Hello.
I stumbled upon this website today and am hoping it can be a great help. I've had my American Bulldog (Ellie) for about 5 months now and haven't had any problems with her. She is a sweet, loving, and playful angel. Recently, both of my younger brothers have each adopted puppies. One is a Blue Heeler (Little Man) and the other a Beagle (Banjo). It took some getting used to but for the most part the 3 dogs get along. However, adding the two new puppies has triggered food aggression in Ellie. She has never shown signs of aggression until the new dogs joined the family. I can take her food away from her, even out of her mouth, and she will calmly let me do so. Our cat can eat and drink out of her bowl and she will back off without hesitating until he is done and then resume eating. It started off with her just being aggressive just when she was eating so we have been separating all of the dogs during feeding time. In the last week, the aggression has grown to any food. Earlier in the week she attacked Little Man, causing him to bleed, because he was licking something off of the kitchen floor. This morning my brother was eating something and Elllie was beside him; Little Man came over to them and she attacked him again, no blood this time. If it was just with her food, we could continue to separate them and it would be manageable. I can't keep eyes on her 24/7 to make sure none of the other dogs find a crumb on the floor and her attack them over it. There is a significant size difference between Ellie and the other two puppies and I don't want her to injure them or do something worse. If anybody has any advice on what to do please help me! She is my baby and I'd hate to have to give her up or have her put to sleep because she can't overcome this. Thanks.