Serious dog help?

i have a one-year-old dog whom we have had since he was 6 weks old. sometimes he gets over protective. twice when he had a bone and we tried to pet him, he snapped at us, and scraped our hand. he didnt go into killer mode, but did give us small cuts. afterward, he would immidatly feel bad and put himself into his kennel. last night, he had just woken up and i went to tell him goodnight. he didnt realize that it was me and bit at me. he bit my hair, so my head started to bleed a microscopic amount for like 3 seconds. no body else was awake and i dont want to tell my dad because he will automatically want him put down. i love my dog and will not have him put down or given away. what should i do?? please help!!!

Serious dog help?

Serious dog help would have come when you got a 6 week old pup. Pups should not be taken from their mom/littermates so young - why - because they develop socialization problems, which your dog seems to have

The only way to overcome this is to get your dog into training NOW. Not PetCo or PetSmart. Call your vet and get your dog into obedience class immediately. He has socialization problems and also doesn't see you all as his leaders. He's unstable at best. Training can hopefully help -serious training.

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Take him to training. These are common issues, but it shouldn't be let to get out of control.

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I agree you need a trainer. I could give you all the advice in the world over the internet but unless someone is there showing you how to handle it, this issue will go unresolved.

By the way this is called resource guarding and it can be fixed with time and training.

The food and bones are not the dogs they are yours and you should be able to take them at will.

Also feeding your dog by hand is submissive. The leader of the pack eats first.

I agree though that petco and petsmart are not a good place to take your dog for training.

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Animals have a natural protective instinct of their food. Why would you grab at their food while they're eating it anyway?

Also, quit scaring the dog (he didn't know who I was) and he won't bite. He is being protective of his domain, and why didn't he know who you were? Was it dark? Wouldn't YOU lash out if someone touched you when it was dark and you couldn't see who it was?

Also, if you absolutely don't want the dog, why would you "put him down"? That is NOT the answer, he might be better with someone who is willing to work with him more.

It appals me when people say that just because an animal has one behavior, instead of talking to a vet or a trainer, they run him to their local vet and have him destroyed.

What if your dad decided YOU had a bad behavior?

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you need to make sure dog is ok for one thing good luck i hope it all works out!

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Your dog has issues. Maybe you too?

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One of my older dogs had a problem like this. It was a super friendly dog, but got really possive over her bone and food. At first I was so angry with her, but then I started thinkign "why am I even trying to pet her when she has a bone" sometimes as a joke my brother and I would pull the bone from her, becasue it was just so funny to watch her "attack" us. She is just so weak it doesn't hurt. (She's reallyyyyyy old) So we just let her be when she has a bone and that's that. If it gets really serious, just don't give him bones anymore, as treats.. buy him tiny treats that he eats right away. My dog attacked me once in the middle of the night, I woke up and went to pet her and she attacked me. It didn't hurt, but it just startled me. I replayed the moment in my head after to see why she did it, and she is ALWAYS dreaming and "running" in her dreams, so I figured I just woke her up in the middle of the dream becasue afterwards she licked me and wouldn't stop and she was crying. So i Understood. so When I wake her up I do it gently and easily, sameway I woudl want to be waken up.

But if you don't want to do this, and you are scared to do it because your father will put him down (my dog was never that bad to consider that) go to a personal trainer and have them fix that.

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These are very serious issues that often don't end well. Your dog is displaying "fear biting" and "food guarding". There are many resources on the internet to reference, but I strongly advise you calling your vet and getting a recommendation for behavioral training immediately. I'm sorry to say that your father will have to be aware of the situation so he can be a part of the behavioral training - and hopefully you can all work together as a family to correct this problem. If you do end up having to give him to a shelter, please make sure you tell them about his behavior so he can get the help he needs. Best of luck.

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Alot of dogs are possive when it comes to food %26amp; treats. You need to immediately begin training to stop this behavior. I have 2 pits and I can take a treat right out of their mouths without them reacting. Him biting you when approaching him in his crate is because he was startled. He also should not be doing this and training will help. I would also recommend that you say his name while approaching his crate so he knows it's you. My dogs will lift up their heads and check whom is approaching them before acting. Good luck.

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It sounds like your dog might be going blind/deaf. You might want to have him checked out by a vet.