How do I stop my scottie's bad behaviour?

I have a 3yr old Scottish Terrier and he is a great dog with people he knows but if a stranger comes near the house or car he trys to attack them. He also attacks the hoover, the garden hose, the fish tank, the post, other dogs (the bigger the better), the lawnmower and anything else that moves or makes a noise. I have had him neutered but it hasn't stopped his aggression. Any sensible suggestions?

Get on to him in a firm voice. also keep him in a cage. if he does'nt stop start spanking him then he will learn not to do that.

If you no longer have the dog, then it won't be your scottie dog's bad behaviour, it will be someone elses scottie dog's bad behaviour. Either that or beat it into submission so that it lives the rest of it's life in fear and won't dare misbehave.

But a good training video..this behavior is unacceptable. A good choker collar, a leash, and the video will give you all the tools you need. He must know that you are alpha, that you will not let him behave like this...you will find in short time this behavior will stop. good luck

sorry, i haven't got any sensible answers other than buy a camcorder and film him attacking everything that moves or makes a noise, then send the video into you've been framed. you'll make a fortune, then maybe you could spend the dosh you make on a dog psychologist to correct his behaviour.your dog sounds great by the way.

This has nothing to do with dominance aggression!! He doesn't need to be taught that you are the "alpha dog" in the pack. Why does everybody jump to that conclusion with dogs? Yes, they have pack mentality, but every problem they have isn't related to dominance and submission.This is more likely stemming from fear. Dogs often attack out of fear. They don't like things that are new, different, loud... in short, scary. Talking with a behaviorist would probably be your best bet here, but here are a few pointers. You want those things that he is afraid of to be associated with GOOD things. If he attacks the garden hose, bring a piece of the hose in the house and put it near his food bowl. If he gladly goes near the bowl to eat, GOOD! You are on the way to success! If he's wary of it (barks at it, growls at it, lifts his lip at it, whatever he does!!), move it far enough away so that he will eat. He should still be able to see it. Give him yummy treats anytime he goes near it until he's practically sleeping on top of it. In fact, put it in his bed when he's more comfortable with it and see if he is comfortable enough to let his guard down and sleep with it. When he's fine with that, bring in a whole garden hose and coil it up near his food and start over if he is wary of that. Do the same for other things that you can. Start feeding him outside near the lawn mower, when it is off, of course. Place the food close to it, where he can see it, but far enough away that he doesn't react to the mower, then progressivly move it closer over several days. Give him treats when he is especially good around it. NEVER mow the grass when he's out there. When he's comfortable enough to take treats off of the lawn mower, move it an inch then give him a treat if he doesn't react. If he attacks it. Ignore it, take him a distance away and work him up to being comfortable with it again, then try moving it again. It takes time but it will work if you are consistent and read his body language.Now, with other dogs and strangers, sometimes there isn't much you can do. If he is outright attacking people, he's dangerous. If he just barks and snarls and hasn't attacked anyone, you can work with him. Get strangers to give him treats. They don't have to get close and shouldn't. They can get down facing his side, don't look him in the eye, look at his chest or side, and toss a YUMMY treat or favorite toy near him. Get a neighbor or fellow dog owner you see walking by help you out. Get them to get a little closer every day or two and give him treats when he doesn't react. With dogs, some are just plain dog aggresive. I have a lab mix that we have to be very careful with around other dogs. Sometimes she outright looks like she will tear them to bits, and sometimes she gets close enough to them to sniff and then decides she doesn't like them. Others, she tolerates. It's iffy with her, but by reading her body language and avoiding the situations where she would be unsupervised with another dog, we can keep her under control and reduce her reaction. She has gotten much better over the years, but still can be iffy with new dogs. Same with strangers. She will bark and go nuts when a stranger comes up, but once she sees they are either a guest, and is allowed into the house by the family or she sees they are going away, she calms down. She's protective, and that's exactly what she should be.I believe your dog could be trained, but I would suggest at least talking with a behaviorist and discussing your dog's behavior. You don't have to have multiple training sessions to fix the problem, but you will have to work on it a lot at home.

http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/reviews/scottishterriers.htmlMost Scotties I ever seen had aggression towards other dogs & ppl.

Neutering will not train him. People seem to think that the testes are the cause of all problems and removing them is a cure all. Training and socialisation should have started when the dog was 8 weeks old. You can start to redress his lack of training now but it will simply be that much harder to correct bad behaviour at this age. If he tries to bite people, keep a muzzle on him.In the meantime, book your dog into some training classes near to you and attend them religiously and follow through on what you learn, every single day. You cannot go to training classes once a week then allow the bad behaviour at home for the other 7 days. This is a prime example as to why it is important to introduce some basic obedience rules at an early age. The problems your dog has are simply too many for anyone to be able to talk you through them on here or any other forum.It requires a massive change around in the way you treat him as it sounds as though there are dominance issues with him that you need to address.

By the book "Its me or the dog" I have two jack russels and they can be mental at times... It has loads of good tips for dog training!!! And remember, even old dogs learn new tricks

Duh....how about the MAGIC WAND called ***TRAINING***???? sheeeeeeeesh....maroons

I hate hearing people saying Neutering is an answer, If it was so effective many criminals would be Eunuchs.Hey that's a thought! You sound as though you really need to take him to training, though 3 years is a little late.

mayb try the spray bottle thing everytime he does something naughty spray him if he likes it then try very firm commands wen he does as he is told reward him wen he is doin it all the time gradually take the treats and reward wif a soft encouragin voice and a tickle in his favourite spot if that dont work then remove him froma s many of those situations as u can if u go out all day and leave him then that might have somethin to do wif it he may b bored or lonley so playin up while ur there hav u tried surfing the net for dog behaviour guides