Augustus, 6 yr old male English Bulldog

[AGarc84]

Hi,

I have a 6 yr old intact male English Bulldog named Augustus. When I got Augustus, I believe he was a little less than 2 years old. I did not get him from a reputable breeder. Actually, I believe I saved him from being a crate living dog. He wasn’t living in the worst of conditions; however, he wasn’t living the best neither. I got him in July of 2020. I raised him with his well being front and centered. I have worked from home all the time, so he has never endured long hours of being alone at home. He gets constant attention, love, playtime, and socialization every single day. I moved from Dallas, TX to NJ two years ago. Recently, whenever I have people visiting me, and I begin a conversation with them, he gets extremely jealous. He starts clinging onto my leg with aggression and begins to nibble at my leg. When I go to remove him, he goes full attack mode towards me. I am never afraid of him turning the aggression towards strangers because he is an angel towards strangers. He is very affectionate towards strangers and loves their attention; however, with me, I cannot hold conversations with visitors while at home. In public, I have no issues with Augustus. He does not interfere with my conversations at all. This just started when I moved to NJ. In TX, I lived in an apartment with just him and my cat. Now, I live in a house with my parents. I have my own apartment as well within the house, so it is not like we are sharing a dwelling together with them. But, now, he has starting this behavioral issue. Whenever I leave and do not take him, he gets very anxious, but he then stays with my mom. He loves my mom while I am not home. He is the sweetest dog possible with her while I am not home. He does not leave her side. However, when I get home, she cannot come into my home or close to me if I am in their dining room table. He charges at her and cannot stand her. I wanted to write this vivid description for someone to see what is going on and possibly help me out because he does not care if he bites me when he gets into those moods. I am his owner and person who raised him with the best quality of life possible and he does not care to bite me. Hopefully someone can recommend or provide advice on this.

 

[paw70041]

Any chance he’s going deaf or losing his sight?

 

[AGarc84]

Any chance he’s going deaf or losing his sight?

No, he is very attentive. His hearing and vision is good. He has never ran into anything at random and he has pretty good hearing.

 

[2BullyMama2]

Hi,

I have a 6 yr old intact male English Bulldog named Augustus. When I got Augustus, I believe he was a little less than 2 years old. I did not get him from a reputable breeder. Actually, I believe I saved him from being a crate living dog. He wasn’t living in the worst of conditions; however, he wasn’t living the best neither. I got him in July of 2020. I raised him with his well being front and centered. I have worked from home all the time, so he has never endured long hours of being alone at home. He gets constant attention, love, playtime, and socialization every single day. I moved from Dallas, TX to NJ two years ago. Recently, whenever I have people visiting me, and I begin a conversation with them, he gets extremely jealous. He starts clinging onto my leg with aggression and begins to nibble at my leg. When I go to remove him, he goes full attack mode towards me. I am never afraid of him turning the aggression towards strangers because he is an angel towards strangers. He is very affectionate towards strangers and loves their attention; however, with me, I cannot hold conversations with visitors while at home. In public, I have no issues with Augustus. He does not interfere with my conversations at all. This just started when I moved to NJ. In TX, I lived in an apartment with just him and my cat. Now, I live in a house with my parents. I have my own apartment as well within the house, so it is not like we are sharing a dwelling together with them. But, now, he has starting this behavioral issue. Whenever I leave and do not take him, he gets very anxious, but he then stays with my mom. He loves my mom while I am not home. He is the sweetest dog possible with her while I am not home. He does not leave her side. However, when I get home, she cannot come into my home or close to me if I am in their dining room table. He charges at her and cannot stand her. I wanted to write this vivid description for someone to see what is going on and possibly help me out because he does not care if he bites me when he gets into those moods. I am his owner and person who raised him with the best quality of life possible and he does not care to bite me. Hopefully someone can recommend or provide advice on this.

Welcome.. he is beautiful!

I have a very similar issue with my female rescue. She is nine years old a perfect angel if I stay at home, but if I leave and come back, she is a wild child. Tries to bite my feet charges at me and barks.

She does nothing like that to anyone else… we’ve tried meditating, ignoring her till she calms down, nothing has helped. My latest is a water bottle.. spray right to face, it works, sort of, just slows her down..

Maybe look for an in home trainer to evaluate and give some suggestions.

 

[Lennie. U.K.65]

These behaviour issues are always difficult. first you have got to manage the situation, so he does not bite you or anyone else. I assume when you get home, you will chat to your Mom, maybe have a meal with your parents. Just remove the dog from that situation, so that no one is in danger of being bitten, it may help although it won't cure the problem, and sometimes these problems can not be cured, just managed. When you are due home, maybe ask Mom to put the dog in your rooms, and you go to greet him and then bring him into your Mom's house. Reading the first post, I don't think he would bite you, although there is no guarantee on that, make sure your Mom is safe and manage the situation. Trainer or Boot camp maybe? Good luck!

 

[rjisaterp1]

Welcome to EBN. Augustus is a great looking lad.

We hope you can resolve the issues with him.

Our Cooper is a Covid baby. His issue is his aggression to other animals even on TV. He is also extremely insecure and he is a work in progress.

 

[AGarc84]

Welcome.. he is beautiful!

I have a very similar issue with my female rescue. She is nine years old a perfect angel if I stay at home, but if I leave and come back, she is a wild child. Tries to bite my feet charges at me and barks.

She does nothing like that to anyone else… we’ve tried meditating, ignoring her till she calms down, nothing has helped. My latest is a water bottle.. spray right to face, it works, sort of, just slows her down..

Maybe look for an in home trainer to evaluate and give some suggestions.

Thank you for your response. I did consider hiring an in-home trainer, but I already invest so much money on his diet that I just decided to accept him for who he is. He is a very affectionate and sweet dog 95% of the time, but when he decides to get into his moods, that’s where everything goes downhill.

 

[AGarc84]

These behaviour issues are always difficult. first you have got to manage the situation, so he does not bite you or anyone else. I assume when you get home, you will chat to your Mom, maybe have a meal with your parents. Just remove the dog from that situation, so that no one is in danger of being bitten, it may help although it won't cure the problem, and sometimes these problems can not be cured, just managed. When you are due home, maybe ask Mom to put the dog in your rooms, and you go to greet him and then bring him into your Mom's house. Reading the first post, I don't think he would bite you, although there is no guarantee on that, make sure your Mom is safe and manage the situation. Trainer or Boot camp maybe? Good luck!

Thank you for your response. Yes, he has bitten me. He does not care. The weird part is, that he is not aggressive towards strangers. He aggression is directed at us (that people that care for him).

 

[AGarc84]

Welcome to EBN. Augustus is a great looking lad.

We hope you can resolve the issues with him.

Our Cooper is a Covid baby. His issue is his aggression to other animals even on TV. He is also extremely insecure and he is a work in progress.

The thing with Augustus is that he is not aggressive with other dogs or strangers. It is just with us. With me, it’s when people come visit and I begin a conversation with them. With my mom, is whenever I am in the dining room or my apartment and she walks in.

 

[Lennie. U.K.65]

The thing with Augustus is that he is not aggressive with other dogs or strangers. It is just with us. With me, it’s when people come visit and I begin a conversation with them. With my mom, is whenever I am in the dining room or my apartment and she walks in.

Maybe worth while getting a trainer in, or CCTV in home, so that the trainer can see what is going on, with Augustus. When you say you invest so much, on his diet, what diet is he on? Was he like this in your previous home, and was he left for long periods of time then, and has that changed since the move?
Managing the situation is the key, and in my opinion a dog should never bite, the carer/owner or anyone else. keep in touch on the Forum, let us know how things go, if you decide on the trainer.

 

[AGarc84]

Maybe worth while getting a trainer in, or CCTV in home, so that the trainer can see what is going on, with Augustus. When you say you invest so much, on his diet, what diet is he on? Was he like this in your previous home, and was he left for long periods of time then, and has that changed since the move?
Managing the situation is the key, and in my opinion a dog should never bite, the carer/owner or anyone else. keep in touch on the Forum, let us know how things go, if you decide on the trainer.

I feel him SmallBatch Duck or Rabbit Raw food. I am spending about $500 per month on average. I got a quote for $2,000 for an in-home session, but I just said I have to accept him for what he is at this point. He’s a great dog overall. Just these minor episodes at times.

 

[Lennie. U.K.65]

Raw is great, although $500 that is crazy money you are spending, on food. I feed Jeffo Raw Beef, chicken, and it costs £74 for 40lb in weight, that lasts 40 days, I also mix veg into that, hard boiled egg three times a week, and probiotic also. What outlet are you buying the food from? I'm sure other members who feed raw will come along, and point you in the right direction for buying the food. Hope this helps on the cost.
$2000 is also crazy also in my opinion, although I am based in the UK.

 

[2BullyMama2]

I feel him SmallBatch Duck or Rabbit Raw food. I am spending about $500 per month on average. I got a quote for $2,000 for an in-home session, but I just said I have to accept him for what he is at this point. He’s a great dog overall. Just these minor episodes at times.

Feeding is great.

Try using “ nothing in life is free” training techniques… so easy to use.

The more you share, it seems your boy is looking for leadership. That technique may help… but all humans in house must follow same rules

 

[Donna-Marie]

I feel him SmallBatch Duck or Rabbit Raw food. I am spending about $500 per month on average. I got a quote for $2,000 for an in-home session, but I just said I have to accept him for what he is at this point. He’s a great dog overall. Just these minor episodes at times.

I don’t mean to be rude but biting aren’t minor episodes, he may not be biting and causing harm but one day he might just get a bit carried away!
I’m wondering if it’s only you and only when visitors are around he’s giving you a warning that you’re his not the visitors and this is his territory. You’re a high resource to him, particularly for his food and he’s not planning on losing that anytime soon.
Can he be or attempt to be dominant at times or in certain situations? Even subtle things that you might not really notice until you look for them.
It’s almost like he’s resource guarding you!