He acts scared..?..?

looking for some advice! Since i got clyde at 9 weeks, he learned how to sit and give paw realy quickly. He was rewarded with a treat and praise. But all of a sudden infact just 10 mins or so ago i had a bit of chicken and asked him to sit and he cowered down and looked soo scared and woudnt take the chicken. I felt really guilty!! lol....

i'm not sure, is he in pain anywhere?

no hes not in pain, he only does this with me....... and sits next to ma hubby when hes like this, he normaly acts like this at nyt when he sences im goin to my bed and he knows hes to go to his crate......I think hes just playin me...lol

Did you do anything different when you askd him to sit?

maybe he heard a noise that scared him..
we were outside once and there was a real faint gun shot.. within a second Jethro was a quivering mess!!

Funny enough Blondy has done this a few times but it doesn't last long i think she was just having an off day. Maybe the same Clyde

yes it didnt last long, i came indoors and he wasnt log at my back wanting up on my knee. lol

I'm sure you must have given him some sort of body language he didn't like without you realising, they're so quick at that sort of thing!

Their very sensitive it might even of been a certain tone in your voice or in mine in my case.

I think hes not scared just giving you respect.
My boy does this with my hubby as he veiws him as the dominant one.
when you put your boys food down its fine he will probably eat but hand feeding is different and what you have explained is respect
Dont feel cruel its nothing you have done and apart from when you eat and your dog jumping up to your plate and helping himself its good that he shows you respect this way.

forgot to add -Your dog is now maturing and his natural instincts are showing through when there is food the dominant one will eat then so on as you say he only does it with you and not your hubby.
What he thinks is you as the dominant one is making a challenge over the chicken and hes giving you respect he wont take the chicken or the challenge.
What you are doing is giving him a treat, hes not reading that hes seeing it differently.
Oh the drama of a dog!!!!!!!

thanx gem, makes alot of sence x