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An aggressive dog canshow offsigns like snarling, barking, growling, baring teeth, and in the worst cases, biting. This kind of dog needs dog training as soon as possible to help control its behavior and make it a happier dog.

A dog's aggression is due to many types of reasons. These include fear, jealousy, bad treatment by previous owners, being territorial, or other unknown reasons. A number ofdog breeds are more susceptible to being aggressive than others such as Rottweilers or Chow Chows.

Dogs are defensive and when they perceivea threat to their or their master's territory, they planto defend it. Dogs are pack animals so they also want their place in their pack known.

A dog that was abused before will be afraid of|If a dog has a past history of being abused, he may now be fearful ofstrangers and may bark, snarl or bite strangers that get too close. This does not mean they are bad dogs, it is just that they are scared and want to defend themselves.

Socializing might be of importance to puppies and if they are not socialized, they are more likely to be aggressive. A dog who had a previous owner that abused it or rewarded aggressive behavior isanother reasonof dog aggression.

Aggressive dog training will teach dogs what behavior is acceptable and what behavior is not. With time and effort you can train your dog to stop the aggressive behavior.  

It is crucial to start training an aggressive dog right away because people are terrifiedof them and forgood reasons. Not a soulwants their dog to bite someone.

When a dog shows aggressive behavior, give the dog a loud and firm "No!" and put the dog in time out. Dogs love attention of their owners and this time out will cut it off from its owner after the bad behavior.

Allow him to be free after the designated time and the next time the dog becomes aggressive, do the same thing and the dog will understand that this negative behavior makes his master upset.

Another tip in aggressive dog training is tonot chain up your dog for long periodof time as this may alsomake a dog have aggressive behavior and make sure your dog receives enough exercise and attention.