| Re: puppy getting very mean
seems like your dogs is displaying resource guarding behaviors. i`m not a training expert or anything, but my recommendation would be first off, you have a small dog. you should easily be able to get trash cans that he cannot get into. human food is very tempting to a dog and him being able to get to it is going to bring out those guarding behaviors. he is small enough that with a little diligence and some covered cans, that should be easy enough to prevent. of course this will not cure his underlying problem, but it should reduce the temptation anyways. for help with his guarding behaviors, i would suggest talking to a trainer who specializes in behavioral problems. the bottom line is if he is holding something and growling, the last thing you want to do is yell at him or chase him--you will just hype him up and cause more problem behavior. once you get him to drop it, do not scold him or hit him. if you can get him to come to you and take a treat from you and drop the item, that is awesome. try crouching down and calling him to you with the sweetest voice possible while holding out a treat. dogs are not stupid, if you are yelling or talking in a stern voice, hes not going to come to you if he thinks he is getting in trouble. if you are advancing towards him, he is going to be more likley to be aggressive towards you. he will also be more likley to be aggressive when he feels cornered. positive reinforcement is going to go much further with your dog than forcing her into a submissive roll. we tried that with our dog and it only made things worse. before trying aversive training methods, i would suggest looking up resource guarding behaviors and also enrolling your dog in a puppy training class. its not only training for the dog, its training for thier humans too. your dog is not acting like a wolf, he is acting like a dog who is trying to protect a valuable resource to him. you need to help him see that he is not going to be punished by giving up the resource. instead, he will be rewarded. IMO, your dog should submit to you because he respects you and because he wants to, not because he is afraid of you. what kind of a relationship is that?i'm no expert, but if i were having this problem with my dog, this is what i would do: i would start by offering him treats for his toys. each time he has a toy in his mouth, call him to you and offer him a small treat in exchange for the toy. when he steals something like a sock, don't chase him, again crouch down and offer him a treat in exchange for the sock. that way, when he steals a more high value item, he will be more likley to come to you and give up the item. the bottom line is you want the item back, and you don't want him to act like cujo. if he is willing to come to you, then it will be alot easier. even if you are forced to pry the item from his mouth, you should still NOT yell or punish him. | 
You were saying you tried to lure her out with a treat. I understand where you were coming from but really all it did was give a positive reinforcment for aggressive behavior. The only suggestion i could give as to what i would do is try and get her out from under whatever she was hiding under and turn her on her back exposing her belly. This is typical dominant stance. She obviously will go insane but just try and hold her there until she calms down. This is amature advice at best so please anyone who knows better correct me. I hope this helps. Good luck!
). The only time an Alpha dog would flip another on it's back would be to kill it - not show dominance. Any other time this behavior would be offered up as an appeasement gesture from a lower ranking pack member, never forced. Let's keep in mind that we are not dogs, our dogs know we are not dogs and there is no way on this earth that we as humans could ever emulate dog behavior, so why try? Instead let's show leadership, not dominance, leadership. 
