Aggression toward people Discussions

Hi there, I am looking for an explanation on my dog's strange behavior towards my fiance. I would also like to find a solution, but nowhere can I find a subject relating to this problem! She is a Jack Russel cross breed and she's a very happy dog, with her tail always in the air and always excited and listens when I talk to her... Until she senses my fiance. We don't live together, we'll only be moving in together after getting married, but whenever he comes to visit me,or I go visit him on the farm with both my dogs (I have a sheep dog as well, her behaviour changes drastically. She constantly has her tail between her legs and if he tries to come close, speaking softly to her and trying to give her a treat, she urinates right there. She has the typical behavior of Fear Aggression when she thinks I am not nearby. She will growl and bark at him, but shiver at the same time. However, when she sees me, she stops being aggressive, but keeps on being extremely scared! She sometimes even cries as if he hurts her when he tries to touch her, but he hasn't even reached her yet. She has now also started to make a nice dump (number 2 - if you know what I mean) when she sees him. She's not scared of other men or other people or animals. It's only him. We have tried a few methods, but nothing works. I do all the punishment, and he treats her and talks nicely to her when she does something right, I don't do anything nice when she does something right, yet she still listens to me, and urinates all over the floor when he wants to give her a treat, and she never takes the treat from him. Even if he leaves the treat in front of her and walks away, she will sit there and shiver and it's as if she doesn't even notices the treat! My fiance loves animals, especially dogs, and dogs are always very keen of him. To give you some history, he bought the dog for me when she was 6 weeks old, and she is now about 1 year old. Do you have any advice on this matter?? I will really appreciate it! I don't know what to do!I sometimes feel like giving her away, because it seems like she wouldn't survive when we permanently stay together!!

9 months ago by Marezelda