My sister recently adopted a 1 year old female Plott-hound/ lab mix. She’s a sweet and very energetic dog. However, sometimes when she’s very excited and doesn’t want to listen, she’ll start to pace in front of us, avoiding contact, while barking and snarling. How do we stop her from exhibiting this behavior and assert dominance? Often times when you try to handle her and put her on her back she nips and shakes while in this state. Also just curious, when my aunt brings over here tiny 8 year-old female westie, our dog will follow her and sniff her constantly, walk in front of her to block her path, and sometimes paw at her playfully. (My aunts dog most often ignores this behavior, I’m just afraid she my snap one day, and the new 1 year puppy is much bigger and stronger than her)
