[lucyvanpelt]

hi,
duffy is nearly 9 months now and he's started to growl at us when he never used to before.

he only growls sometimes when he's got something in his mouth and we try to take it or when he's sleeping and we pick him up. this happens sometimes but not always and we're concerned it could get worse. he's always been a little nippy but never aggressive or biting to hurt but we're scared the growling could be the start of something awful.

he's normally a sweet, cuddle little baby so this new behaviour has taken us by surprise.

the last thing we want is to be afraid of our dog and we want to fix this. can anyone help? please?