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Voleta
My family owns a chow/shar pei mix as well, and she used to get upset if anything in the house changed. She would bark at the furniture if we decided to move it. If the garbage can in the yard fell over, she'd attack it.
Its because both breeds are 'fear aggressive'. If they dont know what it is, they act agressive. They usualy lack the 'flight' part of the 'fight or flight' response.
Good breeders (and good owners) of fear-agressive breeds understand that the dogs must be introduced to new things when they are young, so that they do not react with agression when older . If you see something a bunch of times, it's not going to bother you anymore. Granted, everyone should socialise their puppy and take it to different public places (so it can experience car rides, strange dogs, different kinds of people, smells, and whatnot), but its especially important in these kinds of dogs.
Proably the easiest way to desensitise an older dog, is to get stuffed animals and to not let them chew on them and whatnot. Move'em around like real dogs, and generally show the dog that other 'dogs' are nothing to be afraid of (or attack).
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