- 1). Establish authority. Be confident around your aggressive dog and talk and give commands in a stern voice. Show your dog that you are the boss with your voice and with your body language.
- 2). Distract your dog. When your dog snaps at something or someone make a loud noise to bring its attention away from that behavior. Clap your hands or say loudly "no." You can also drop objects on the floor to create noise.
- 3). Give your dog alternative behaviors. Give your pet chew toys and bones so it has something to put in its mouth. Socialize your dog slowly by bringing it, on a leash, to public places. Be sure to have control of your aggressive dog at all times when you are out in public.
- 4). Exercise your dog. On his website Cesarsway.com, Cesar Millan, a noted dog trainer, says the cause of aggressive and exited behavior in dogs is in many cases due to a lack of exercise.
Walk your dog daily or take it to a dog park and play fetch. Be sure when you walk your dog to keep it on a leash and to use a training collar and keep your body between your pet and unfamiliar people and dogs. With daily exercise your dog may calm down on its own. - 5). Neuter or spay your dog. Paw-rescue.org says that neutering male dogs especially can help diminish aggressive behavior.
This will also help you decrease the frequency of your dog's marking its territory. - 6). Consider a muzzle. Try this option if others don't work.