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Hi all,
My little 7 month pup is a pretty good girl, she doesn’t really growl, snarl and has never bitten. She often goes quiet and hides which usually means she’s got something she shouldn’t.
I just found her under my bed with a slipper (common event) so I reached under to take it and tell her ‘leave it’ (also common event). Usually she drops it, today she growled at me and cowered over it and snapped my hand, I was really shocked. So my housemate tried to get it and the same thing happened.
I didn’t handle it as well as I could have because I was really surprised. I picked her up, told her no quite loudly, tapped her bum and put her in her pen. She’s been there ever since (an hour) but now I have the guilt.
I never tap her to discipline her, or really raise my voice. Usually ignore or remove her from the situation. But this really caught me of guard.
What is the best way to deal with growling or snapping? As I know my response wasn’t the right one. Appreciate your advice and input.
My little 7 month pup is a pretty good girl, she doesn’t really growl, snarl and has never bitten. She often goes quiet and hides which usually means she’s got something she shouldn’t.
I just found her under my bed with a slipper (common event) so I reached under to take it and tell her ‘leave it’ (also common event). Usually she drops it, today she growled at me and cowered over it and snapped my hand, I was really shocked. So my housemate tried to get it and the same thing happened.
I didn’t handle it as well as I could have because I was really surprised. I picked her up, told her no quite loudly, tapped her bum and put her in her pen. She’s been there ever since (an hour) but now I have the guilt.
I never tap her to discipline her, or really raise my voice. Usually ignore or remove her from the situation. But this really caught me of guard.
What is the best way to deal with growling or snapping? As I know my response wasn’t the right one. Appreciate your advice and input.