@taikamiya720 Honestly? I get the feeling it's what OP is doing that is what's causing this dog to (eventually) lunge and snap etc. It's pretty obvious, to me at least, OP is not respecting this dog's boundaries and personal space. Not all dogs have a character to be cuddled with. This dog likes to get affection from its own people and that should be ok. It's a shar pei, that's a breed trait. I do think the owners have the responsibility to be clear about this to OP though because this is becoming a dangerous situation. Especially since this is a rescue. But for example, I have a dog near to me that has a bit of a nervous character, and even though I have known this dog for a couple of years and he often plays with my own dog, I'm still not gonna put my face right in his face. It's not a thing of "he has to be well behaved!". If you know a dog gets anxious from something, you see them wanting to get out of a situation, why put them in it in the first place? OP wants affection from this dog but that is not gonna happen, at least not by force. This is how you get bit in the face by a scared rescue who has been giving many warnings.