Hi there,
I'd love to get your thoughts on why my 11 month cocker has bitten me and my husband in the last week.
We've had him from a pup, good breeder, some teething (ha) troubles but nothing untoward. He was neutered at 10 months as he was humping a lot.
Last week I told him 'here' and he wouldn't come. He ran off to his crate instead. I said 'hey! Here! Come on' and followed him. He started growling and I was so shocked, really didn't think he would hurt me so bent down and put my hand in his crate and he bit me. I assumed it was my own fault for not reading the signs, although I do still think he should have come when I told him to!
The second time my husband was having dinner with the kids (12 and 10) when the dog jumped up and put his front paws on the table. We've never allowed that, so my husband said 'off' and the dog ignored him. Husband shouted it - still ignored. Husband got up and walked to dog to put him in his crate while the meal was going on and the dog lashed out. My kids told me there was blood everywhere.
There have been other instances but no biting- the dog stole a toy from my son's room and hid it in his crate and wouldn't 'drop' or 'leave' and growled if we went near. We'd learnt our lesson so left him and then got the toy back later.
Having read some other threads I will take him to the vet to see if they can check him over. What else should we be doing? I'm devastated. The rest of the time he's just a normal dog, sleeps well, always ready to play, has either 2 longer walks or 3 shorter walks a day. His recall isn't great but getting better. Any advice, or recommendations for a behaviourist would be fantastic, thank you (we're in London).