Hi everyone,
New to the forum! My husband and I just adopted a 9 week old cockapoo/sheltie mix named Maverick. He lost his mother when he was very young, and received no training or reprimanding from his foster mother.
I thought the easiest way to train this puppy would be to assert my dominance over him. I have seen very passive dogs and they are so easy to train. I was raised with puppies but I admit my mom did most of the training and I've never dealt with a rescue before.
He bites constantly, no matter how much I say no sternly, say ouch, flick his mouth, pinch his bottom (something I've heard the mothers do to teach their pups). He just barks very snarkily and gets more aggressive.
Also, he is fine in his crate, but when he is confined to the kitchen (where he has to be when we go to work, he freaks out and cries really loudly, and even managed to escape.
I'm so frustrated, especially because I can't just tell him to respect me and behave. Advice??!
New to the forum! My husband and I just adopted a 9 week old cockapoo/sheltie mix named Maverick. He lost his mother when he was very young, and received no training or reprimanding from his foster mother.
I thought the easiest way to train this puppy would be to assert my dominance over him. I have seen very passive dogs and they are so easy to train. I was raised with puppies but I admit my mom did most of the training and I've never dealt with a rescue before.
He bites constantly, no matter how much I say no sternly, say ouch, flick his mouth, pinch his bottom (something I've heard the mothers do to teach their pups). He just barks very snarkily and gets more aggressive.
Also, he is fine in his crate, but when he is confined to the kitchen (where he has to be when we go to work, he freaks out and cries really loudly, and even managed to escape.
I'm so frustrated, especially because I can't just tell him to respect me and behave. Advice??!