My Decker is about 9 months old and has been amazing puppy to have. House training and Command Training has come very easy with him. I have taught him to go where I point and he has even taken to that quickly. I am considering some thing more challenging being that he is so responsive and love to learn a new command. He is very cued in on what I want him to do.

There is only one problem is he is aggressive with men. I have had him since he was 9 weeks so no men have ever abused him but he is an alpha personality and definitly asserts himself. He is submissive to me but with other men he will growl at them. This is usually by a door way and he will block it and stand his ground.

I always stop him by just giving him a quick tap on the side to break his attention and then he is just fine with the person but it is that first meeting. He doesn't trust anyone, I have even tried giving strange men treats when they meet him but that doesn't help in the slightest. Here is where it starts to be a problem. He comes to work with me and has been doing this to the messengers that come by the office. Luckly most of the partners have met him and that isn't a problem. It has come to the point that one tried to pet him and he snapped at the guy. As usual, as soon as I break the tension he is fine with the man.

I am worried that this may get worse to point that I can not trust him with men. I already worry that when I am not around he may hurt someone.

Oh some history, I have socialized him heavly since I have got him. He goes everywhere with me, and meets easily 20+ new people a day and a few dogs(Depending on where I am working at the time). I take him to the dog park anytime its nice enough that I feel like I can handle being outside for an hour.

Thanks

JR