Growling at My Husband. . . Need Advice From My YT Comrades Our 13 month old Yorkie just recently started growling at my husband if he approaches me when the furbaby is on my lap or sleeping near me. She NEVER has done this before. It is the ONLY time she growls at him. It's almost as if she is guarding me or not wanting to share me at that time. It stops as soon as he picks her up. But she does it in an aggressive way. He has never even raised his voice in the house, startled her or anything. We are concerned as it is just occurring with him. It started out of the blue. How do we stop the behavior? We are trying this . . . when he approaches and she growls, I say "NO" in a firm voice and put her on the ground and ignore her for 3-5 minutes. Just got the idea today and have only done it twice. Is this a good option or are their better ways to handle it? |