It was either a scream/yowl/bark/whining combination. My mother walked in the room, I was on the bed sleeping, and he was beside my bed. And then he started this awful,loud noise that I can't pinpoint. Another time he did this was when he was following me and my little brother accidentally walked into him. He did the horrible noise and wet himself. From fear? Startled?

I'd say that he was startled. He'll be just fine.

It could have been a reaction to being startled, he could have been sound sleeping as well and didn't notice your mother coming in. Did he seem to re-act aggressively towards your mother or brother?

Well he barked/growled at her shortly awhile later but I quickly corrected him. Also he did it again because this time my brother walked into my room and he made the horrible sound again. This time I corrected him with several "No!" because he didn't seem to be in any physical pain. My little brother pointed out he might be possessive of his bed. So I told my brother to walk out of the room and to walk back in and crouch to touch his bed. He did that and my shih tzu made a soft and tiny growl/bark and I corrected. I had my brother perform the crouching and touching several times and there wasn't another awful noise,growl, or bark.

How did you correct him?

How did you correct him?

When ever I hear "I corrected him" I think of the movie 'The Shining'. Just a word thing.:)
But, very good question

I have one pup that does a cry/scream whenever she might usually want to bark or gets very excited. I correct her by calming her down and let her know everything is OK, she stops. My other dog is the norm and just barks.:rolleyes:

They are all different. It used to freak me out when I would hear her and then I realized that was just the way she communicated.:)

I corrected him by saying "No!"
Is that wrong? Or is there a better way? I always correct him with a "No!" or shake from the "Shake Can".
The Shake Can is an empty can with a few coins tossed in and taped shut.

Also a quick note, he doesn't seem scared of the Shake Can. It just startles and distracts him from the current behavior he is doing. =/

I corrected him by saying "No!"
Is that wrong? Or is there a better way? I always correct him with a "No!" or shake from the "Shake Can".
The Shake Can is an empty can with a few coins tossed in and taped shut.

I think people were worried, because some people 'correct' in a more violent way... ie hitting, spanking, yelling, etc

In my opinion, 'NO' is a good thing. My dogs however respond to two syllables as in "Oh No!" or even "No No" but if your pup is responding, than that is a good thing.:)

I'll try the two syllables and see if that fits him more! :) He does bark at my mother and at my brother.I'll talk with my dog trainer I'm meeting today about this.

Try using a word like "stop". We use the word No 100 times a day, so it really means nothing to him. It's just going to take time for him to get used being alone, it sounds like you are on the right track. Keep up the good work!

Thank You so much for your help!

You're a star! :D

No problem, welcome to AMHD!

How old is he?

Another thing to do is have our mother and brother work/play with him too so he understands that you aren't the only one in the house he has to obey or gets all of his food/treats/attention from. It will also help keep him from becoming territorial over you.

It sounds like he may be starting to 'guard' items that he sees as 'his'. You are one of those items.

He may also be a bit afraid of your brother after he accidentally hurt him. Training and playing can help work out any issues between them.

It sounds like you are doing well with him. Keep up the good work. :)

He is 11 weeks, 12 weeks or 4 months next week. However, I got him at the age of 11 weeks. So I think I missed some crucial emotional and behavioral development.

My little brother will be open for training and playing. My mother... not so much. She's worried now he might nip at her. She tries to play with him by calling his name and tapping the floor but he ignores her and follows me. The only time he responds is if she gets to close-then he'll bark or growl. It breaks my heart considering I know my mom really wants him to enjoy her company and presence. He's also screaming at strangers. Well he only did this once when we were on a walk. A neighbor of mine approached him and tried to pet him twice. Prince backed away the first time and then "screamed" and urinated on himself the second... How should I have handled that situation? What do I do differently next time? And most importantly is this a socialization problem?

Sorry for all the questions, it's just I have so many and the only answers I get are from puppy books my neighbor lent me and those aren't so personal and specific to my problems.

It is good that your dog is vocalizing that he is uncomfortable, don't punish or correct that. If he growls or backs away, and you scold him, it's like saying to him that you don't like it when he gives warning when he is frightened. If you are tense or nervous, than he will pick up on that. Ignore that behavior, and act like it's no big deal.

Tell the person that is trying to pet him, to ignore him, let your dog make the first approach, when Price is up smelling and investigating, tell the friend or neighbor to ignore him. Your dog will sense that every thing is okay, and by you showing that you are not afraid and are confident in the situation, your dog will pick up on that,

It also helps if when someone is approaching to ask your dog to sit, right now, your dog is the alpha, you need to take that stress off him. Act like the alpha. That doesn't mean yelling or pinning him down, but ask your dog to sit before he eats, or enters the house and he waits for you to enter first, before a treat. Get him in some sort of obedience classes, remember those classes are 99% for YOU, not the dog. ;)

Oh and ask away, that's why we are here!