Rage Syndrome???

[DinkyDewi]

Hi I agree with the above I do not believe your boy has rage symdrome.

I am on a Border Collie forum as well as COL and know of a women who lost her dog recently due to rage syndrome. The symptoms you have described are in no way.

She wasn't until after Bella her dog was PTS that she was informed of RAGE syndrome however she showed tell, tell signs of it.

'Bella made the journey to rainbow bridge today, she has had issues with people, she has shown her teeth and snapped and even bitten my 3 year old nephew, in the last few weeks she has attacked Holly 3 times, two of those times Holly has needed to go to the vet, she just seemed to flip and when she did she felt the need to try and kill, Holly does not fight but Bella did not stop, she would not let go of Holly, it's horrible to see and also horrible for Holly, i have two nephews and what if it had been one of them?'

This is what she posted the day Bella was PTS. Is previous months she has revealed more information on how Bella used to react and the facts are scary, she was cuddley one min, out to literally kill the next.

In my eye's as everyone else has said your boy has reacted in a way most dogs would. RAGE syndrome is a reaction out of no where, uncontrollable and essentially lethal. Your boy is fine.

[theshrew]

Im like a sleeping cocker dont wake me up or i will grumble 

[rubyduby]

My two 2 year old sisters both growl when I pick them up for bed , they get quite loud, but never bite...had this with other cockers who ranged from moaning to growling / roarin........
 

[dal55]

Cassie decides it's time for bed  when she feels like it and  I have never known a dog that likes her "kip" so much ! She takes herself off to bed upstairs about 8, occasionally comes down if she hears one of us go in the kitchen. If we need to move her for any reason we say her name softly or, touch her lightly . As others say,   I don't  like being suddenly woken to be moved especially if I was comfy in the first place.
Why move your dog We all know that Cockers like their comfort so eventually they would move to their proper bed .................... is it comfy enough ??
Will this "rage " thing ever stop   I have only  been with the forum for about 3 years and never known anyone saying for def that their dog suffered from it and from the amount of cockers owners on here it MUST be more than rare now ,if it did indeed ever exist

[JeffandAnnie]

I have only  been with the forum for about 3 years and never known anyone saying for def that their dog suffered from it and from the amount of cockers owners on here it MUST be more than rare now ,if it did indeed ever exist

I think one COLer did tragically lose a cocker to rage not long ago. I have a "real" friend who has kept cockers throughout her life, and she lost one to rage a few years ago too, and from her description it is a frightening condition, with the dog behaving like how rabid dogs are described by horror writers. OP's cocker has reacted grumpily to being woken up.

[ollie nathan's mum]

I lose an American cocker to rage 18years ago, it was a very painfully experience. Believe me your dog does not have rage.

[PennyB]

A way I have of 'waking' sleeping dogs if I need to move them is to call them to have a treat or in my case its for them to go to the loo before bed then they have a treat.

If you must wake/move him when he's asleep try to not physically do it but call from a distance and reward with a treat then redirect him where you want. Simples

[bajoleth]

Personally I think the problem lies in your expectations of him(i.e when and where you think he should sleep), you state in your post that you move him as 'its not time for bed or to get him in his own bed'. Firstly he is still a pup and even though Cockers are busy little dogs they do like their sleep Mine are 2 and 3 now and spend quite a lot of time dozing in various places at various times of the day. In my opinion he is getting irritable because he is tired. Mine will sleep 90% on the kitchen floor 10% on their beds, I think they would be better off sleeping on their beds they think otherwise but Its their choice, if you mean you need to wake him to get him in a crate etc for the night then I would wake him by calling and treating as several others have mentioned
Dogs will sleep when they are tired not when its 'time', sounds to me like you have a well behaved little gem there and should be proud of how well behaved he is, it can be strtling when they growl but they growl for a reason , he is letting you know he doesn't want to be woken up , if he was biting without growling as a warning then I would be worried.