Dog Health Questions: Anyone tried private dog training?

We have two dogs,one is a male hound mix who is about a year and a half and the other is a female who is about 9 months shes a beagle mix and lately shes gotten way more aggressive then we are comfortable with,we have a 3 year old that we keep her away from but I'm pregnant and I really just want to give the dog to someone who can devote full time to working with her but my husband wants to try private dog training,shes aggressive to the other dog,she has food aggression,if their running or playing ball together and he gets too close and she doesnt like it she will growl and snap at him and anytime she gets upset with him really get aggressive with him,shes also gotten a little aggressive with us before.I wish my husband would just get rid of her but he really really wants to try the training and its so expensive that I dont know if its worth it.Anyone tried this?

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The dog doesn't respect you. Neither you nor your husband are acting like the pack leader and she has taken the position instead. Private dog training can help if you have someone who will work WITH you in teaching you how to be a pack leader. The trainer can't do anything if you aren't willing to make the effort, and as long as you are scared or dislike the dog, it will know because dogs are great at reading emotions like that.

There is a great deal of dog training that can be done. Cesar Millan has many books available and you can also check out Victoria Stilwell if you don't like his methods, both are on animal planet and you can learn more about training through them.

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• First of all I would rather suggest joining a dog club. It is less expensive, you only pay a annual fee and not per lesson and also your dog gets to socialize with other dogs and to me that seems really important in your situation.
  Secondly my guess is that when you got this beagle puppy she was so cute that you gave her much more attention that the other dog. You probably, without knowing, did things that gave her the impression that she is more important. Now she considers herself as the leader, and she will fight and do anything to maintain that important role.
  Here's what you need to do: you must be the leader of both your dogs. Do these four things consistently:
  1. Before you feed them - eat something, let them see you do that. Then first give the male dog his food, and then the beagle.
  2. When you leave the house - ignore them both, just walk out, do not say goodbye.
  3. When you come back in - ignore them for 5 minutes. Then greet them, first the male then the female.
  4. Always when you do anything with them - first the male then the female. In that way you establish yourself as their leader and you establish the older dog as the leader of them.