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[quote=Anonymous]I had a pet that was aggressive towards me and loving towards my DH. I had to become the sole source of all care and interaction with that pet to change its behavior. It took a couple of years before isolated incidents would not arise. Visitors were hit or miss and there were always warning signs if you looked hard enough. Unless your family member wants to take the dog for a while, my experience won’t likely help you. You could be accidentally re-enforcing the behavior by making a big fuss over the visitor. Even the treat thing might raise the level of excitement past the point of positive influence. My only suggestion is either isolate the dog, run the dog just prior to visit, or have the family member run the dog. If you are not willing nor able to act on this, it might actually be best to put the dog down. You just will never be able to drop your guard. At any moment the dog may just suddenly pick a stranger as his target and then you won’t be prepared. Btw, did the dog just turn 2? This is common at that age.[/quote]

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