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Smokey growling My husband works the night shift so he comes home when I'm just waking up. Smokey and Chip usually run to him barking happily when he comes in the door, but lately Smokey will run at him barking, say hello, then run back to me, lay across me and growl. When my husband gets closer Smokey cowers. I don't know why he's doing this. My husband has never given him a reason to need to "protect" me, nor given him a reason to feel the need to cower like that. Smokey is so sweet and loving, he wouldn't hurt a flea, so I don't understand why he's doing this... any ideas? |
Sasha really likes my dad. So whenever he starts love on us and not pay attention to her, she will growl. Then, he will come up to her and she will run away. Whenever we start to joke around with him and fake push him, she will bark at us and growl at us. I don't know why he would be like that though, Sasha just is protective of my dad. |
He is taking over the alpha position. That's what it sounds like to me. Are you letting him sleep in your bed? You and your husband need to establish yourselves as alpha and he won't feel the need to protect you. |
Smokey does sleep with us because he can't stay in a crate. He has extreme anxiety with crates. |
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