Hi everyone! I am new to this forum and thought i'd post my first thread . Basically I have a 5 month old bullmastiff pup, and he is absolutely gorgeous. One behaviour that is worrying me however, is he blocks me and my family from walking from the backyard into the house? If you try to walk through him, he will get extremely excited / energetic and jump, nip and let out soft barks. He also holds eye contact when outside but never when he's inside and calm?
I always considered this to be him trying to initiate play, and have handled it by getting him to sit and stay in the yard until I call him inside. However, this morning my mum was doing washing and she got quite frazzled and worried by his behaviour, and had to climb up onto a garden chair to get away from him.
I guess I am wondering if anyone has experienced this behaviour before? And do you all think that it is cause for concern in regards to aggression / dominance / territory issues.
Thanks so much guys for all your help.
I always considered this to be him trying to initiate play, and have handled it by getting him to sit and stay in the yard until I call him inside. However, this morning my mum was doing washing and she got quite frazzled and worried by his behaviour, and had to climb up onto a garden chair to get away from him.
I guess I am wondering if anyone has experienced this behaviour before? And do you all think that it is cause for concern in regards to aggression / dominance / territory issues.
Thanks so much guys for all your help.