| Respectfully
Every time you let your dog win( and this could be everything from giving him affection every time he asks for it to letting him stand in front of you and yearn for your food), he's testing you...that's how they think...and he's winning.
These little wins build his confidence as far as the hiarchy within your home,"the Pack", and one day, I'm not saying for sure....but one day he may want to take a shot a being lead dog.
This is exactly how those "fun loving" Rotties become aggressive..it's in their nature, they live to be the lead dog unless shown otherwise.
The mear fact that he is shown aggression to others in your presence when you don't allow it speaks volumns about what you think is true and what he thinks is true ....you need to get a much deeper respect from him...and solidify your position as Alpha.
I've seen your exact situation with a close friend of mine, his Rottie at age 4 ended up biting a 5 year old girl on the face right in front of him, it was my little girl. Luckily not a serious bite. We both learned alot from that incident which happened over 4 years ago now. They don't think the way we do!!!!!!
Take my advice for what it is worth, just another opinion, but one thing I can gaurantee, and that is paying attention to details will reduce the odds of you ever having a problem with your guy.
Habs  |