We have a 5 month old Cockapoo who for much of the time is great to have around. We have been taking him to training classes for the last couple of months and he’s doing really well. However, over the last few weeks he’s started to guard toys and food with growling and biting and is now very aggressive if we try and get him to do something he clearly doesn’t want to do. We’ve abandoned crate training because it was taking around half an hour to try and coax him into the crate at nighttime and he’d be growling and trying to bite. We always take things gently, try and exchange with treats and as hard as it is, try not to get cross with him. We’re at a bit of a loss and it’s beginning to upset our 8 year old who has been snapped at on plenty of occasions despite giving the puppy lots of space and not getting him overexcited. I’m going to take puppy to the vet this week just for a general check to make sure nothing physical is bothering him but I wondered whether anyone has any suggestions of things we can try. The evenings in particular are difficult at the moment and we’re just at a complete loss! HELP!!!
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