My boy snapped at a neighbor
I’m in a bit of shock over an incident today. My almost 2yo RR snapped at a neighbor. This is a neighbor he’s familiar with and has interacted with before. He very much likes people but we generally don’t let him approach many people bc while he is friendly he is a jumper and we are working on being neutral and minding our business as we call it.
Today we see this guy on a walk. My dog lays down in the grass nearby which is something he does often when he wants a greeting. This neighbor like many times before walks up but is a leash distance away talking to me and my dog starts to approach like usual. He took a step or two toward neighbor then out of nowhere barks, snaps (does not bite but kind of hit the neighbor with his muzzle) and runs back to me. We were both caught off guard. Dog immediately laid back in grass next to me and we noticed he had some streaks of blood on his front legs so we both thought maybe he hurt himself approaching and got scared. I was not able to find the source of the blood - once I wiped away the definitely fresh blood there was no evidence of any injury.
I’m not even sure why I’m posting - just very caught off guard and not sure what to think. He’s always been a very friendly dog - much unlike our first RR who couldn’t care less about people. I wish I had a better understanding of what happened but I’m scratching my head.