my dog attacks me when i punish him, what should i do?

Question

i have a two year old cockapoo(cockerspaniel + poodle) and he is a dominant male that is fixed. he has a potty training problem and every time i try to correct him when he goes in the house, he attacks me. he is crate trained. he also attacks any other dogs in sight and cant get along with my cat. he also cant stand little kids that like to play. there are a lot of little kids in my neighborhood and i dont want him to attack any more dogs or any little kids and have myself sewed. please help me!!!!

Answer 1

What are you doing to"correct" him?

Answer 2

Work with a trainer on his aggression issues. If you can't afford that, you might want to consider finding a home for him where someone can work with that because the problem is partly the aggression in the dog and partly (I am guessing) how you address him going in the house, but you have said it isn't just the potty training, but he attacks dogs, cats and could attack kids because he hates them.
Your best bet may be to rehome him and do some research on how to potty train and correct a dog, what to do to socialize a dog with other animals and with people, and get your next potential pet temperament tested before bringing it home.

Answer 3

Either you are not correcting him right or he just isn't the kind of dog that handles punishment well. Without more information on how you punish your dog, I can't say more than that you need to take him to a training class. If he doesn't respond well to properly administered choke collar corrections or similar punishment-based trainings, you may need to do positive reinforcement training. I have two Goldens that responded best to choke collar training but those kinds of training were totally counterproductive with my Lab. She doesn't like to be man-handled and growls until anyone messing with her backs off. However, using crate training and just a bit of dog psychology and teaching her to pair certain words with actions, she has become one of the best trained dogs I know. Some dogs will not respond to punishment. Even so, your dog can't be too large for you to pick up and physically put in his crate. Try asking your vet or vet techs how to safely do this. That can be done when you speak with your vet about your dog's problems. They could be medical.

Answer 4

How are you punishing him?

Try keeping his leash on, and tied to you all the time. It will keep him in a less dominant mindset, and you will be able to give a corrective pull on the leash, keeping you out of harm's way.

As to the children, you need to nip that in the bud right away. Get a muzzle. Take him for walks near the children. Any aggression gets a sharp corrective tug. Don't be gentle. If he doesn't learn, he may hurt someone and face euthanization. You are saving his life with "tough love".

Consider classes or a trainer. It's not as expensive as it seems. You will learn how to train so that you don't make his problems worse, and get some hints, tips and suggestions from a professional.

Answer 5

dont let him be dominant! ( I'm going to get alot of flack for this!) if he bites you , grab him by the neck, hold him againt a wall, never break eye contact first, show your teeth, and make a vebal assult that would embarass a pro wrestler. do this until he looks away and submits( wont look you in the eyes, or pisses him self) and now you must act like the alpha in the relationship. or you've wasted your time. It amazes me all these people saying you did something wrong! It's a dog and lucky to have a home, love, and a free meal. have you ever seen the dogs in a mexico city? they have to be aggessive/ submissive to survive

Answer 6

What are you doing to correct him? if he feels the need to attack you, than you may be doing something wrong. as for the other things he does, you should get a trainer. Or (last resort) it might be better for you and the people and dogs in you neighborhood if you got rid of him.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Save yourself a lot of grief & get rid of the dog now, before someone is bitten or attacked. It's just a matter of time before it happens, since he's already attacking other animals. You may be "sued" if you don't act now.

Answer 9

Amanda, if any of this is true, you need a professional dog trainer to work with you and your dog. Your dog has become the leader of the pack and you have zero credibility in his eyes. Until and unless you have him trained properly, you will be at risk of law suits and years of grief.

-MM

Answer 10

not to be rude but i'm gonna guess he got away with a lot of things when he was little..you may have spoiled him a bit too much and now he knows that he is in charge and he is basically telling you that..don't back down..you need to be firm..i would try training classes for your benifit and his..sounds like you need it..i don't think this is gonna be something you can really fix on your own without some professional help..maybe something you could try is, when he goes in the house, don't say a word to him, grab him by the scruff of his neck to get his attention and say "NO"..trust me they hate being held by their neck and if you can get to it, you'll have his attention..or, you could try a can with coins in it and shake it when he does pees with a firm no..that way your no where near him and they hate loud sounds..good luck..but try the training classes, please!

Answer 11

Take him to PetSmart...for training...they do wonders there. They train him and for you they teach how to deal with their attitude.
My grandma had a poodle she watched and was the same way.
They are good at what they do and if you don't have a PetSmart by you...ask your vet...Training is needed and they could help you and let you know who does that in your area.