my 10 ten month old dog ( retriever ) gets aggressive if we try and force him to leave the room or even ask him. He seems to want to be the master in the house.
He has already bitten myself couple of times .
Any suggestions.

Hi Spencer, at 10 months it is not good you must get to a good training school dont push your dog into having a go at you if it will not come out of the room when you call it go and get a tit bit put it under dogs nose walk away and call dogs name if he comes make a fuss of him and give tit bit and you will find that your dog will start to take notice of you. becareful regards jackie.

thanks for the advice . will try it tonight.

Slightly different situation but you may be able to adapt the training to suit you.
To stop my 2 Elks from running at the front door when someone calls and bowling them over I have put a baby gate 1/2 way up my hallway.When someone arrives I go to the door and say 'behind the gate' and the dogs go to the inside of the gate and wait for me to release them.I used to shut the gate but don't need to now.
Start by putting the gate where ever it is needed and put hold a treat in your hand.Encourage the dog to go through while giving your command,shut the gate and reward the dog.Release the dog and repeat a couple of times.They soon get used to the command and theres no confrontation.
Hope this helps,Archer

Take it from me Spencer, sort it out or he WILL attack again. He is just a baby now and already he is getting out of control. If you do a search you will find several threads on Retrievers attacking and being aggressive. Get him to a reputable behaviourist, enrol in obedience classes and make him learn his position in the pack, THE BOTTOM!!

Good luck Spencer.
Dawn.

How long has he been getting aggressive for ? And what did you do to him the couple of times he bit you ?

Margaret

unfortunately, i smack his noce an d tols him off and sent him to another room which did not make him happy.

Hi Spencer,

Your boy is a teenager at the moment and has raging hormones!!! :D He is trying you out to see what he can get away with and what he can't.

You need to get some basic obedience done at a reward and motivation based training class, and use this training around the home.

Don't confront him, because if you push him too far, he may just snap and then you will have more problems. Instead of forcing him, encourage him by using a training exercise and treats.

Teach him to wait and then teach him to come (your trainer will be able to help) and use this when you want him to go out of the room. This way you are not arguing with him and cause more confrontations, you are teaching him to listen and respect you and you are both having fun.

If you need to get him out of the room in the meantime (before you find a trainer), use a lead and a treat and get him to follow you out for the treat, if he argues, just put the pressure on the lead (gently) and use the food as a guide for him. Once he is out of the room, give him a little exercise to do, such as sit and give paw and reward him with the treat, then remove the lead and go back into the room without him.

:)

manda
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Thanks for that information. I will not be confrontational with him anymore. I had remove his collar all weekend and he seemed to be much happier.

Through positive encouragement his behaviour did improve.

hi spencer
im reading the dog listener by jan fennel. gives excellent ideas on preventing biting. YOU becoming the alpha male and being a good leader of the pack. it gives advise such as when preparing the dogs dinner put a cracker by the bowl and get each member of the family to take a bit then feed him. it will show him where he is within the pack.
its just advise im no professional.
em