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So in general, if the dog is aggressively barking, snarling, and growling, ears back, is it a smart idea to open the crate or should I back off and stop interacting with her when she is at that point? The owner suggests just opening the crate and lifting it a bit and kinda dumping her out. She thinks the dog will be A-ok once out of the crate. Your thoughts?

The only thing that is different is the boyfriend not being there for that particular week. It will be interesting to see now that he is back how she will be when I try and walk her wed.

Oh and also turning away from her and ignoring her when she growls. Maybe I will try the sitting approach.

I tried the treat method today and the snarling bad mood persisted. She wouldn't let me get close to the crate latches without losing it.

I should not attempt to open the crate when the dog is freaking out and in this...intense state right? The owner thinks if I can just get the crate open she will be ok, but I don't know if thats a smart move.

I should also add, nothing like this has ever happened since I began walking her. I've also seen her in between these incidents, like outside with her owner, and she comes right up to me for all the pets. It's like night and day.

So this is a huge bummer. I've been walking my neighbors grey for months now. We get along, no issues, super friendly. The ONLY thing that is different and coincides with this new behavior is that the neighbor's boyfriend and his dog weren't there this past weekend and he often will take her and his dog out together. Anyways, normally when I enter the apartment I will announce so the grey knows I'm here. I'll approach the crate and she will get up, sometimes slowly, sometimes quick and all excited. I then go to the latches, unlock, and she barrels out into my arms. Then we go outside for a little walk. Because the boyfriend was gone for the week, she asked my to walk the grey this past fri and sat. So Friday I go in to the apartment. She is not getting up at all, seems to not want to go outside, but I approach and reach for the latches. She immediately starts growling HARD. I backed off because it was obviously startling. Tried again and her ears went back, snarling more, barking, pretty intense too. This was repeated both Saturday when I tried and today. I tried coaxing her up with a treat? To get her excited and wanting to go out maybe. Didn't work. I go for the latches with my hand and she freaks out. Really aggressive snarling and growling. The owner says she is maybe just being difficult, doesn't want to go outside. Maybe doesn't see me as the alpha?? I don't want to respond to the grey with anger or aggression obviously, but I do not think it would be wise to try and open the crate when she is in that state. I feel it's a warning to have me back off. So, why is this suddenly happening and happening every time the past three times I've tried to walk her? How can it be remedied or is this a thing now? I have to admit it is pretty scary to see her act like this. Thank you for any advice.

Thanks everyone!! The owner says she rarely does that same thing when being put in the crate. She also suggested the treat idea when she first gets in the crate. It just sounds aggressive to me. Probably because it's scary. It happens right as she's turning around after entering the crate, door shutting, me reaching for the latch. The few times it has happened it follows this exact pattern. Kinda interesting, but startling! lol. Thanks again everyone!

So I take out my neighbors Grey a couple days a week. Sometimes when I'm putting her back in the crate she will go right into the crate, turn around and quite aggressively it feels give me two quick barks when I'm latching the locks. It really scares the crap out of me. Should I be concerned? Is this normal? Why does she do that? We have ZERO issues besides that.