A healthy looking dog that is petrified of absolutely everything, or is
defensive around other dogs, or aggressive around other dogs, does not play to peoples emotions.
My boy is 3 he is a rescue from a back street breeder at 9 weeks old so he has grown up with me but he is constantly growling snarling an snapping at me when I try to pet him or if I want him to move or if I tell him off he also snaps at strangers and
other dogs (he was attacked badly last year by a
dog so now is very
defensive around them) but I can't understand his aggression towards
other people who he has never meet before and me and my family including my 13 year old brother I have tried Clicker training correction spray and god old fashioned shouting an a smack on the nose which resulted in me being bitten so i am at a total lose as to what to do next is it a confidence thing or a dominance thing