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My dogs all bark whenever something is different. It's NOT agressive, but more like fearful or unsure. There's not an agressive bone in their bodies. Is Mylo actually trying to attack or is he just barking? Vicki

How does he try to "dominate" other dogs? What are his aggressive behaviors besides barking? Barking is annoying, but it's not necessarily aggressive. Sometimes it's a lot more frustration than anything. What kind of training have you done with him -- what commands and tricks does he know? Would you be willing to implement something like Nothing In Life Is Free? Have you discussed Mylo's behavior with your vet? Sometimes medication really is needed, at least for awhile so you can work on retraining. A stressed, anxious dog doesn't learn well.

Mylo is not a jerk......he is only acting out in a defensive way, the only way he knows how. He needs to be worked with one on one and it can not be a part-time thing. When he misbehaves be firm.......with a NO. I know you work and have school but when you are home with him tether him to your belt so he has be be with you at all times and you have control of his movements. I would keep a leash on him when he is not tether to you so when he does misbehave you can grab the leash and give him a pull and do the firm NO........Short commands and frimness.......I am not a crate fan but when you are

Tia, do I remember correctly that Mylo had several owners before you? His barking at the men in boots and children's sudden arm movements reminds me very much of several of our rescues who had been abused in their past lives before we got them. He could very well be reacting to something from his past that was extremely unpleasant. In which case avoidance has been the only answer I have found, unfortunately as much as we would like we can't make what happened to them in the past go away we can only give them the love they never had..

Rather than responding immediately to your thread, I decided to wait and see what else would be revealed. I don't think Mylo is a jerk. I think he is a very confused dog who may (or may not) have been abused before you got him. I think that right now he is receiving mixed-messages. Paws4me mentioned NLIF, and I abide by this completely. Our dogs may not be the best-behaved dogs on the block, but they DO listen when I tell them what to do (they do NOT listen to my husband, which is an issue but not a big one). You need to decide on a proper training program for Mylo and get your par