My 6 month old spoodle viciously attacks me when she gets excited. Is this normal? Will it go away?
She'll smell something in the grass that activates her prey drive, I think, run around in circles, then lunge at me and very viciously bite me on the hand or arm. She has a naturally soft mouth so it doesn't hurt too much unless she hits a nerve. She's never broken skin doing this. She does this with her other parent as well.
Looking for ways to mitigate this, or prevent it from happening ever again.
To be clear, 99% of the time she is a normal, calm dog. She plays with other dogs just fine and loves showering strangers with puppy love. This only happens when she gets really excited and she only does it to us.
Thanks!
Posted Jun 22, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC