Hey all, I'm pretty sure you're all annoyed by my posts constantly asking for help here. This site is such a great help thank you all so much.
My dog gives a half-moon eye whenever I approach him with a leash, a collar or when he's in his crate.
I try to go and tell him to sit to attach the leash, but he'll either turn and go away from me or/and expose his belly in a submissive state.
Same thing happens with a collar except he might bark at me or run away and think it's some kind of keep away game.
His crate is in a small room, I take him out of the crate and sit down beside him, he'll lie down. But sometimes he'll start to dig at the ground (even though they're tiles), circle around one spot, or go and chew the towels/blankets on the floor, I tell him 'No!' but he'll keep biting and chewing the towels. I press on his tongue and take the towel out, but he'll go over to it and repeat the chewing. He started growling ever so slightly while chewing the towel as I was trying to get it off him. I didn't drag him away from it, all I simply did was press on his tongue and get it out of his mouth.
He also stood over the towel and just tensed up, and I sensed a lot of tension. It felt like he was going to snap at me. What does this mean?
In the morning I tell him to 'down' before I let him outside, he'll get pretty vocal about it. - barking, sighing, a vocal yawn. He does lie down in the end and I have him wait before he goes out.
He gets over excited when greeting new people and especially new dogs. (Ears go up, very alert, will not listen/focus on me)
I don't want this whatever it is behavior to turn into aggression? How can I make him feel more 'safe' to eliminate this behavior?
Is this aggression, anxiety/fearfulness or just overall stubborn and bratty-ness?
Thanks guys
My dog gives a half-moon eye whenever I approach him with a leash, a collar or when he's in his crate.
I try to go and tell him to sit to attach the leash, but he'll either turn and go away from me or/and expose his belly in a submissive state.
Same thing happens with a collar except he might bark at me or run away and think it's some kind of keep away game.
His crate is in a small room, I take him out of the crate and sit down beside him, he'll lie down. But sometimes he'll start to dig at the ground (even though they're tiles), circle around one spot, or go and chew the towels/blankets on the floor, I tell him 'No!' but he'll keep biting and chewing the towels. I press on his tongue and take the towel out, but he'll go over to it and repeat the chewing. He started growling ever so slightly while chewing the towel as I was trying to get it off him. I didn't drag him away from it, all I simply did was press on his tongue and get it out of his mouth.
He also stood over the towel and just tensed up, and I sensed a lot of tension. It felt like he was going to snap at me. What does this mean?
In the morning I tell him to 'down' before I let him outside, he'll get pretty vocal about it. - barking, sighing, a vocal yawn. He does lie down in the end and I have him wait before he goes out.
He gets over excited when greeting new people and especially new dogs. (Ears go up, very alert, will not listen/focus on me)
I don't want this whatever it is behavior to turn into aggression? How can I make him feel more 'safe' to eliminate this behavior?
Is this aggression, anxiety/fearfulness or just overall stubborn and bratty-ness?
Thanks guys