Isolate him

So he thinks the world is a strange place.

Soothe him whenever he is frightened or aggressive

So his worrying is rewarded.

Respond to his every whim

So you teach him early and often that the world revolves around him.

Refuse to neuter

So he has maximum testosterone in his system at all times making all sorts of problems more likely including several types of agression.

When he pulls on lead, follow him

So he hauls hard on lead and is out in front ready to bark/react to anything he sees

Whenever he struggles, let him go immediately

So he learns to fight and fight hard with you and gets what he wants for doing so.

Tease him “for fun”

So he learns you cannot be trusted

Allow others to hassle him

So he learns that he has to protect himself

Skip all training

So he has no shared communication with you and all you have is reaction to attempt to control him with.

Yell at, swat and frighten him to “control” him

So he never learns to see you as a trusted leader, only as an unstable housemate

Tell him “NO!” a lot

So he learns to tune you out or fear you or some combination.

Keep him away from other dogs or pair him up with bigger, rougher dogs

So he can learn to be frightened of and/or defensive around other dogs,

 

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