Your dog needs to see that you are the dominant one. One way our trainer said to show that we are dominant is to hold the dog on there back. If they try to get away or bite then just put them right back on their back. Once they stop moving around and they are calm, you can put them down. When you put a dog on their back then you are showing you are dominant. Btw, don't give up on this one. It took us a real long time to finally get Rosie to be calm on her back. We now hold her like a baby and she loves it.
Another way to show that you are dominant is to take them on long walks with you being in front.
Also, do not pull away when your dog bites. I know this is easier said than done, but if you pull away when your dog bites then that teaches them that biting is the way to get their way. Put the dog on their back even, hold them behind their neck like someone else suggested it. Do this even if they are trying to bite you, and show them biting does not get their way.
Once you show you are the dominant one, your dog will stop acting like this. Read more about dog psychology and how to be more dominant. Once we learned to be more dominant, we had less problems with Rosie.
Also, it might not be a bad idea to search for crate training. There were several good posts about that. Rosie absolutely loves her crate after we learned how to crate train her properly.
Lastly, like everyone else mentioned, obeidence school will help too. They will teach the command drop it and leave it that will be helpful in your situation.
Sorry for the long post. I hope this helps. |