[shygirl]

just to add - he did live with a friend for 18mths or so whilst my mother was very ill and i didnt have time for him just then. he was with an adult and spent alot of time travelling from farm to farm with no major problems. i think he just doesnt like his life with us.

[cans]

Shygirl,
You may struggle to rehome. What about trying The Dogs Trust or some other organisation that will take him and assess him as to whether he will be able to be rehomed?
You cannot keep on as you are doing. It is not fair to either you, your family or the laso.  (or your other dogs)
Keep strong   

[doganjo]

I'm sorry, but from reading that this dog is not just food aggressive or toy aggressive - he is just aggressive.  I don't know why you have kept him so long - he is a danger to your family.

My youngster loved people, my grandchildren adored him, he would never harm any of them by choice, my youngest granddaughter had him doing exercises that I hadn't even tried.

He was given something to have as his own, the adults in the family didn't think! Then they didn't think a second time by letting theri child jump down to him without attracting his attention first and asking him to come away from his bone.

It will take a long time to forgive them.  I wish I hadn't let them have him but they were very persuasive and assured me they would follow the instructions given to them by my trainer.  They didn't, and he and I suffered the consequences.

Your dog is different - he knows he is attacking humans, that is not forgiveable in any dog.

[in the hills]

Shygirl, as a mum, I'm not sure how you are coping with this dog as a house dog. I think as your children get older it may in some ways get more difficult. Teenagers live in their own wee world and in my experience will 'forget' and leave doors open etc. and the dogs WILL meet when you are out.

Not got much experience of dogs fighting with others that they live with.  I did as a teenager/young adult have a Flat coat who would given the chance have fought with strange dogs. He was trained very well though and knew that it was wrong to fight and mastered self control  ..... he knew basically that we were boss and if he fought then he was in big trouble. Suppose he wasn't allowed to think it his job/ not his place in the pack. The only thing I can think of is to 'get on top' of all your dogs ie. lots of training to a high level so that when you say no they will not disobey. Is that possible with the Llapso and terrier? Guessing they are more inclined by nature of their breed to be a bit 'highly strung'. If my Flattie looked as though he was showing any aggression and was likely to flip and start a fight, we did come down on him like a ton of bricks. Necessary because he really could fight. Always carried a stick and would use that to separate/part dogs if necessary .... not my hand.

Bit different with your dog as our Flattie never showed any signs that he would bite a human, though unusually for a Flattie, he didn't like people and would growl at them.  Does seem that a lot of your problems stem from his reactions to your other dogs and he does seem to think that he rules the roost ... dogs and humans. Is that possibly a trait of the breed?

You must love him to keep him all the years despite his problems. Try neutering .... can't make things worse can it? Though may not change these learnt behaviours .... worth a try. Speak to trainers who have worked with dogs with these problems. How about breed clubs for Llapsos ... they may have ideas. Think as someone says that some of the dog charities may try and help. Have you spoken to the vet .... may have ideas or know behaviour specialists.

At the end of the day you and your children must come first but guess if you have put up with him so long that putting to sleep will be really hard for you to do. Have a real bash at mastering him first and if not ......