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Originally Posted by AddieandMiaMom  These are all great ideas, and I have one more since he bites people. Have a toy or some treats waiting by your door when people come over. These are things he does not get from you, only from people coming into your home or strangers you meet on the street as training develops. When someone walks into your home, with him on leash, have them throw the toy or treat in his direction making sure they don't make eye contact with him. If he starts barking, lead him from the room. Once he is calm, lead him back in the room and again, the visitor will give treat or toy. He only gets these things when he is quiet and calm.
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I wanted to add that a couple of my shortcomings in training have been consistency and sticking with a particular method.
Be consistent with corrections and praise, otherwise your dog will be confused and won't learn right from wrong.
Don't give up on a particular method. One method may work at first, then stop working, at which time I usually start looking for another method. Wrong! The way a dog learns, storing things in short-term memory and then filing it in long-term memory makes sticking to a particular method crucial. You may have to re-teach the training method to your dog, but he will recall it faster.