| Ollie and Max:
This growling & snarling, and snapping when being picked up, & snapping when he's approached from behind when he has a toy, *must* end. Your puppy is exhibiting this behavior because he doesn't respect you as the master and his training is poor. Think about what it will be like to live with a grown male Rottie who continues to behave in such a disagreeable fashion. He won't outgrow this bad behavior which will get worse as he gets older and gets away with more. You're going to have to start training him out of it right now.
Your puppy goes like a lamb into his crate at night because he wants to; he growls & snarls during the day because he doesn't want to. Well, that's too bad--if you want him crated, he's crated. End of story.
You mentioned your dog protests if approached from behind when he has a toy--what is his reaction if approached from the front? Based on your description of him, I bet he also acts irritated.
How much obedience training does your dog have? |