Hi there.
This is my first time using this site....so hope this is going somewhere,
I have a chocolate labby male who will turn 1 on the 27th of Jan.
He's a beautiful , well socialised dog normally and very friendly and listens most of the time.
The only problem is , when i give him a bone, he gets extremely agressive, his back hair goes up, growls at us, shows his fangs, and recently he has actually bit me.
i was devastated and shocked that it came from a labrador....i didnt think that it was in their nature.
Then on saturday he bit me again, after i tried to make him sit down for a chicken wing.
I used to always make an effort to pat him and touch his face when he was eating...and now he has started to growl at me also when i do this.
Nothing at all has happened out of the ordinary, nor has any day to day routine changed since ive had him.
I am not sure what to do now......considering sending him to a behaviourial specialist???
I would really appreciate any help or advise anybody has on this matter.
Thanks for your time
Thanks for your time........Anna