I am afraid to post this because I am afraid I will get hammered, but I must.
 

I know I may get hammered for posting this, but my new baby the Pommie Bijou has apparently taken over the house in less than 4 days. He went from howling last night to this, I guess the howling is not being frightened but the alfa demanding his attention which we gave him.

Today he bit me, I am lucky I had the fleece top on or I would be bleeding, he rushed at Bandit two times and for no reason. Just a minute ago he did it again, he went to chew my slipper and I told him no and tried to take it and he rushed aggressively at me. I am shocked. I am actually afraid of him.

His registered name is Devil's Rock. Now I am seeing that the guy was not joking when he said he was a devil.

Please dont chasticize me for this but I need help. He went from confused dog in a new home to extremely aggressive and obviously has assumed Alfa role, he is only 5.2 months for heavens sake, but has a big bad dog attitude, and I am scared of him. I take him up and firmly say no, but that does nothing. i dont want him to end up being afraid of me, but i cant have this behavior and I dont know how to make it go away. Poor little bandit is actually afraid of him and approaches him with his tail down and ears back, bandit was a very confident little boy, now look what has happened in just some days.

I cant have this dog take lead, especially ifhe is showing biting aggression, and it is NOT mouthing or playing. It is down right rushing with an adult tone of growl in his voice.

So this sweet little fur ball is really a very aggressive dog under the fur. I just wrote the man to ask if he ever bit anybody or if he was ever socialized.

Sournds like my dog Sam when he was a pup..... I ended up with a wonderful trainer. Really she trained me...:O).... I turned him over on his back and held his neck and made him look me in the eye while I told him firmly NO BITE...not until he looked away did I let him go. I did have to do this over and over for several hours.... and in a few days he learned I was the boss....it wasn't easy but I too was a little afraid...now he is the most precious pup around. Good luck

Oh wow, you know I tried to do that and he snarled at me so I let him go. this is what he does to me and bandit, it is not him but a perfect example of his snarling

I'm so sorry, but I had to laugh when you said the guy said he was a devil. I know it isn't funny. You are going to have to develop a very strong and deep voice and tell him no very meaningfully and then perhaps put him in his crate or something like that. You can't have that happening. He's just got an attitude and you have to be the boss. Good luck hon!:)

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He is only a puppy. He can be trained. You must not let him know you're afraid of him. With proper training he can become a great dog.

I know that, and I love him, but I am afraid, my pores stand when he does that snarling unexpectedly. I just need help. I even held him up towards me to tell him no in a rough voice and he SNARLED in my face:mad:

if your having these problems with him at such a young age i highly recommend you get a professional trainer to come to your house to see him in his element.

I say start tivoing The Dog Whisperer and see if you can get tips from him! Good luck with your little devil :D

Honestly, his pedigree registered name is Devil's Rock Corrado, the man said he saw a little devil face so he named his this from small:eek: . When I saw him he was a cute little dog with an attitude and I saw a naughtiness and dominance in him. My poor little Bandit is now afraid of him, so it means he has actually come and in four days assumed alfa over bandit? Can I correct this also? Normally dog number one is always over the newcomer dog. Bandit was definitely over scooby, but this one he seems to have taken over. So last night's howling was not fright, it was hey you smallies, come take me to where I wnt to be. I will not keep him in my room tonight. he has to earn this and when he is respectful of me, then he will come back. he can howl until the moon stops shining. I know it sounds mean, but I must do this. This dog shows no sign of fright

We will go to the dog school on Sat and I will let the trainer witness it for herself. I cant have this.

What is tivoing?:confused:

Dear Lord, that dog in the video scared me. I dont like ANY dog bearing its teeth like that at me.

I agree if he is snarling and charging at this young age he needs a professional trainer

Tivo'ing is like DVR'ing....its digitally recording your shows...

Oh thanks for the clarification. Yes, he is snarling exactly like that dog, except he is small but small or big, they bite. I wonder why he is like this? So by professional trainer do you mean I shoudl forget puppy socialization classes and go straight for the core?

Yup, that is what this Devil is doing and he is sly about it, so ýou dont know when it will come:(

if hes still a baby hes trainable he needs a really good trainer to teach mommy and daddy how to take control

I got my little girl on Sat. She cries and screeches all night long. I have her in a crate near the bed, didnt work. Put her in another room, still screaching. Last night I put her in her crate on my bed, next to my head and not a peep all night long.
I am sorry you are having these problems. You should take your dog to puppy classes, they hold them at places like petco.
Best of luck!

Yes, and I will see to that pronto, as I cant have this and he obviously is not listening to my tone of voice:(

Even though he is young there is really no way to know if he was treated poorly and maybe this is something that is a direct action from her previous home. Regardless, I would get a trainer involved to help you out so that you can nip it in the bud, and I don't blame you for being a bit afraid... teeth hurt.

As far as that video, what the heck is wrong with that guy to think its something impressive that his dog acts like that. I hope he gets HIS arm bit the jerk :thumbdown

I live in Germany hon, so I wil be taking him on Sat to the Dog school Bandit attends. the head trainer there is good so I will ask her about him and see if he can help me, becuase I really like this little dog but now i am afraid of him:(

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Yes I thought so myself, nothing impressive about that dog, but I had to find a good snarler so you all can see what I mean and hear what I mean the sound of the snarling, so mine does that but rushes at the same time. He was SPOILT at the breeder and I saw that when I went to get him, he seemed to have had RUN of the house:thumbdown

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I know what you are going thru. My pom is very aggressive when I try to get by her face to clean her eyes, or get something form her. SHe has bitten me and if she has something or doesn't want me to pick her up to put her on the floor she will snarl and go after me. I did take her to class when she was young but she is just aggressive when she wants to be. When I take her to the vet she couldn't be sweeter and will let me wipe her eyes open her mouth so I am sure the vets think I an crazy when I say she is aggressive. Maya came from a petstore so I thought maybe it was bad breeding. SHe can also be so loving on her terms. I definately think training will help. SHe is also a terrible barker.

i would say you should take him straight to behavioral school. Skip the socialization until after you both are finished with the professional trainer. In the meantime if you have any male human in the house regularily see if he can tell him no. Sometimes dogs will listen more so to males because of their deep voice than females. But that doesnt mean that when you bring him to the professional trainer the man gets to do all the punishing make sure that you do it as well if not more so that the dog knows that you are also in charge not just the male.

Don't blame the dog.
 

I feel sorry for the dog in the video, that guy was intentionally trying to get him to growl. Looked like a Michael Vick wanna be to me. :mad:

Oh, but Bandit is such an angel I can stick my foot in his mouth he can care less because he knows I am boss. He had tried to be boss but he lost the fight:D , I am sure he wil try again but I know how to deal with him:D , he has never snarled at me tho, but sometimes will be stubborn and wont listen. But this little devil geeze:mad:

Ha, forget males in the house my husband is a wuss when it comes to dog discipline, he will let them rule him:thumbdown . I will take him to the school, matter of fact, I will call the trainer tomorrow and see if she meets before sat. Sure, I should be there as he or she trains.

That video scared me and Xavier!!!!! The guy seemed like a total jerk! Ugh. Good luck with training your dog...I'm sure it'll end up fine :)