Yes, the most common reason for a change in behavior is a physical problem. The first thing that needs to be done with this dog is a thorough vet exam. She is showing signs of being in pain. The 'denning' under the table, the warning of the small child not to approach are definately signs that she is in pain. Remember, she chose to snap as a warning rather than to bite. She should just as easily have bitten if she chose to do it. Sue Mazzeo On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:20 PM, <gsdpal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Since this dog seemed to be fine before the spay surgery, I would have her > checked out by a vet, and I would not have it be the same one who did the > surgery. She may have an infection that the new owners are unaware of... > Jeanne Carlisle > > > > > Msg: #3 in digest > From: "Sharon & Stuart Birch" <sbirch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Help with behavior > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:10:51 -0600 > > Hi Guy's > I helped place a 4 yr old bitch last month > I just spoke with the family and although the first 3 weeks went really > well we are now seeing some issues. And what I would consider regression > They had 24 people in the house for Easter and she was great ! " a social > butterfly" but yesterday just one visitor for lunch and she was showing > aggression.feeling the need to protect her favorite person by showing her > teeth then becoming very shaky > She has started to claim under the dining room table as her space and has > warned ( snapped) at the 3 year old for going in her space > The only thing that has changed since they took her home is she was spayed > 12 days ago > This is a very nice family and they would like to work out these recent > issues > Any Ideas ? > Sharon > Stuart & Sharon Birch > Edale German Shepherds > Tofield, Alberta > WWW.EDALEGSD.COM <http://www.edalegsd.com/> <http://www.edalegsd.com/> > 780 662 4843 > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS > of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author > AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group > and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions > expressed in any post. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE > PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: > http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================