Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me [-o< I have a 9 month old mastiff x Amstaff (Obi) and up until now he has been perfectly mannered towards my other 2 dogs. Over the last few days he has started to become aggressive towards them, not all the time, only in the evenings so far.
He is baring his teeth and growling, tonight he lunged at my lurcher but I managed to stop him getting him. I'm really worried about this and don't know what to do about it.
Normally all 3 dogs get along really well, they sleep together in the same room, play really well together inside and out, lie and cuddle up wth each other etc...all the things we expect our dogs to do.
I have a feeling it may have something to do with him being possessive over me as nearly every time he has been nasty he has been sat near me or lying on my bed. I took them in the kitchen about an hour ago, just after he'd gone for my lurcher and gave them biscuits, they were all sat together in a line and there was no aggression, as there never is around food.
Does anyone have any ideas what might be wrong with him and what I can do about it? He's only 9 months old and already very heavy and powerful, I don't want to end up with this being a lifelong problem.
Thanks in advance
Fee x x
He is baring his teeth and growling, tonight he lunged at my lurcher but I managed to stop him getting him. I'm really worried about this and don't know what to do about it.
Normally all 3 dogs get along really well, they sleep together in the same room, play really well together inside and out, lie and cuddle up wth each other etc...all the things we expect our dogs to do.
I have a feeling it may have something to do with him being possessive over me as nearly every time he has been nasty he has been sat near me or lying on my bed. I took them in the kitchen about an hour ago, just after he'd gone for my lurcher and gave them biscuits, they were all sat together in a line and there was no aggression, as there never is around food.
Does anyone have any ideas what might be wrong with him and what I can do about it? He's only 9 months old and already very heavy and powerful, I don't want to end up with this being a lifelong problem.
Thanks in advance
Fee x x