When your dog shows signs of destructive behavior, very often the cause is stress (and boredom). If your animal starts chewing up everything within it’s reach, barks excessively, even experiences diarrhea or vomitting, it might be a sign of needing more attention. (Vomitting and diarreha can also be caused by a change of food and several other diseases. Please check with your vet if in doubt!). Especially dogs that are kept alone and/or in crates for a long period of time have the tendency to either pester the owner for attention, or develop a liking for chewing up everything from your dress shoes to sofas.
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First and foremost it has to be said that the most aggressive are female dogs to each other. Male dogs can be aggressive, especially if you have two dogs with different ages in your household. Sometimes the younger dog that probably came as a puppy to you all of a sudden starts with 2 to 4 years to challenge the older dog for the lead role. In many cases the older dog might give up his alpha status, but not in all. It depends very much on the age of the dog. The owner making mistakes though triggers many times the aggressive behavior.
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