My dog wont listen

This will be long, but I am sure it'll be helpful. I'm no expert, but I know a little bit about dog training. Here's the thing, spanking a dog will never work. Not in the way you want it to work. If you spank him hard, you're only teaching the dog to fear your presence, and if you're spanking him lightly, he's probably taking it as a game. This is why he waits for you to turn around, he DOESN'T KNOW he's doing something wrong, he just knows that if you see him, you'll spank him. So as long as you're not watching, he thinks he can do whatever he wants. Trust me, I've read a lot on the subject and I can also talk from personal experience. I own a German Shepherd/Rottweiler,my best friend owns his brother. When we got them, mine was the rebellious one his was the tame one. He decided to spank him, whenever he did something wrong, I never raised a hand to mine. Today the tables are turned. The key here is to work with your dog, not to expect him to work for you. You are in a bit of a problem though, your doggie is nine months old, this mean he already developed certain behaviors. It's far easier to train a dog to develop a behavior than to make him break one. Now, without trying to sound like a know it all, I think I can help you out. However, you'll need to be more descriptive about the kind of things he's doing that you want to change. Also, get ready to spend some money on dog treats, they don't need to be expensive, I'd even suggest hot-dogs, but since he's still a pup, some vets suggest not to feed them such things. Anyway, if you're up to it, we can go step by step, there's no magic solution for these things and change won't happen over night. However, it can be done. Rich

hmm maybe u should take ur dog out for a walk every few hrs.. and until he pee dont bring him into the house...

9 months is still a puppy. Cockers are very slow to grow up. They are also really bad about peeing in the house. You need to watch your dog every second that he's inside. Don't give him the opportunity to make a mistake. If he takes something that's not his to chew, take it from him and say "mine". Then give him something he is allowed to chew on and tell him "yours" and "good boy". You need to take him out to pee the second he starts looking like he needs to go. Tell him "good" every time he pees outside. Make a big deal of it and give him tons of praise. Hitting a dog doesn't work. Go to this site for information on dog training. http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/

The first suggestion was a good one. Take him for a walk everyday so he'll pee all he wants there and be aggressive with other dogs or whatever, hey maybe he'll even find a playmate in the park. Aside from that, I think you'd be able to get a book about training dogs that'll teach you reward systems and all that. It'll help you make him remember rules - like where to pee and where NOT to pee, etc. :D

i would have to suggest obedience classes. Some great courses are available online if you do not have spare time to go t a class. Check out this site for more tips and advice http://howtotrainmydog.weebly.com

I got a dog book when I first got my dog. In the book it says that a dog is starting to reach maturity around this age. It says along with this the dog becomes rebellious and deliberately disobedient. They are challenging you right now to test their power. The book says you must treat them with consistent strictness and at the same time with extra love. When a dog reaches around 1 year old it will start to settle down. My dog finally settled down and shes a joy to be with, I'm still fixing things that she destroyed when she was a puppy. All I can tell you is hang in there, I know sometimes you'll get mad and upset but it will get better.