Getting Aggressive

[Molly Doodle Went to Town]

 

Hi everyone,

I just joined today, but we have been a fan of the site for quite some time. In any case, our F1 goldendoodle Molly is 12 weeks old. She is very sweet and very smart. I'm so impressed with how quickly she has learned sit, down, and shake, and when she is just with us, she listens very well. For some reason, however, when we get visitors, she gets very disobedient with us. I know she has a harder time concentrating with more people around and she gets excited from the attention, but she becomes borderline aggressive toward us. She growls and charges us and doesn't listen. We hate to crate her or put her in another room around company, but there's not much else to do because she's so out of control.  Any experiences like this? Any suggestions for how to handle this?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Gregg Aprahamian]

This was very helpful for me as well, as my almost 15 week old is getting nutty. Thanks!

[Molly Doodle Went to Town]

It's nice to know we're not alone. Maybe we can exchange horror stories!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

We also had to use the leash, my nephews are afraid when they first get here, we have to put them in the office with a gate and listen to them bark.