I have thought about a trainer, but these are his issues: he's a separation anxiety dog, and he is food aggressive and sometimes snaps at people along with the barking. The snapping is enough to get him put down in Virginia! I can't believe they'd do that to this poor little guy, but he's not legally allowed to be adopted out by any rescue group if they notice that he snaps at people. I do not want to give him away, by any means, and I got him from the shelter with a case of kennel cough that kept him so sad and just laying there. MY guess is that's the only way he got out of being PTS!
I am job hunting now, and cannot afford a trainer, so this is the only forum I have for ideas about barking.
One question though: could constantly correcting him make him fearful? Could it add to his need to snap at people? If it's in anxiety? Or fear?
Callie |