Problems with overprotective dogs since being pregnant?

Question

One of my dogs has started becoming quite aggressive since I've been pregnant.  She even attacked my mom's dog,  who she's known and walked with regularly at the park for the last six months.  I'm looking for any advice to curb this behavior!

Answer

Once you have your baby it all ends or so that was my experience. My husbands Pittbull was so protective over me that when I was living with my husband (boyfriend at the time and his parents) when my parents would come to bring me food or anything his dog would get on his 2 feet and  literally hug me like put his arms around the side of my belly he would do that until they left he would also not ever let them come in the house and one time we were messing around and my husband pretended he was going to hit me so his pitt jumped on him and my husband backed away his dog was in the middle of us and when my husband started being nice to me the dog walked away. He would also jump on me when I wasnt pregnant and almost drop me because he wanted to play but when I was pregnant he stopped doing it he would always hugg my belly and after I had my daughter he's not like that anymore or protective

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You are probably acting differently now that you are pregnant and your dog is picking up on it. The best thing to do is show your dog that you are the leader and he doesn't need to protect you. Don't let him guard you, walk in front of you, etc. If you reinstate your dominance he should go back to normal.

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My huge mutt (probably cane corso or American bulldog mix. Shelter dog but not a pitbull or smaller bully), 120 lbs has been a little wierd. If it's dark he will growl at people walking by me now, and at the dog park he gets protective. It doesn't help that people take their non playful agressive dogs to the dog park, but he has been acting super protective lately. He stands between me and my brother in law and his brother dog even. But he's gentle as can be with children and my small dog.

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My brother has a dog and he's acting jealous towards me lol he's a Great Dane (Blake) one day he wants to be all lovely sniffing me being way too loving I guess and another day he growls I'm like WTH? I guess he knows attention will be shifted to baby when he's born it's crazy how dogs know

Answer

You have to ignore her behavior(unless it requires immediate action)and only love dogs who are being kind and behaving.
But if your dog is growling simply correct
Then ignore until she can demonstrate proper behavior.
Clicker training works well so your dog has a cue when it it doing something right/wrong.
If you don't get control of it now she could wrongfully take the aggression out on the baby when it's  born. Doubtful; but you don't want to risk it.
Just be sure to reward good behavior, and try and socialize her with as many dogs and children of possible before the baby comes.

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