Seriously

Me and my parents got a rescue I’ve been on here before talking about how he’s mean to my other dog, he’s a springer spaniel, since on spoke to him and years passed I was able to make a bond with him, he wasn’t fighting my other dog he still does that pee marking on the night sometimes at the front door or on our clothes in the basket but not as much. He used to fight my other dog for food now I can be there smoothing him and he would be fine I think I fixed any serious food aggressions before they manifested into anything more. So he’s chill with us and my other dog. He reminds me a bit like a cat, will go to for attention then walk away then go to you then walk away. Well my mum got him a new toy and this is only the second day of him having it and I didn’t like how he seemed with it, well anyway I was led on the sofa and then he jumped up with me I gave him a rub as I normally do just a 2 second one but also so i could move myself to sit up because his toy already stuck and was soaked from how much he’s not put it down well then second I gave him a smooth he growled, I know not a good thing and very normal. I was shocked and confused because he would always bring his toys right up to my face we would play with them I could even take them off him without an issue so for him to growl like that baffled me a bit as I’ve never experienced him to get a bit funny with us as he adores us I thought we broke that barrier with him but that toy made him like a completely different dog, I was unsure about it yesterday when my mum gave it to him I went in the living room and said oh is he eating something because he was under the table and couldn’t see but then seen he had a duck teddy that quacks, normally any squeaky teddy he wags his tail going right up to you showing off but instead he was under the table I had a look because still I thought it was food or something i didn’t bend down or anything I just moved to the side and seen it was a toy and as I did he turned his head away to the side and went completely still, he’s never done that but i know body language but he still had no reason to get like that, so i said to mum how he guards it like crazy, he won’t even go out the back without it. Well it was ignored, and that brings us to today, when he growled at me full on fast growl with teeth. I know you got to respect a dog’s boundaries but he also can’t be in my space that close to my face with his toy and growl at me cause a ting ear scratch getting up? So I tested it i pushed back because i needed to know if that’s how he would fully get like and i was right to not trust him with that I held the duck that was in his mouth I know you shouldn’t but I had to know so if anything happened that would be my fault I know I said he’s got better and he has but he’s a dog you can’t trust, a lovely dog but can be mean when not needed sometimes. He does to much to say but that was worked on. Well I expected his reaction he went fully still eyes big and was growling every time I palled the tiniest amount, aggressively guarding it that was a problem, but I had to make sure and understand how far his reaction would be so I palled it and he went so still growling more he then he done a bark growl and jumped to bite another part closer to my hand. So i slowly gave it more his way and told my mum his reaction, we got kids that come round and the toy boys play with his toys with him as he’s always been fine he brings it to them to throw it they play tug, the younger one doesn’t really understand so he can wind up the dog a little always calling his name. But I’m worried for them to be here and the dog having his toy I think he would attack them so what I’m asking he loves that toy, he’s got no reason to act how he does, people say taking it away doesn’t fix the issue but it’s makes a problem already he’s like a horrible dog with that toy do I tell my mum to chuck it or to put it away when the kids get here? But even then I’m worried if I tell her and she tries to get it I don’t want him to attack her. That’s why I didn’t fully take it, I had to push his boundaries to know I can’t get that toy off him there was no good reaction that’s why I had to push him a little so if I got hurt that was on me but I still wanted to not push my luck and not fully risk to take it off him. All I needed was to know his reaction if I tried so that’s what I did. Dumb or smart it doesn’t matter but what do I do and how will you treat it from here?

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