Hi,
I'm at my wits end with Truffle at the moment. He's 18 weeks now, and for the last week or so he's been growling at me and biting - really hard not a nip. He'll come over and stand by me, looking like he wants some attention. So I'll ask him to sit and when he does I stroke him. Then he'll bite my hand or wrist, so I'll stop stroking. Then he gets up, looks at me, growls, teeth on show, eyes wrinkled up, and lunges for me, biting really hard on whatever part of me he can get at. At that point I put him out the room to calm down, but when comes back in he'll jump on the sofa or attack my slippers, so I tell him to get off or let go, and he goes for me again. When he does this I'm really scared of him, because it's like he doesn't know how to stop himself.
Also if I hold a toy for him he'll bite my hand rather than the toy, and if I say no to him for any reason he'll growl and bite.
He never does this to my son or husband - it's only ever me, and it's getting to the point where I don't want to touch him because I don't want to be bitten again.
Help!!! What do I do? Is this normal behaviour?
We're starting puppy training next Wednesday, but I don't think I can cope with this until then.
Cat and Truffle
I'm at my wits end with Truffle at the moment. He's 18 weeks now, and for the last week or so he's been growling at me and biting - really hard not a nip. He'll come over and stand by me, looking like he wants some attention. So I'll ask him to sit and when he does I stroke him. Then he'll bite my hand or wrist, so I'll stop stroking. Then he gets up, looks at me, growls, teeth on show, eyes wrinkled up, and lunges for me, biting really hard on whatever part of me he can get at. At that point I put him out the room to calm down, but when comes back in he'll jump on the sofa or attack my slippers, so I tell him to get off or let go, and he goes for me again. When he does this I'm really scared of him, because it's like he doesn't know how to stop himself.
Also if I hold a toy for him he'll bite my hand rather than the toy, and if I say no to him for any reason he'll growl and bite.
He never does this to my son or husband - it's only ever me, and it's getting to the point where I don't want to touch him because I don't want to be bitten again.
Help!!! What do I do? Is this normal behaviour?
We're starting puppy training next Wednesday, but I don't think I can cope with this until then.
Cat and Truffle