It was about that time (four months) when Rowdy started "acting up". He wouldn't listen, would do what he wanted and the most annoying thing is that he would bark at us incessently when he wanted us to play or do something he thought we were not doing. He was getting out of control. I really didnt' know what to do with him so I thought about what his canine mom might do if he were being such a bad boy.
What worked to stop the unwanted behavior was to grab him by his harness and shake him - like his canine mom might do (pick him up by the scruff of the neck and shake him). It only took a couple of times and then he would look at me like, "She is crazy so I'd better not do that anymore". I didn't shake him hard at all - I just startled him. The correction stopped all that "terrible twos" behavior and it has never returned. He's almost 10 months old now and he is an angel in the behavior department. He definitely knows that I am the alpha and it has really worked out well.
I don't know if this will help you, but you might give it a try. Good luck!
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