Dog hates my roommate- what do i do?

The dog may be resource guarding you, or she may be afraid of your roommate. If you suspect that it's based on fear you should learn about counter conditioning and desensitization, triggers and thresholds. You'll find information here

www.fearfuldogs.com

A book to consider reading is Click To Calm. If you think the dog may be resource guarding you (she's my refrigerator opener buddy, not yours!) read MINE! The website above has a good link for books.

I am sorry to say that I think that the problem has to be with your roommate. How well do you know him and has he ever done anything that may have threatened the dog? Usually a dog is a one person animal and if someone else even tells them to do something or yells at them then they react to that and after all a dog can't speak so the only thing that they can do is growl which unfortunately if pushed they will bite. I would question your roommate if I were you and try to get an honest answer. I only think that the problem is with him because you said that the dog is fine with everyone else. Sorry.

It could be that your roommaid did something to your dog maybe shouting, looking angry, hitting him, there must be something .....just ask the roommaid if he/she did something to your dog if he/she starts to get angry then you know something did happen and if i were you get rid of that roommate, i mean did the roommaid ever tried to be nice to your dog any genious loving pet person would try .....or talk about it with you so be the one to have that talk if the conversation goes nowhere and your guts tell you your roommate has something to hide just get him/her out just say that you are afriad that your dog might attack her/him and you dont wait for that to happen so the best thing solution is to ve the roommate out of the door and think about how relieved your dog will be......il believe your dog and your roommate is a bad person you cant fool a dog,my dog is senses someones true character and the ones he always barks to arethe ones that cant be trusted also my dog has the same taste in persons as I and the ones i secretly dont like he gets aggressive with like he wants to protect me or my dogs feels that i uncomfortable wih a person so he reacts to that.....could it be that deepdown you dont like that roommate and your dogs knows this......

He might bribe her with food ie: treats. I have always trusted my dogs instincts. There maybe some smell or sound about your roommate that reminds your dog of bad. Or perhaps your dog just does not like him. Just keep and eye out and when you and the dog are near your friend you pet your dog and talk to slap gently on the shoulder but connect the three of you. Best to ya

He may share characteristics of the original abuser. He'll need to sit and spend some time with her as often as possible, so that she can learn that he won't hurt her. He shouldn't move too quickly around her, or yell as this will make things worse. Brushing her may also help as grooming helps to build a stronger bond.

Your room mate might be accidental sending the wrong signals.If he is a close friend or will be your roomie for a long time,you might consider having him take the dog to training classes.

Or just try having him walk the dog alot.

she made just need time. your roommate could smell like her abuser, or have some subtle trait in common like his height or even hair colour. the best thing to do is stay in situations that she feels safe in (like him petting her with you around) and give her of praise and rewards for accepting being approached and pet by him. if she growls, have him walk away until she calms down, then approach again slowly when she's comfortable. she'll learn that he's not a threat.

Get your roomate and dog in the same room than leave the room for a couple minutes to see what happens.

maybe distinctive features that remind the dog of the abuser such as glases, braces, hairstyle, even a wristwatch could set off alarms.

probaly the only reason your dog is doing this is because your roomate maybe doing something bad like- drugs. the dog's sences smell it and it knows that something is up, so it trys to fix it by atacking!!!

i hope that this helps!:)