This needs to be addressed quickly before it becomes his norm for behavior. He is resource guarding.
Please seek out some local obedience training classes and sign him up! You want a place which teaches positive reinforcement. You can find one here:
http://www.apdt.com/petowners/choose...nersearch.aspx
Everyone in the family, ages 8 and older, must attend each and every class. In a one hour class, your dog does not learn much. The HUMANS learn how to read their dog's body language, and how to train. Homework and practices are critical between classes. Everyone attending class needs to do the homework and practices with the dog during the week, in between. In this way, each of you will be practicing working with the dog, and the dog will learn to bond with each of you and want to please each of you.
It doesn't help if the dog only obeys Mom and no one else. This is why each person has to do the practices.
Good for you to seek out help now, while this behavior is new. This is the beginning sign of a future bully (as in school yard bully), and it needs to be addressed. Being in rescue, I've taken in 2 bullies, thank goodness 2 years apart. It takes lots of time and patience to work the dog OUT of this behavior once it is ingrained. Please get to class NOW, while the dog is young and the behavior is new.
I also suggest removing the bed for now, and toys ONLY come out during a play session, then they get put away again. If the dog won't engage in the play session, walk away and later once the dog has moved to something else and left the toy, pick it up and put it away. Doing these things will keep everyone safe until you can get to classes.
Best wishes, and let us know how it goes!
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