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So Snoops was being very sweet and cuddly this morning.. it was so cute 
Then he turned mean....
I guess my little niece had dropped a chicken wing under the dining table yesterday at supper time. Snoops found it this morning. I came out of the bathroom and saw him with something. As I was approaching he bared his teeth to me and started snarling very viciously. I came closer to take the bones and he snapped his teeth at me. I took the bones and I flipped him on his back and scolded him. He was snarling the whole time and snapping at me... very viciously. I closed his mouth and tapped him and scolded him again. I held him like that for a few minutes. Then I let him go and he just lay on his back. I went to the bedroom (where he sleeps with me) and he tried to come in but I shooed him away. He began to cower. I wanted him to know that I was upset with him and that he had lost a privilege (for the moment).
We went for a walk and I kept him on a short leash. He saw a doberman and started snarling. I corrected him. Then he found trash and tried to eat it and I corrected him and he cowered again. He is being VERY naughty. The other day he tried to bite me as well when I tried to remove some fluff from his mouth. Today however, was the worst I have ever seen him.
I've decided that I am not going to let him have treats, and he is not allowed at the table for awhile (he usually sits with us at supper and for meals).
I don't know why he is suddenly trying to exercise his dominance so much!
He has always been fine when I pet on him while he eats his meals - he is not normally possessive of food or toys.
Any ideas out there? Snoops is usually such a sweetheart. I can't understand his behavior right now...
Then he turned mean....
I guess my little niece had dropped a chicken wing under the dining table yesterday at supper time. Snoops found it this morning. I came out of the bathroom and saw him with something. As I was approaching he bared his teeth to me and started snarling very viciously. I came closer to take the bones and he snapped his teeth at me. I took the bones and I flipped him on his back and scolded him. He was snarling the whole time and snapping at me... very viciously. I closed his mouth and tapped him and scolded him again. I held him like that for a few minutes. Then I let him go and he just lay on his back. I went to the bedroom (where he sleeps with me) and he tried to come in but I shooed him away. He began to cower. I wanted him to know that I was upset with him and that he had lost a privilege (for the moment).
We went for a walk and I kept him on a short leash. He saw a doberman and started snarling. I corrected him. Then he found trash and tried to eat it and I corrected him and he cowered again. He is being VERY naughty. The other day he tried to bite me as well when I tried to remove some fluff from his mouth. Today however, was the worst I have ever seen him.
I've decided that I am not going to let him have treats, and he is not allowed at the table for awhile (he usually sits with us at supper and for meals).
I don't know why he is suddenly trying to exercise his dominance so much!
He has always been fine when I pet on him while he eats his meals - he is not normally possessive of food or toys.
Any ideas out there? Snoops is usually such a sweetheart. I can't understand his behavior right now...