Has anyone ever done aggression training for their dog? Met with a trainer who basically wants us to either keep our dog crated or on a leash at all times and said no pets or play time for now. Our dog has been acting out ever since we brought home our newborn and also bit our groomer. Trainer has me terrified that the dog will hurt the baby but my heart is breaking that I can’t give any “love” to my dog right now. Any similar experiences or thoughts?

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Not specifically aggression training but we did a refresher course in a board and train scenario when I had my baby. I love my dog but did not trust her around the baby because she’s a primitive dog breed and has shown aggression before to other dogs (rarely to humans, but I doubt she knew to associate the baby as a human). Your trainer is right especially if your dog is acting out and has already bitten - they need firm boundaries and predictability right now. Depending on your dog’s age, if they’re older it might take them longer to adjust as well.

We sent our dog to the trainer’s house to train for almost 4 weeks since she was being stubborn and refused to do anything training related the first week. When she came back home, the trainer also had us not give her pets for the first week and had us keep her on a short drag line so we could correct her if needed. The lack of petting was because we used to bribe her with treats so our trainer was trying to break that habit and have our touch / words be the reward. We didn’t crate her but we would always keep her separated from the baby unless we were closely supervising. It’s been a slow adjustment period but our dog has become more chill over the past year.

Interview a couple more trainers if you’re not completely comfortable with the methods this trainer is suggesting, but know that your dog has already shown they need help adjusting to the change.

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I think we did the drag line for a couple weeks? Can’t really recall since newborn weeks were a complete blur. We gave our dog attention and treats when baby was nearby to help her make a positive association to the baby. If the baby was napping, we tended to ignore our dog to again help reinforce the message that good things happen when baby is around.

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Yes we did. It's to let your dog know that you're the Alpha. If he wasn't in his crate, he was tethered to my hip with a carabiner and short leash. He went where I went. We also worked on basic commands and some other things like not eating, even when bowl is full, until I "release" them. Same thing for going in and out of doors, you release them amor make sure you go through the door first. It helped a lot for our dogs (we have 2). And the training wasn't all at once. The trainer would come over once a month or every 2 weeks or something and we'd learn something new and add it into our routine.

No experience with dog aggression and kid training though. We can't have kids and we did the training with our dogs before our neice and nephew came along but they love the kids. The black and white one will steal food from them when the opportunity arises, but that's about it. They usually follow the kids around everywhere and the black and white one will actually bark if one is getting into something he/she shouldn't.

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Helpful, thank you. Look at those faces though 🥺

The trainer is saying the dog should be 1000% supervised and under your control at all times. That’s not wrong as a starting point.

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