Dog Health Questions: Dog training help.?

I've had my dog Sirius since he was A pup. And He's kinda afraid of well just about everything. I mean he will barck and bite stangers. But theres something weird here. He will come and listen to my mom, grandma, and aunt but not me. And He has tried and bite me before and sometimes got lucky. He will sit and shake his paw for me but will not come to me. And I can't even walk him because He won't come and listen. If andyone has and advice or knows any books I can get from the library would be great. He is 6 yrs old in mind so can He still be trained? He didn't used to be like this. What could be the problem???

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"These are my aggression consultation clients, who are in my office in desperation, as a last resort, hoping to find some magic pill that will turn their biting dog into a safe companion. They are often dismayed and alarmed to discover that the paradigm many of us grew up with – punish your dog harshly at the first sign of aggression – has contributed to and exacerbated the serious and dangerous behavior problem that has led them to my door. It seems intuitive to punish growling. Growling leads to biting, and dogs who bite people often must be euthanized, so let's save our dog's life and nip biting in the bud by punishing him at the first sign of inappropriate behavior. It makes sense, in a way – but when you have a deeper understanding of canine aggression, it's easy to understand why it's the absolute wrong thing to do. "

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• Start with Karen Pryor's "Don't Shoot the Dog"


• 90 % of dog training is attitude .....yours....Mom, Grandma and your aunt have one from raising children...the dog senses they will take no crapola from him....


• fear biter, try this , tell the rest of your family, for the next week you are going to feed him, step two , if he biting, this has got to stop now, today, choke chain. and a muzzle cause he going to bite you again. you need to regain his trust
  this is going to take about 14 weeks to train him, you need to train him to sit then sit stay then down, the down is the big onem he may bite training this, but it will take time,