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Originally Posted by Rocky-Baby  I can't even walk him. He'll bite his leash and it becomes "his toy" - he'll literally GO for you if you try to get the leash to walk him. The craziest bark I've ever heard - and I've had rottweilers, malamutes, even other terriers - I have NEVER had a dog try to attack me like Rocky does. When you try to pet him he bites you every. time. We tried crate training after the first week or so of getting 0 sleep with him in our room. Then he just got meaner and meaner. We bought a huge puppy play pen, hoping to teach him some gratitude, kindness, like getting out of the pen is a "privaledge" so you should behave (aka no bite when being pet, no jump and try and bite the face when person's at your level - aka just act like an effing dog WITHOUT rabies!!!). I have tried everything and he has just gotten more and more aggressive. I got him from the LIAR'S website puppypetite.com - which is not like a house like they show online, you drive 2 hours to find it's a friggin MILL. He poo's and pee's where he sleeps - we've tried everything from pee sprays to dog litter to news paper with hormone pee spray to walking (but you heard how that goes - and we've tried with leash and harness and leash with COLLAR - he just goes INSANE) - the same with when he eats or has a toy he likes - if you attempt to pet him he tries to take your head off and acts like a tazmanian devil. =( |
I wanted to add one more thing - you know he was caged all the time at the place you got him from - so that is sure to scare him and dogs don't 'show' gratitude for something....getting out of a pen shouldn't be a privledge ...his pen should be a safe place a dog
wants to be in - not used as punishment.
He's going to associate that playpen with living in a tiny cage. Maybe try an ex-pen where he is still with you yet not enclosed like a mill cage.
Not to sound awful - but you seem REALLY stressed out. I'm sorry for your illness but dogs do sense stress and flipping out over his behavior will never help him - it may just make him worse. He needs patience and consistency....if that doesn't work for you - then maybe you should think of re-homing him so someone can work with him - your plate just may be too full to handle a puppy,