I have been reading the responses to this post and agreeing overall with most of them...but no one has mentioned the fact that this bitch just had major surgery (splay) only twelve day prior....wouldn't something that major, physically and hormonally just a short time prior be a major factor as well....I would think it would have to be taken into consideration...Just my thoughts....pm Pauline Moon - _www.ropajagsd.com_ (http://www.ropajagsd.com/) Ropaja German Shepherds:Member-GSDCAmercia & GSDCAtlanta - Best In Show AKC JAM/AOE/ BISS CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaujolais OFA HIC; BISS AKC CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaulieu OFA HIC; Multi BOB & GRP W AKC CH. Ropaja's Je Suis Fleur De Lis; Multi-BOB & GRP W AKC CH Ropaja's Je Suis Gabrielle. In a message dated 4/24/2012 1:36:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Help with behavior 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 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/ ============================================================================