My 4 year old dog just started biting? how can I stop it? PLEASE HELP!!!!?

Question

My dog is 4 years old. he is a beagle. he is excellent with my 2 yearold son and vice versa.

He still has accidents in the home. I took him to the doctor but it doesn''t seem to be an infection. psychological. This dog has never been beat or anything. He pees in the house regularily so we began to put him in a confined area instead of sleeping on his bed in the living room. we had too. Then he recently began sleeping on the couch when we are not home. he will not listen when I say "get down". Then I go to move him and he bit me. Just a nip but still an attempt. He does not come in when asked and will sit outside for hours. If you try to get him he will bite. He drew blood on my mother-in-law yesterday. I am scared for my son. is there anyway to fix this. He used to listen but now he doesn't , he constantly pisses in the house, rolls in p**p, will eat all day long if he could, will NOT listen and now he is biting. This is all NEW behavior (except the peeing). Is there anything I can do. i CAN NOT have a biting dog around a 2 year old. I am starting dog training in september but will it help with biting?

Answer 1

Why does this dog, that has all of these problems running freely in your house when you are not home?

He is not having accidents...he is marking his territory!!!

Why is it people buy or get "WORKING" dogs and expect them to be house pets?

First off you have a dog that has made himself right at home ruling YOUR roost!

You need a crate..if you don't have one get one. He should not be allowed to run around your house like that esp. if he is showing aggression. You are doing nothing but helping him exert his control!

I would also put him in it at night...no more free house period!

Everytime this dog bites I would grab his snout and squeeze while giving the "no bite" command. If he continues to bite, add more pressure till he whines.

As far as outside..put him on a leash whether your yard is fenced in or not. He should not have access to the whole yard if he cannot listen.

Get a long lead, put it on him, take him outside, give him some slack and walk away from him a little bit then call him to you. If he does not listen snap the lead and call again. If he still does not listen real him in to you saying "come". Reward him when he gets to you, then do it all over again till he gets it on his own.

If he bites you every time you get onto him about something invest in a e-collar...they work as long as used properly.

You need to let this dog know that it is your home and you are the boss.

You need to give him something to do...he is a working dog not a house dog. He has genetic hunting traits used to track down game...they are natural at this.

You definitely need to get him into some kind of class for both of you to learn. Maybe you can enroll him in a agility or tracking class for beginners after you get his obedience training down without faults.

He is bored and needs something to do!

Answer 2

I don't know why he's behaved properly in the past, but his current actions SHOUT his claim that HE is Alpha Pack Leader, and as such, it IS his right to discipline you, and biting is how alpha dogs discipline the dogs under them.

You are NOT Alpha Pack Leader.  As human family member, you MUST be the Pack Leader. He should not be allowed in the room with the couch when you are gone since he doesn't stay off the couch.  Actually, he should never be allowed up on the couch.  

The training is good, but you must start NOW to become Alpha Pack Leader so he doesn't bite and get thrown OUT of the training classes!

Visit the websites below - READ them thoroughly and learn how to become the Pack Leader.  Failure is NOT an option.  If you don't get him under control the SPCA will take him and put him down. -!-

Answer 3

This is NOT new behaviour.  This is a dog who has never been trained - he's not even housetrained and he's 4 years old!    Very simply - this dog has no respect for you and thinks he's in charge.  He should have been trained from the day he set foot in the door.  

He needs to be crate trained and housetrained just like you would with a 2 month old puppy unless you want to live with a dog peeing in the house until the day he dies.  

He needs the obedience classes, definitely to learn that he isn't the one running this household.

And he needs some NILIF - nothing in life is free.  That means he gets nothing, absolutely nothing, without obeying a command first.  Before he gets his dinner, he has to sit and stay for a full minute.  If he breaks the sit/stay, he doesn't get his dinner.  He does it again.  Before he gets let outside, he obeys another command.  Before he gets a pet, he has to obey a command.  

He has to learn that he doesn't rule the world.  He is not let on the couch.  He can't get on the couch when you aren't home if he's in his crate.  In short, this dog needs "tough love".  He's out of control.

Answer 4

hold his mouth shut i am being honest and it does work  

Answer 5

put something horrid tasting on your hands like that spray on mouthwash and h**l soon learn not to bite

Answer 6

I am not sure if it will work, but maybe you could let the dog bit on something that tastes horrible. If it doesn't stop him from bitting, put fresh lemon juice (squeezed from a lemon) on things that he usually bites on. That would cure him.

Answer 7

Show him whos boss. If he bites hold his mouth shut and shout no, then dont give him good attention. Show him whats good and whats bad.