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Pet advice please
I keep a friend's two-year-old while she works. She loves our dog and gets along well with him (as both of my kids always have - we have had him since DD was 5). A couple of weeks ago, I was in the kitchen cooking and she was standing next to me. Snoopy was under my feet (as he always is when I am in the kitchen, hoping to catch anything that might fall on the floor). I thought I heard him growl at her, but I wasn't sure. I found something to occupy her in another room and went back to cooking.
This morning I was in the kitchen getting her breakfast. We were standing near the trashcan and he was sniffing around the edge of it (we have been having problems with him stealing food from the trash lately and it was full and needed to be taken out). She said, "No, Snoopy!" and tried to keep him from getting in the trashcan (probably because she has seen me doing essentially the same thing, and he snapped at her (no broken skin or anything).
I am concerned that this is becoming a pattern of him acting aggressively over what he perceives as his food, and I am not sure how best to deal with it. I put him in his crate after the incident this morning because I thought it was best to be overly cautious in regard to someone else's child in my care.
Re: Pet advice please
A few things to look into .
Google NILIF... My best friend when dealing with behavior changes/problems.
You guys just moved not too long ago, that is a big change. Did the problems start after the move?
Is this child the only person he has an issue with or do you see it with others too?
Take him to the vet, there are lots of underlying problems that can cause a dog to suddenly change. There is always the possibility of him having some sort of illness that cause him to not be getting enough (or making him believe he isn't). This very thing happened to my mom's dog a few years ago. He suddenly started stealing food from hands and trash, it was terrible!
Good luck! I know it can be very hard to deal with stuff like this. I dread the day one of our dogs snaps at B. I of course try my best to prevent but I know that it will inevitably happen one day.