Molly was 2 years old when i adopted her. She was fine for the first 2 weeks, then had some agression issues. She would growl and try to bite me if i woke her during the night (she was sleeping on my bed and seemed to think it was her bed!).
Also, if i ever leant over her to reach something she would get very cross and i think she would have bitten me if i hadnt got out of the way quickly!
She is a real sweetheart now, but it was a slow thing. Probably took about 18 months before i felt i could really trust her.
She does sometimes growl if i disturb her in the night, but i'm 99% sure she wouldnt bite me now. I would never trust any rescue dog 100% with small children though, as they are unpredictable.
hope your dog will be ok...hopefully the agression is just for the settling in period. |