Hi
I have a 3-month-old mini black golden doodle named River. He is about 10 pounds and I expect him to be about 25 to 30 pounds. At certain times my dog gets very aggressive. He will bite at my pants leg when I walk. If I sit down, He will try to jump up on me. If pick him up and put him on my lap he starts biting me. When I put him down, he starts barking at me and will even start to growl. I have tried many techniques you have mentioned many, many times but nothing is working. My husband will get upset and starts to yell very loud and he will stop. I really do not want to use this technique as it is upsetting to me.
Two things I must tell you. I am the dog's person. He has bonded to me. I walk and feed him and play with him.
The dog is very food motivated so I was able to teach him several commands rather quickly. He knows his name, He knows drop it, He knows sit. He will return a ball about 75% of the time. He plays the shell game. He sleeps in his crate overnight with no crying or whining. Responds to the kissing sound.
Please help.
Denise