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Anonymous
This is my pup Elvis. Or JR as the shelter called him before I picked him up. About a year old, he was abandonned by his previous owners; they asked some friends to "watch him" and then never came back, back leg was broken when he was a pup, and judging by some behaviour, was probably in a cage a lot when he was young. I love him to death, but he gets REALLY aggressive when I have company over, but it's unpredictable. Some people he's okay with, some people he'll be friendly with then snap at them, some he outright hates. Most of the time he's fine until I'm around. What kind of conditioning/socializing can I do to try and make him more lovable, if there is a way.

Just for the record, I know Jack Russell's are high energy/maintanence breeds as it is, I just want to know if there's a way I can maybe get him a little more well behaved with people.
>> Anonymous
You should have him on a leash when people come over and keep him at your side and correct him as soon as he barks at your friends
>> Anonymous
>>270060
Okay, as far as correcting goes, what is the most effective: a firm tone saying "NO" or a smack to the nose/butt?
>> Anonymous
>>270089
Beating never works. Unless you want him to be afraid of you.
>> Anonymous
>>270110
Thanks, yeah, that's not what I want. I came here because google gave me nothing, one guide said to completley ignore the dog and only pet it when it does something to be rewearded..I want a happy, playful buddy, not some quiet little bitch.
>> Anonymous
bump?
>> Anonymous
BUMP
>> Anonymous
Give him plenty of exercise. Walk him as much as you can. The more tired out he is, the less likely he is to be agressive. A lot of agression in dogs (at least those not bred specifically for agression) is caused by having too much pent up energy.
>> Anonymous
>>271315
I'm a runner anyways, so instead of jogging in the mornings I suppose I'll bring him out for a run in the afternoon. Thanks anon.
>> Anonymous
one thing you could try is to see if you can identify a trend in who he dislikes from the get go. Does he dislike men? women? people in hats? children? etc.

Often times if an animal was abused when it was younger it will associate a type of person with that abuse. An example being my partner's former dog. She was the sweetest thing except when it came to children, children FREAKED her out. This was because when they'd rescued her it was from a house where they let children throw rocks at her while she was chained up.

If you can figure out if your puppy has a trigger, you may be able to build a new association with the trigger. example: your dog doesn't like bald guys... every time bald friend X comes over have him toss your dog a treat or something. Anything to associate the formerly feared person with nice things.