A 7-month-old female Golden Retriever was referred for owner-directed aggression occurring during intense emotional arousal and characterised by a limited ability to down-regulate arousal and inhibit impulsive motor patterns. Episodes were most frequently triggered by restraint or physical contact (including during vehicle entry/exit) and by attempts to remove acquired objects and had resulted in grade-3 bites per the Dunbar bite scale. Clinical assessment was consistent with…
