Aggressive reaction for an overall really good 4 month old golden
Hi! I was wondering how you guys would correct this kind of behaviour and if it goes away eventually:
Our golden male is such a sweet boy, he doesn’t guard his ressources, when we give him treats he always grab them softly (he never bites my fingers), he’s really good at sitting down when we are eating or making food.
BUT and a big but, when he finds socks, shoes or underwear, he obviously thinks it’s a toy or a game if we run after him or pull on it (so we don’t do that).
We tried opening his mouth to grab the thing but when my boyfriend does it, he will start growling, and when we remove the item, he will bark and almost bite him. You can tell he does not want to bite him because frankly if he wanted, he could. But he still barks and act « aggressive » without actually attacking.
We are scared it might get worse! We taught him how to drop it, we practice almost everyday. When we have a treat, he’s able to drop it but I want him to drop the item without having to use a treat every time. I would also love to be able to remove something from his mouth calmly