusted. This just looks like jealousy to me but jealousy with that type of reaction is unacceptable.
Then in the midst of getting love from my daughter while one of the grands was also petting, this had been going on for several minutes, she reacted to my grand and went for her face. Mouth was not open at this point but it was quick, decisive, directed and intentional. It was witnessed by two of us and she was sitting directly in front of daughter in the floor, both stroking with open hands over shoulder/back area, nothing sensitive. No pinching pulling etc. I thought surely it wasn't what I saw. She was immediately verbally reprimanded and her muzzle shoved away from the baby. Petting session was terminated and she was told to go away. She did, confused. She came back and attempted this maneuver twice more, once I could see her mouth was open as if to nip. Both times, again, directed to the face. No contact was being made at all at these times. She was put outside and not allowed back in the room with us.
I"m just floored. This is completely new. She has NEVER purposely tried to bite anyone or attack/show aggression in this manner. There is plenty of nipping/playing between the two dogs that terminates either because one or the other has said enough or I stop it and redirect to another activity.
Input. I feel at this point that she can never be trusted. This just looks like jealousy to me but jealousy with that type of reaction is unacceptable.
New onset aggression
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