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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you say you have had training but have you considered a behaviorist?

It sounds like dominating behavior and if he bit your hand as you say it smarted, but didn't break the skin, then that's different to a savage bite from an inherently aggressive dog.

One of the basic rules that was passed to me was not to approach the dog and pet him while he is laying down - you wait for him to come to you, and seek approval from you, before you pet him. It sounds like basic rules may need to be revisited, plus reinforced.

Everyone is quick to say put the dog down, and I think I may have agreed with that, earlier in this thread, but I don't know if you might have some other options.[/quote]

OP has children in the home with this dog. It's already past time for this dog to be taken out of the home. OP should not keep trying and trying to retrain, revisit rules, reinforce as you want--the next sudden bite may be on a kid and not on a hand. Please don't give OP false hope. Up the thread, a trainer and many other experienced owners are all saying that OP has tried hard but it is time to give up. A behaviorist sounds good but this dog has already spent too long in a home with kids.[/quote]

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