9 week old cane corso aggression. Help

[Kcourtwr]

Got my cane corso puppy at 8 weeks old. He is almost 10 weeks old now. He recently tried to chew on a cord and my girl friend went to move the cord and then move him and he growled and seems to want to bite and then later we were allowing him to get on the couch when we were ready to allow him up and then tried to pick him up he growled the same way. This all anitially stated when removing his ear sutures from being cropped as instructed by the breeder. He spazzed out once during the remove and became aggressive and we figured it was due to maybe he was uncomfortable or thought we were trying to hurt him so I sternly told him to cut it out and then put him in his kennel to take a break and settle down and we have noticed this behavior at random times ever since. What should we do. Is this normal. Is he just confused or have growing pains. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Michele]

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[Boxergirl]

True aggression in a puppy of this age is extremely rare. I'm not hearing anything that alarms me. Growling is communication. It's the only way a puppy/dog has to tell you they're uncomfortable with what you're doing. Please don't punish the growl. If the dog is punished for growling they often end up going straight to a bite. I'm also not a fan of picking up pups. It's something many find scary and the larger they get, the more uncomfortable it is. There's nothing wrong with luring them away while they're learning the cues for "off" or "leave it." Be consistent with your rules and expectations. Avoid using training techniques that are punishment based, especially if your pup is showing any fear (almost all aggression is based on fear of some sort). If you have specific issues, please post back. We have many experienced people here.

 

[Kcourtwr]

True aggression in a puppy of this age is extremely rare. I'm not hearing anything that alarms me. Growling is communication. It's the only way a puppy/dog has to tell you they're uncomfortable with what you're doing. Please don't punish the growl. If the dog is punished for growling they often end up going straight to a bite. I'm also not a fan of picking up pups. It's something many find scary and the larger they get, the more uncomfortable it is. There's nothing wrong with luring them away while they're learning the cues for "off" or "leave it." Be consistent with your rules and expectations. Avoid using training techniques that are punishment based, especially if your pup is showing any fear (almost all aggression is based on fear of some sort). If you have specific issues, please post back. We have many experienced people here.

So we stopped scruffing completely and he is doing a lot better more joyful and playful than ever. He knows sit come and shake and is working on lay down. He only gets a little feisty when he is picked up (the only time we pick him up now is to go in the car Becuase I want to take him to experience as many things as possible) and he makes a small noise and hardly ever is it a full on growl. The only this that we need to work on is drop it and leave it and to not chase the cats. But thank you very much!