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[quote=Anonymous]In dog world encounters, one dog gets to be the sniffer and one the sniffed dog.  Then they change.  The first dog to be sniffed is the more submissive dog and it submits to being sniffed by the more dominant dog.  This ritual quickly establishes place and order between two dogs and when they can't accomplish it, a fight or negative interaction (barking, snarling etc.) breaks out.

You snuck up on your dog and attempted to sniff him fairly aggressively near his face, a vulnerable part of his body (the anus and genitals are the socially accepted sniffing areas).  Apparently he does not view you as higher than him and he bit you for this transgression.  At the very least, this communication is interesting information, certainly.  You need to work with your dog not just on aggression per se, but on social order in your home.

If I were to sniff my dog (another beagle), she would roll over and show her belly.  I have done this many times to determine if she has rolled in something and smells bad.  A beagle mix that won't allow you to smell her is going to be hard to work with.  It's not so much an aggression issue as an issue of "I'm in charge here."[/quote]

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