my lovely playful pom puppy has a thing for my toddlers dummy. ive been saying a firm'NO' and moving her away from it, giving her one of her own toys/chews.
if my toddler drops it on the floor pup will dash for it and wisk it of to her bed. again i do the same.
earlier today pup was sitting on sofa with me and toddler put dummy on the sofa. pup went to take it and i said no and pushed her away from it. to my surprise she growled and snarled at me, showing teeth :( she looked a complete different dog. i was shocked. i said no again to show her i wasnt happy with her behaviour and she just kept snarling and nipping at me.
the other day she had a mouth of fluff from the broom so went to take it out of her mouth and she had a little growl and quick show of teeth but not as bad as earlier.
dont know how to approach this? how to i go about stopping her? i dont know why she's angry i dont smack her, i say no (pointing finger) this is my first dog so not experienced. is this her trying to dominate?