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kdlmon · 07-04-2013, 01:23 PM

Hi All~ My five-year-old yorkie (Cooper) has been displaying some upsetting behavior lately. It started about a month ago when my husband tried to bathe him in the sink. Cooper went crazy once in the sink and started snarling, biting at my husband. Baths have never been Cooper's favorite but he has never been aggressive. We have both tried to give him baths since and have seen the same behavior.

He does the same thing when I try to brush/comb him. Once I get near him with the comb he snarls, bites at me.

Last week we went on vacation and boarded Cooper at his vet. They LOVE him there. He sits on their laps while they do paperwork and they let him run around the office when it's slow. When I picked him up on Monday his favorite vet tech pulled me aside and informed me that they had seen similar behavior. As she was speaking to me I was holding Cooper. The vet tech reached out to pet him and he snarled, bit at her.

I am going to make a vet appointment after the holiday to make sure there is nothing physically wrong. I am also going to contact a behavioral expert we worked with a couple of years ago (when Cooper was biting our other dog). But I wanted to see if anyone else has dealt with a similar situation. If so, what did you do?

Thanks in advance for your help!

07-04-2013, 01:23 PM	#1
kdlmon ☺Cooper☺ Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 775	Suddenly Aggressive? Hi All~ My five-year-old yorkie (Cooper) has been displaying some upsetting behavior lately. It started about a month ago when my husband tried to bathe him in the sink. Cooper went crazy once in the sink and started snarling, biting at my husband. Baths have never been Cooper's favorite but he has never been aggressive. We have both tried to give him baths since and have seen the same behavior. He does the same thing when I try to brush/comb him. Once I get near him with the comb he snarls, bites at me. Last week we went on vacation and boarded Cooper at his vet. They LOVE him there. He sits on their laps while they do paperwork and they let him run around the office when it's slow. When I picked him up on Monday his favorite vet tech pulled me aside and informed me that they had seen similar behavior. As she was speaking to me I was holding Cooper. The vet tech reached out to pet him and he snarled, bit at her. I am going to make a vet appointment after the holiday to make sure there is nothing physically wrong. I am also going to contact a behavioral expert we worked with a couple of years ago (when Cooper was biting our other dog). But I wanted to see if anyone else has dealt with a similar situation. If so, what did you do? Thanks in advance for your help! __________________ Cooper RIP Austin 1999-2011 Member of the Yorkie Moms Who Love Baseball Club: Go Giants!