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First of all, striking any dog, let alone a relatively new dog, will only teach him to mistrust you and make him more defensive toward you than ever. Likely he'll bite first and ask questions later if you keep hitting him and his biting will escalate. Just give him a rehabilitation program and make yourself a new pet - one that has learned over time how to behave as you want.

I'd start him on one of the free Nothing In Life Is Free programs available on the internet and get him to understand that you are his pack leader and that he gets nothing in his life that he doesn't perform a command you give in order to get. Shortly, it will become absolutely clear to him that you are his loving leader, that you give him commands in an upbeat and not militant, off-putting tone of voice and that you make it fun for him to do what you ask and then he gets his meal, to go out to potty, gets his toy or his chewie or gets to go for his walk or gets to jump up on the couch with you - but none of it comes his way until he's done what you requested. Then and only then do you allow him to get what he needs, thus teaching him he needs to obtain your favor in order to get his needs met - the same lesson dogs in the wild soon learn from the alpha dog when they join a new pack. But be upbeat and make the commands something he'll want to do because you are enthusiastic and baiting him with your attitude and tone of voice, body language. He'll happily join in and love this NILIF program quickly. Most dogs love performing and getting their reward and your pleased "gooooood boy" praise and smile. Lots of rewards in it for them and they learn to respect and trust you above all.

You'll need to spend time re-training him not to bite in fear or reaction when he awakens. Don't allow him to sleep on your lap or nearby as long as he is habitually biting you. As soon as he drifts off to sleep or you notice him sleeping on or near you, awaken him and make him relocate and don't permit him to go to sleep near you for a few weeks until he is retrained. And when he does awaken, first thing you do is offer him a luscious, diverting treat or toss a squeaky toy or ball across the room to divert his attention from you and get his mind moving in a different direction from that of hostile biting. As soon as he takes the treat or goes for the ball, praise him and act excited that he's performed this wonderful feat - a far better way to go than waiting for a bite and hitting him. If he tries to approach you shortly after awakening, before you get to a treat or a toy, get up and stop him and re-direct his attention by clapping your hands or snapping your fingers until you've gotten to his treat/toy to provide to him, thus starting to re-direct his bad habit.

Next, you will need to actually obedience train your dog and teach him impulse control and to learn to obey your spoken word by starting him out with short 5 min. sessions x2 or 3 times a day, always giving the commands in an upbeat voice and treating him as soon as he gets his trick right with lots of praise to follow. Teach him all the usual obedience tricks and over time he'll learn that obeying what you say gets him lots of positive reinforcement and reward - far more than disobeying you.

An obedience-trained dog who works regularly with you learning new things and getting lots of positive reinforcement will not want/need to bite you and in fact, will over time totally reshape his behavior in the training and bonding process to that of a happy, loving pet as long as he's happy, healthy and has his needs met.