I need some help my dog Brutis is at most times loving and caring we take him for walks and at most times if we'renot to busy we play with him we can't quite take him around other dogs because he doesn't behave and all he does is bite us and if we smack him he tries to attack you before our oter dog died he use to have hr as a mum but now that she's gone he just tries to hurt us how can we stop it please help? :'(

Well, first off, hitting will only teach him to protect himself by biting, so stop hitting him.

He probably is feeling sad about the dog that died.

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Keep him in a crate and don't reward him for bad behavior. Don't be afraid to disipline him.

Aggressive actions feed aggressive behavior. If you are always smacking and hotting your dog is going to retaliate. With that being said, aggression is a serious issue. Most dogs who have human aggression need very strict obedience training which will put you as alpha. He does not see you as the leader now, so he is going to push you and walk all over you. Behavior modification is a great tool as well. If he is aggressive to other dogs, you need to take him out of that type of situation. Aggression can not always be cured but you can learn the triggers and help prevent an accident from occurring.

If you have small children in the home I would suggest re-homing him, if he is more then willing to bite you, it's only a matter of time before he bites a child. And if it's not your child then it's a pending law suite waiting to happen.

Start at home by establishing alpha. I liked using the Protocols for Relaxation and Deference. Here is an excellent website that gives you the ins and outs of using the protocols. Please take a few minutes and have a look.

Protocol for relaxation (http://www.dogscouts.org/Protocol_for_relaxation.html)