We have a few issues with our golden retriever puppy. We got her when she was 8 weeks old. She was one of 11 pups.
Issue #1: aggression
When she "steals" something and we tried to take it form her she gets very aggressive. She growls, snarls, and when I finally pry it out of her mouth she does this thing where she barks, growls, snaps and lunges at me all at once. It is very kujo like! Other than this specific occasion she is the sweetest little puppy. I don't understand it. My husband says it's a puppy thing and she'll grow out of it. I want to make sure we don't have an aggression problem and if we do, I want to do something about now before it gets out of hand. I can't afford Cesar Millan - so I'm counting on you guys to help me!!
Issue #2: walking on a leash
We tried to take her on her first walk outside our yard at about 10 weeks. We could barely get her past 3 houses. She did not want to go. But once we would turn around and home, she was perfectly fine and would walk if not run straight home! Then my husband and I took her together one night and she did great we made it all the way around the block (it's a short block). It took a good handful of treats but we did it anyway. She had been doing pretty good for almost two weeks. Now, all of a sudden tonight, we went for out usual walk and we got about three houses down and she just sat. I tugged a little a tried to coax her with treats and all the usual stuff. NOTHING worked. She just threw a fit. I finally gave up and turned around and headed towards her figuring I was going to have to carry her back home. She turned around and headed for the house herself. She was perfectly fine walking on the leash so long as we were going towards our house. We tried several times with the same result. We use a buckle collar and a light 6 foot leash. I don't understand the sudden defiance.
I greatly appreciate any advice you are willing to offer!
Thank you in advance!