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Chloe is 10 1/2 months old now and we started some additional obedience classes about 4 weeks ago. They really spent a lot of time on clicker training and it has been working well so far. She comes when called now about 75% of the time - does sit, stand, down on hand and verbal cues, knows "paws" & "off" although she isn't very reliable at those so far - she doesn't pull on the leash anymore, but doesn't quite heel yet.
We are still having the occasional issue with her lunging/biting/barking/growling at us - usually my husband or myself - occasionally my oldest son. Right now when she starts, we give her a command - but 50% of the time she just barks and lunges at us instead of following the command. She hasn't broken the skin - but I have had some really bad bruises from her and/or torn clothes. If she doesn't follow the command I hold her in my lap in kind of a head-lock so she cannot bite me until she calms down (about 5-10 minutes).
Am I doing the right thing? Is there anything I can be doing? I would bring it up to the training center, but when I did originally they almost didn't let me into group classes - she never acts this way towards strangers.
We are still having the occasional issue with her lunging/biting/barking/growling at us - usually my husband or myself - occasionally my oldest son. Right now when she starts, we give her a command - but 50% of the time she just barks and lunges at us instead of following the command. She hasn't broken the skin - but I have had some really bad bruises from her and/or torn clothes. If she doesn't follow the command I hold her in my lap in kind of a head-lock so she cannot bite me until she calms down (about 5-10 minutes).
Am I doing the right thing? Is there anything I can be doing? I would bring it up to the training center, but when I did originally they almost didn't let me into group classes - she never acts this way towards strangers.