Originally Posted by dogs4jen

I think Iggy might have a serious temperament problem. He has been getting more and more unfriendly to anyone coming into the house, so much so that I put him in his crate before they come in. It seemed playful at first, but it got worse and I realized that it wasn't playful, and he also started redirecting his biting at me. Sunday we took him into the pet food store and at first he was friendly toward the employee who pet him, and then growled at her. Today I took him for a walk at the civic center and he tried to go after another person walking. He redirected his frustration at me and ripped a big hole in my pants and bit me several times, not enough to break the skin, but it was pretty scary.
I've pm'd the woman from the rescue, but do you think this is a phase or something that can be trained out of him?
Jen