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Originally Posted by BentleyB  Thank you for your comments.
I will have to say that it is a "good" spoiled. He gets toys, love and treats when he is being a good boy. He is crated for sleep and is also put in the crate when I am away at school (only an hour or two at a time). He is potty trained, which took a lot of work, and he only has accidents if we do not watch him - which has happened twice in the past month and a half... other than that he sits by the door, rings the bell and goes potty outside.
We have done a good job of letting him know who's boss, but I think what we may be doing wrong is not being 100% concrete in our punishment of bad behavior. This is our first dog, ever, and I feel that I am only worried that he will be aggressive.
Yes, we plan to get him neutered, though he has amazing blood lines and all papers. I just do not wish to have a sire - he is for companionship, not mating, in my eyes.
We are trying our best to correct bad behaviors, but really do not wish to result to violence to get the results. As I had stated, I will hold his mouth closed, saying "NO" and he seems to get it at that moment... I was mainly asking for advice to see if others have had this issue and what they had done to rectify the situation.
My fiance and I have no children, this is our child, and we are doing what we can, but seem to need advice from others.
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It is very important to be consistent when trying to correct a problem, if not the dog gets confused.
I'm not sure that holding his mouth shut is very effective. Your reaction must be quick and short.
If he were playing too rough with playmates, they would yelp loud andthe refuse to play with him. If he were playing too rough with his mother, she would snap at him, not hurting him, just to let him know to stop.
You could try either of those methods. It also might help to find him some play mates. They will let him know that he is being too rough.
Try to picture dogs playing and how they communicate.