Hello!
I have a 6 month old cocker spaniel. When we first got her she would growl, stand still and snap at myself and girlfriend if anybody went near her whilst eating or chewing a chew. We were told this was because she thought she was dominant over us, we took her food away whilst she was eating, ensured she thought we were eating first and made her sit and wait until we were ready to let her eat. This worked amazingly! She has been perfect for the last few months.
However... last night she was in the garden and wouldn't come in when called, i found her sniffing and eating some grass (this is literally all she does) and when i approached she snarled, growled, barked and bared her teeth. I told her off and told her to "get in" and she went straight inside. I made her go on her bed and she continued to growl at me, at this point i grabbed her (not hard) by the back of the neck told her off and growled at her. (I was told by a trainer this exerts dominance over them) We had a stare off and she backed down quite quickily.
About 20 mins later she was laying on the sofa and my mother tried to move her and the same reaction was had from her.
I was hoping for some advice if possible to see if there is anything else i can do, the one thing i dont want is an agressive dog. Is it just her trying to be dominant or something more serious.
She has recently (7 days ago) been spaded. Would this have had an effect on her?
EDIT - Thank you for any help in advance
I have a 6 month old cocker spaniel. When we first got her she would growl, stand still and snap at myself and girlfriend if anybody went near her whilst eating or chewing a chew. We were told this was because she thought she was dominant over us, we took her food away whilst she was eating, ensured she thought we were eating first and made her sit and wait until we were ready to let her eat. This worked amazingly! She has been perfect for the last few months.
However... last night she was in the garden and wouldn't come in when called, i found her sniffing and eating some grass (this is literally all she does) and when i approached she snarled, growled, barked and bared her teeth. I told her off and told her to "get in" and she went straight inside. I made her go on her bed and she continued to growl at me, at this point i grabbed her (not hard) by the back of the neck told her off and growled at her. (I was told by a trainer this exerts dominance over them) We had a stare off and she backed down quite quickily.
About 20 mins later she was laying on the sofa and my mother tried to move her and the same reaction was had from her.
I was hoping for some advice if possible to see if there is anything else i can do, the one thing i dont want is an agressive dog. Is it just her trying to be dominant or something more serious.
She has recently (7 days ago) been spaded. Would this have had an effect on her?
EDIT - Thank you for any help in advance