My dog almost never barks, and he is very friendly to people, however when my boyfriend (whom he loves) tries to hug or kiss me, my dog goes nuts and barks and growls.
Its usually a territorial thing. Your dog is trying to protect you. I would try to curb this behavior before it escalates.
Your dog is 'resource guarding'. He thinks of you as 'his', and does not like sharing you with anyone. If this is a new behavior, you will want to nip it in the bud. If he has been doing this for a while, you will also want to train him out of this bad behavior.
My dog just recently started doing this. How do you suggest to train her out of the behavior?
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Protective instincts. Usually as dogs grow accustomed to sharing you, the aggression will lesson.
My boyfriends dog does this all the time. If we are hugging or kissing, or even watching movies, he has to be right between us, or on top of us. He gets VERY jealous. So we have started grabbing him after we kiss and smuggling him with kisses too, from both of us! So the dog knows that both of you love him or her!
I think it's because he's trying to protect and may think your boyfriend is hurting you
I have a fourteen year old German Shepherd mix and even though he loves me husband and son, he runs right over to me and and pushes against me leg if they try to tickle or grab me.I do not know what sex your pal is, but, a lot of times males are very protective of female parents while females are very protective of male parents, not saying that all dogs are like that, but that may be what is happening. Hope this helps.
They are jealous and want a kiss too!!! Dogs love attention so when your routine changes like having a boyfriend in the house it upsets the routine. But your dog will get used to him and accept him as one of th epack.
He's protecting you. Since this has happened before, the dog can sense the anxiety and think he needs to continue to protect you. My dog does it to people i don't like or when I'm anxious in a situation. She's even attacked my mother, whom I adore. You're probably anticipating it and he can sense that stuff.
Definitely jealous and wants attention also. He could bring treats for the dog like a chew toy or dog bone so the dog will be happy with a treat and busy while you two do human things.
My dog just started doing this 6 months in to my now husband and I living together. But he barks only when we kiss goodbye in the mornings and to whoever is initiating it.... he also does this if one of us is sleeping and the other goes to kiss them or say goodnight to each other.
My poodle does the same thing. She barks at my boyfriend when he kisses me. She barks at him and jumps on him. Then, she wants attention from him. This has been going on for 4 years now.