Aggression caused by pregnancy??

[the_maine_pitbull]

Well a half of a million years ago, I used to be active on all of these boards but not no more.. (Who is all here that I would remember??) Anyway.. To update anyone who does remember me, I still have Saige and Jekkyl. They are getting lazy as ever now!! But they say age does that to one. Anyway. I will make this easy so people who don't know me can help out.. I am six months pregnant. Jekkyl, my two year old neuetered male Boston Terrier x Pitter has always disliked men and beena real Momma's boy. Well, for the past, oh almost two months, he has started being VERY protective. He was before but it is worse now. He has gone as far as biting two separate men who were walking towards me. his nerves are all over the place. He is on the edge. Well, I am really wondering if anyone has dealt with this before? Saige is fine, she don't care.. same old lap dog as ever, but Jekkyl is really getting bad. He is a toy and bone hog, he is not aggressive but likes to keep them to himself. Now he is bringing them and putting them on my belly, then curls in a ball and rests his chin on my belly. He wants no cats around me or strangers or men. He is very alert and always watching me. I know he senses the pregnancy and that I am not able to stand up for myself as I used to, but will this pass??? Jekkyl is turning the tables with this pregnancy. He is just going back in time with training. If we close the door, he will pace and cry and lay on the floor by our door and whine all night long. He is back to peeing and pooping on the floor if he gets closed out of our room. If we leave the door open, he is fine. He will lay on a blanket on the floor in our room and sleep, no problems what so ever. We are trying to get him used to not sleeping in our room because the baby will be in there. We want to keep the dogs and cats out. We also just moved, so I think that might be stressing him out a bit as well. But they never had any interest in our bedroom before why is this starting again? Is it because of a new home and he just doesnt feel comfortable or what? He only does this when I am here. If I leave the house completely, he is fine. But he acts up when he cannot be in sight of me and watch me. Why the panick?? Any help is greatly appreciated... Angie

[honeybears]

Angie congratsulations, , I have heard of this, and its fairly common but dont know how to help.

why dont you post this on the other dogs forum, since this one for some reason has become almost non-existant, very few post anymore if you look at the post dates, I think you will get a lot more responses over there

here is just some general info that you already probbly know

http://www.familydogonline.com/Babies.htm

honeybear

[True_Pits]

um yeah i remember you

[pit_bullsRWonderful]

is he the only male in your household?? if he is that is why he is protecting his women he will also be protective over your female he truly senses you are pregnant and he dosen't want anyone else around the baby except you him and the other female dog especially some male he don't know he will be very protective over that child to

[KristiansBruizer]

My pitt Bruizer is only 2 1/2 months, and he is extremly protective over my 4 year old daughter, he usualy sleeps with me in my bed, but when my daughter comes to visit me on weekends, he wont leave her side at night, and he growls when other people other then me or her mother come into the room, like my roomate he wont allow her in the room when my daughter Nevaeh is sleeping. Your dog can tell your preganant, and he is just being over protective bc of it. When your child is born that dog is going to do everything he is capable of to watch out for it, but it is common, my mother is a vet so i am used to seeing all types of dogs do things like that, and many more things. Good luck with the baby. I know when i had mine it was great!