atcbravozulu
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I brought home my gorgeous EM baby Samson almost two years ago!!! He is the most amazing dog. So, naturally, I wanted another dog...presumably with the same temperament as my Samson. So I contacted my breeder, told her I was interested in another male...and when someone dropped out of her last litter, I had my Floki. Floki was sweet and gentle. I trained him exactly the way I trained Samson. In the past couple of weeks, Floki has been demonstrating some very scary food aggression...not with his kibble, but with bones. At first he would growl at samson while he was chewing his bone and I would tell him to knock it off, we don't growl at family members. And then I decided to grab his bone and he growled at me. I grabbed it anyway. This happened a few times... and then yesterday Floki had his own bone and then he walked over and stole Samson's bone. I went up to him and said, NO we don't steal bones from our brother and I went to reach for it and all the hair stood up on his back, he hunched down and growled a growl I never heard from him. I immediately backed off. I called my breeder. She advised me to have him neutered (he's only 7 1/2 months) but my vet said EM's need 12-18 months before a neuter because they need the testosterone to grow properly. She had no other advice for me. I told her I was now afraid of my once sweet puppy and she advised I discuss my concerns with my vet.Which brings me to all of you...There are several issues here. I am afraid of my puppy. He's HUGE. Much larger than Samson was at his age. And this wasn't an issue when I wasn't afraid of him (Samson is over 200 pounds and my sweet cuddle bug) but now, his size is problematic because I believe he could seriously hurt me if he chose to. I have a 5 year old Autistic son. While we have taught and reinforce the proper way to handle animals in our household, I am now afraid to have Floki around my son. If he doesn't respect my position in the pack, he most certainly will not respect my son's. I don't know what to do. My husband is freaked out and said I have 3 days to find a home for Floki. He said we can't risk having an aggressive dog around our son. I am, naturally, searching for other answers. I love my sweet boy, despite this aggression.I could really use some advice here... Thanks in advance,Beth