Lately bedtime is becoming a difficult time for Sadie. She does not want to go in her cage in the morning when I need to leave for work. She runs away from me, tries to hide, etc. I always say, "Sadie, go to bed", and as soon as she hears that she acts like a different dog. And it's just been recently she started doing this. So, a few weeks ago was the first time she snapped at me when I grabbed for her collar, to lead her downstairs. It really shocked me and I immediately smacked her mouth and said "no bite". I couldn't tell if she really had intentions of biting me, or, well, I don't know what I thought. So this morning, here we go again, I told her to go to bed, she ran away from me, I said it louder several more times, and she rolled over on her back!! Cute, but not what I was going for. So, I grabbed her collar to try and lead her, and she beared her teeth and went right for my hand. Instinctively, I smacked her mouth and yelled "no bite" again, but I had to walk away because I was so in shock. I really believe she would have bitten me if I hadn't jerked my hand away. I am so upset over this, she never shows signs of aggression toward anything else. I know it's a bad thing when a Pyr is aggressive. I'm not sure if this is true aggression or just her way of telling me she doesn't want to go to bed. I'm counting on my Pyr people (and anyone else!!!) to give me some advice here!!
Rachel