briannamurawski
New Member
Hi everyone! So I recently broke my foot and have a cast & crutches and all of a sudden bruce (my Doberman) has been aggressive towards me.. he’s bit me twice now drawing blood once leaving a huge bruise on my forearm. first time he got me we were laying down and he was resting his head on my lap and my crutches fell and he growled I told him off and I went to go pick up my crutches and he snapped and got my arm second time I was petting him and he growled told him off and he snapped. Both times I put him in the cage for a few minutes so he knows when he bites he goes into the cage but the issue is, he loves his cage.. so I feel like it’s not much of a punishment. Since I can’t walk, my husband is the one to now take him on walks, feed him, take him out etc… he was good before I got hurt. I’m not sure what’s going on or If there is anything I can do to fix this.. he’s a year old now. Any advice on how to fix this would be amazing considering I’ll be in a cast for about another 2 months!!
Side note: only aggression he’s had in the past towards me was his due to his crate & resource guarding it but we have gotten passed that hence putting him in the crate after he bites me is not a punishment to him. We are getting him neutered within the next few weeks so I’m hoping that helps!
Side note: only aggression he’s had in the past towards me was his due to his crate & resource guarding it but we have gotten passed that hence putting him in the crate after he bites me is not a punishment to him. We are getting him neutered within the next few weeks so I’m hoping that helps!
