Yeah, that’s not “play”. That’s aggression. I’d bet that there has either been some serious negative reinforcement associated with “getting the finger” in that household with that particular dog (read “abuse”), or that is one dog with some serious inherent aggression issues that needs some serious training/behavior modification/medication etc…
Qualifications: Actual Veterinarian with significant behavior training.
This kind of thing isn’t cute or funny. Despite being small, this dog is dangerous. Even small dog bites can cause serious injury or infection, particularly with the elderly or with small children. It’s all fun and games until someone gets a serious infection, or loses sensation in a finger because a freakily accurate bite compromises a nerve etc…
