Kimberley,
So sorry for you that this all has happened. Hate to say it, but it sounds like Rebel is becoming a man, in dog terms, of course. Chase started marking at about the same age, and that's when his mean streak started showing. He's almost 8 yrs. old now. We had him neutered about a week after he started marking and he stopped doing that.
As far as his disposition, though, sometimes he's very sweet & loving, and sometimes he acts like he wants to be picked up and when you reach for him he growls and nips at your hand. I think it's genetic. Nothing happened to him that should have caused this. If Chase were a large breed dog, we could not have him around, he would not be safe. Being small, when he bites, it doesn't hurt, much.
I sincerely hope that I'm wrong and it's something else with Rebel. |