I have a two year old aussie, recently within the last 8 months he has been getting aggressive in the morning when my wife leaves for work. My wife will be getting ready in the bathroom, which is connected to our bedroom. Our aussie will be lying in bed with me, as soon as my wife comes back into our bedroom or leaves through the other door our dog jumps out of bed growling and runs after her. He will bite usually just hard enough to leave a red mark. He only does it when both of us are home. He has done the same thing to me when I am getting ready to leave for work and my wife is sitting on the couch. It seems to only be a problem when one of us is getting ready to leave, the rest of the day he is a perfect dog.
Originally we thought he was getting startled, but this morning he was awake just laying in bed watching the door waiting for her to come through. It occurs primarily in the morning when walking into the bedroom but has occasionally happened in the afternoon when I leave for work.
It is a quick rapid attack and ends as soon as you hollar at him. Afterwards he acts as though he doesn't realize what he did, almost embarrassed. Any ideas as to why he does this and how to stop this action. Like I said 99% of the time he is a perfect dog, not aggressive towards people or other animals.
Originally we thought he was getting startled, but this morning he was awake just laying in bed watching the door waiting for her to come through. It occurs primarily in the morning when walking into the bedroom but has occasionally happened in the afternoon when I leave for work.
It is a quick rapid attack and ends as soon as you hollar at him. Afterwards he acts as though he doesn't realize what he did, almost embarrassed. Any ideas as to why he does this and how to stop this action. Like I said 99% of the time he is a perfect dog, not aggressive towards people or other animals.