Jake has become possesive aggressive when it comes to someone coming around me. We had an incident that happened about 3 weeks ago that was horrifying and could have turned out a lot worse than it did, so thankfully we survived with out any major problems.
I dont feel comfortable ever taking him out in public again. This is the dog who has been thru training and use to go with me on a regular basis to Petsmart or the park. I have no idea why he thinks that I am in danger whenever a stranger comes around.
I am trying to figure out if it is because for the last 9 months, we really have not been out and socialized or is this just Jake.
In some ways, it is a comfort. My husband is not home during the week and now I have no doubt that I am safe as long as Jake is here, especially living out in the country. But then I also worry about having someone come over now.
I am going to have a friend over on Saturday and I am thinking that Jake will have to be locked up in my bedroom for most of the day.
Has anyone else had a Dane show this type of protection? I know that he is attached to me, I cant do anything at home that he is not right beside me.
Also there was a weirdo neighbor yesterday that I had some words with, not necessarily negative, just not all positive and it took all I could to keep Jake from going at this guy. The husband even had to help. So now weirdo neighbor probably will never try to ever come over here again, again good thing, but now I am worried about how to control Jake.
To me and the family he is just an over sized love bug, but with his size and his temper he could be dangerous.
Suggestions, other than to not ever let him near strangers or weirdo neighbors? Also he is never outside unless he is supervised and he never leaves the property. So I suppose that as long as I dont have to take him any where other than the vet, life is good.( My vet and Jake have always had an understanding, he has to wear a muzzle when he visits her, he has never made an attempt to bite her, but she was bit by a large black Dane once and once was all she needed)