TWW
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In the last 2 weeks Mouse"s attitude has had a major swing.
I normally walk him, morning an evening thru the week, and weekends being morning,noon and evening.
He just turned 8 months on the 29th.
He is flip the switch between day and night walking for the wife.
With me he wants petted by everyone and loves kids to the point where we are still working on that part of leash training. He walks beside me and just slow rolls as we walk places.
With the wife, he is exactly the same during daylight hours. Dark new story, he is a Sentry that wants to direct her. Side alley or road he barks down, if he hears a sound from a side street /alley or yard, his head rolls up and he stands like a rock. If she is walking and someone is coming toward them he is in front of her standing, blocking her from going forward. (He adjust walking left to right to keep her from going forward, leaning against her legs). He will just stare at people walking past, if they cross the street, he will give 1 or 2 big boy barks at the person. (think we all know what those sound like).
Now it does not matter if I am with her or not, thought it was him reading her at night so I have walked with them, he did exactly the same.
Last night walked to get a 6 pack and she wanted to come and walk him, a drunk yelled at her outside, he locked up head rolled forward, hair up and had a look like "come on I need a snack and your ass looks like it will do". I had to come out and take the leash and bump him to get him out the stare down,
Most of this I can go ok, but today he shock me and a friend, he has been around friends pit since he was a pup. If the pit wants something or has something he will snap or jump at the other dog, it's what they call a Bully Pit, there decent size. which this one is around 85lbs. I nor wife realized we still had his Kong stix toy in the treat bag. Mouse at some point pulled it out and started chewing on it. The bully jump forward and growl to get it, Mouse grabbed the bully and showed his ass. I and friend yelled at them both. Both retreated and wagged butt like nothing was wrong. Toy back in truck. Peace is restored in the world.
After a couple hrs of play, treat time. Now Mouse has always let all dogs lick the treat filled drool, that we all have after. This time he barked and walked away, bully charged him trying to be dominate (in a playfull manner). Mouse growls, big boy barks, grabs ahold of him, pins him to the ground and acts like he is about to eat him alive.
Since then he has played with the same staffy mix and pit boxer mix he always does, normal noon walk.
He just seems to be hyper protective of wife, and over sensitive to aggression.
Do I need to worry or stage?
I normally walk him, morning an evening thru the week, and weekends being morning,noon and evening.
He just turned 8 months on the 29th.
He is flip the switch between day and night walking for the wife.
With me he wants petted by everyone and loves kids to the point where we are still working on that part of leash training. He walks beside me and just slow rolls as we walk places.
With the wife, he is exactly the same during daylight hours. Dark new story, he is a Sentry that wants to direct her. Side alley or road he barks down, if he hears a sound from a side street /alley or yard, his head rolls up and he stands like a rock. If she is walking and someone is coming toward them he is in front of her standing, blocking her from going forward. (He adjust walking left to right to keep her from going forward, leaning against her legs). He will just stare at people walking past, if they cross the street, he will give 1 or 2 big boy barks at the person. (think we all know what those sound like).
Now it does not matter if I am with her or not, thought it was him reading her at night so I have walked with them, he did exactly the same.
Last night walked to get a 6 pack and she wanted to come and walk him, a drunk yelled at her outside, he locked up head rolled forward, hair up and had a look like "come on I need a snack and your ass looks like it will do". I had to come out and take the leash and bump him to get him out the stare down,
Most of this I can go ok, but today he shock me and a friend, he has been around friends pit since he was a pup. If the pit wants something or has something he will snap or jump at the other dog, it's what they call a Bully Pit, there decent size. which this one is around 85lbs. I nor wife realized we still had his Kong stix toy in the treat bag. Mouse at some point pulled it out and started chewing on it. The bully jump forward and growl to get it, Mouse grabbed the bully and showed his ass. I and friend yelled at them both. Both retreated and wagged butt like nothing was wrong. Toy back in truck. Peace is restored in the world.
After a couple hrs of play, treat time. Now Mouse has always let all dogs lick the treat filled drool, that we all have after. This time he barked and walked away, bully charged him trying to be dominate (in a playfull manner). Mouse growls, big boy barks, grabs ahold of him, pins him to the ground and acts like he is about to eat him alive.
Since then he has played with the same staffy mix and pit boxer mix he always does, normal noon walk.
He just seems to be hyper protective of wife, and over sensitive to aggression.
Do I need to worry or stage?