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My miniature eskimo is very friendly with my son & myself, but if anyone else come to my home she tries to bite them. She was given to me by someone. One of the adults was not so nice to her and sometimes I think she may have been abused by that adult. When I first got her, she nipped my granddaughter & my son. My son is not afraid of, but my granddaughter is. I want her to spend as much time out of the crate as possible. How can I get her to where she can stay out of the crate without barking or trying to bite someone. I just don't let anyone spend the night because I would have confine her in her crate or put her leash on her and hold on to it. She is a little more calmer when the leash is on. Any advice?

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Watch Cesar Milan, Dog Whisperer. He has GREAT training suggestions. It is joy to watch him. Here are some basic suggestions. Do not allow the behavior to escalate to barking, let alone biting. While dog is in the crate, she must achieve a calm, submissive state. When she is calm and submissive (relaxed, calm breathing, possibly laying down) you remove her from the crate and do not allow her to become agressive. Keep her in a calm submissive state by touching her face or shoulder and saying shh, over and over. You are correcting her and preventing the escalation of excitement/violence. Your correction has to equal her level of agression, so don't hesitate to raise your touch correction a notch if she does not respond appropriately. You MUST become the pack leader in your home. Your dog currently feels like she needs ot protect you and RULE the pack and this is not what you want.



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