Hi guys Leo is at a new stage in his life and I need some advice. Leo is now a year and 3 months old weighs around 85 lbs and Is a big ball of energy (in short bursts haha). We are expecting our 4th child and I work offshore so I am not able to work with Leo as much as I would like to. The problem is that my wife physically can no longer handle Leo. He seems to be going through a stage where when hes calm he is the best dog ever... but the minute something stimulates him hes 100 mph and can clearly hear her but doesnt pay any attention. While he is out in the yard playing she will call him to come in and he will do one of two things, come and get praise and a treat or run away like a crazy dog and jump on her if she approaches with a leash. Now we should all be able to agree that my 85lb dog jumping on my 6 month pregnant wife is a problem. We have paid a positive reinforcment trainer to come into our home and work with Leo and it works great when hes calm. When our neighbors are outside it is hopeless... he acts like a teenager. You know the kids that had a great upbringing but turn a lil sour during teenage years... We will be getting him fixed here shortly for his sake and ours. The town we live in has his breed labeled as dangerous and my wife cant be expected to walk him 2 miles a day but our other children and my wife do play ball and flirt pole with him daily in the yard. What are my options here? Its getting bad enough that when I return from work I can see him going down a disobediant path. I do not want to stress my wife out and with his behavior I cant trust my big beast around our soon to be new born. What can I do to get his attention when he is acting against our wills and saying in a non aggresive voice to "leave it" arent enough... haha Thanks for any help in the right direction guys.
Teenager in a dog frame...
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