We hand feed raw food and have never had any problems. This morning I was feeding Pookie (I'm feeding him first, before the puppy) and he grabbed the meat out of my hand aggressively. He has very seldomely done this in the past, and yesterday he did it to David half way through his meal. When he did it to David, he said, 'NICE' (which you can say and he will normally calm down and behave)and Pookie did it again, so David didn't feed him anymore, he had to wait a few more hours for the bulk of his dinner. He was then fine eating from me. Now this morning I was giving him breakfast, and he hurt me. No blood, but the intent was to hurt me. I said loudly, 'NICE' and I pointed at him in his face (which normally makes him look down submissively and behave)then he snapped at me. I raised my voice and said 'cut it out' and he jumped back, snipped the air, and barked at me (it was clearly a frustration bark, laced with a little yelp).
I stood over him in an aggressive posture and sort of stared him down, and yelled at him to take it nice, and he took the rest of his meal gently.
This dog NEVER does this stuff. He was a very difficult/stubborn/pilly puppy, but other than pouting, he hasn't done anything like this since he was a pup. By pouting I mean, grumbling constantly, generally showing his displeasure when things aren't how he wants them to be. We used NILF (without knowing we were) as a pup, we hand feed and we don't allow him to get away with stuff.
I am SURE he is ticked off about the puppy. He is barely tolerating her. If she comes over to him, he growls if he is tired of her (she is taking the hint and leaving him alone when he is grumpy). He gets distraught if we feed her anything (he gets fed first), he hops around and cries and gets visibly upset.
What do you guys think? Is this classic frustration around the puppy coming? I was planning to reintroduce NILF, and start doing light training with him again (his leg needs surgery so I can't exersise him right now).
I think he is also a little sleep deprived. The puppy is keeping him awake where normally he slept 20 hours a day.
I am totally open to all opinions so don't feel like you have to walk on eggshells.
Ronda and Nana Pookie need help!