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Dog suddenly hates me

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aprilfools19 · 17/03/2020 09:06

oook need some advice. I'm a nanny and my nanny family have a 10 month old cocker spaniel who is still quite bitey and barky with everyone but over the last week or so he's gone next level with me. he barks as soon as I walk in the door, growls at me, bites not playfully but he'll grab onto my arm and try and pull me like it's tug of warm. He's drawn blood twice. I have no idea what's caused this. My boss (mum of the family) said today in a jokey voice "jeez he really hates you what have you done to him when we're not here!" I know he meant it as a joke but I don't know if she actually thinks I have done something?? Like hit him or yell at him. I'm live in so if he does come into my room during the day I definitely remove him but always gently. If anything it's upsetting because when they first got him I knew, through having had puppies before, that they really weren't ready or prepared for a pup and a lot of the initial training I did myself. The dad can be pretty aggressive with him and mum is super passive and doesn't really train him enough and I feel like I've always been on "his side" and done the best I can in terms of lots of affection and walks etc if I'm at home. But man the dudes just gone savage on me!! any ideas?? its just been such a sudden change

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Modestandatinybitsexy · 17/03/2020 11:38

Ooh that's a difficult one. He's not your dog so the only thing you can really control is your behaviour with him. Have you tried yelping like a puppy when he bites? What would you do if you removed your attention from him - negative or positive, turn your back until he's calm? What's he like with the kids? Any chance the owners would actually consider training him?

aprilfools19 · 17/03/2020 11:42

modest all of us tried those things from the start. Yelping has never worked it spurs him on more. Turning my back to him used to work but a couple of days ago he was going wild in the garden at me. Jumping up growling lying flat and showing his teeth trying to grab onto my leg/arm anything. I tried turning away which used to work but it didn’t do anything. He just kept biting at my ankles. It was the first time I actually felt a bit scared of him and had no idea what to do luckily I found a stick and threw it then sprinted into the house away from him haha

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