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This is still good ol Rylee....she barks for attention and it is hard to ignore because she nips and scratches at your back, until you get upset enough to get up and get her. When I'm not home she graps stuff off the counter and when my wife tries to tell her the leave it command she shows her teeth and growls and snaps....We don't know what to do....If she was a tad less aggressive she would be a wonderful dog. Thanks, Tyler

First have you gone to obedience school for basic training? Wife growling. You have the dog on a lead and let your wife give the command. Make the dog sit stay and doing it a lot so the dog gets the idea. Might take several days. If you can teach the dog sit stay helps with a lot of problems. Both of you have to be alpha dog and right now neither of you are. Dog is reality telling you two what to do. And you are both taking commands very well.

Cheryl

I really feel that she is past basic obedience school. She sits and stays very well. She is learning the leave it command very well. It only happens when I am not at home...I think she hasn't realized that my wife is the owner as well. I had her two months before my wife moved in. What are some tips to teach her not to mouth or bite when she has something she wants...Maybe it is more of a gradual process than I am thinking.

You need to have your wife work on obedience with the dog. At first while you're there with you helping to reinforce it then slowly without you so your dog realizes your wife is above her. I would use one of the leads that go around the dog's muzzle.
You wife needs to use a stern tone and make the dog realize that she is in command.
I would also suggest having your wife do the feedings and have her make the dog sit and stay before she feeds her.
Also, is your dog allowed on the furniture? If so I would try to break this habit because it could make her think that she is on the same level as people. In some dogs the furniture isn't a problem but when you're having behavioral issues it can often help. (Trust me I know from experience with a head strong aggressive Min Pin)

Do an Internet search for "Nothing in life is free for dogs"- you will come up with the best game plan to work out this problem. Sadly, with all retraining, it tends to take a dog longer to unlearn a bad habit than it does to create the habit. Progress towards your goal will take time and don't discount the value of a good obedience class. Skills dogs know at home, they dont' translate to the rest of the world very well and in person help can be an invaluble tool. Training classes- at least great ones- teach you how to use stays and sits in your every day life to control unwanted behaviors. They arne't just some trick you teach a dog. They are tools to help stop a dog from jumping up on guests, keeping them from begging at the table, and staying lower in the pack than the rest of the family.
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