We have a 3 year old chocolate Lab, we have raised since he was 8 weeks old. He is an indoor dog and gets lots of love and discipline. He is very smart and well behaved. We have a 4-6 month old puppy now in the house. They get along fine, however, the Lab does act jealous (over toys and attention) and has now become protective over his food.
We are working on that, but now he has very aggressively lunged towards me when I reach my hand out to pet him. This was a very ordinary gesture and movement. He showed teeth, growled very loud, and lunged. I was not prepared for this and screamed to my husband as I was instinctively turning my back to him. I have always felt he was very obedient with me and I am shocked at his behavior. And to be honest, heart broken and scared. How do I handle him now?
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I can certainly understand why you are upset by this. Ideally this is a question for your Vet or a dog trainer. It does sound like your lab is jealous, which is understandable. I think I would begin looking for professionals who could help me. In the mean time I would make sure the lab and the puppy have separate crates, separate eating areas, and are not always together. Puppies can be really annoying to a mature dog.
I would get an animal trainer ASAP. Some dogs are meant to be the only pet
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