My 10 week old puppy’s behaviour hit like a tornado. Everything seemed to be going well. The exercise, the tricks he learnt, house-training. So where did this aggressive behaviour crop up from? His “temperament” said he might be aggressive towards dogs—not his owners! So why is my dog biting me aggressively? No, it’s not scary because he’s a puppy but it sure hurts and seeing him snarl and use all his strength to bite me—and injure me—is not a good thing. I am confused and upset, mostly because I feel it’s my fault. What information am I following that is incorrect? What am I doing wrong?
It isn’t like I have a Rottweiler or something. Benji is not meant to be so vicious. Yes, he’s a tough dog. He’s a cattle dog. But he’s not supposed to bite me and act aggressively. I thought I was doing all the things to make him “submissive” and know his rank like: making him sit and do “down” before his meals, walking in the door before him and making sure he doesn’t walk ahead of me on leash. I don’t give him human food, I don’t let him on the couch or bed and I don’t allow him to nip me—even playfully. I guess training Benji is going to be a whole new dilemma. I’m not giving up on him—no matter how much time, money and effort it costs me. I know he’s a good, smart dog inside and he just needs a strong, patient alpha dog. I have SO MUCH behaviours to correct, I really feel overwhelmed. Like his super loud barking when nobody is home. Even the neighbours are beginning to complain! I’m pretty miserable. But a lot of people have been able to turn aggressive, vicious and abused dogs into pets so I should be able to turn an impressionable puppy into a pet too!
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