Possessiveness

Question
My friend's male Shepherd is very protective of his owners' infant son. If anyone other than one of the baby's parents hold the child, the dog goes crazy and barks angrily.

What can my friend do about it?

Answer
HELLO D
MALE DOGS BECOME DONINANT DOGS, VERY PROTECTIVE, VERY LOYAL.
PERSONALLY FROM MY STAND POINT, NEUTER THE MALE IF NOT, GET A SPRAY BOTTLE OF WATER, PUT LITTLE VENEGAR IN WITH IT AND WHEN HE BARKS BADLY, SPRAY IT INTO HIS EYES AND SAY A FIRM LOUD NO NO.
THEN WHEN HE QUITS, TELL HIM HE IS A GOOD BOY AND PET AND PRAISE.
USE POSITIVE TRAINING, THIS IS HUMANE AND HE MUST BE STOPPED OF THIS.  AS THE CHILD GROWS I AM SURE WITH SOME PUNISHMENTS HE WILL GROW OUT OF THIS AND FIND THE CHILD IS GOING TO BE FINE.
SHEPHERDS CANNOT BE LEFT GET AWAY WITH THINGS LIKE THIS.  HOUSE PETS MUST BE A FAMILY MEMBER AS WELL, BUT BEHAVED NICELY ALSO.  HE MUST LEARN RIGHT FROM WRONG FROM ONE PERSON HE LOOKS UP TO.  
IF THIS IS YOU D, THEN U CORRECT THE DOG IMMEDIATELY.  U CAN ALSO GRAB A HUNK OF HAIR ON BACK OF HIS NECK, LIFT UP SOME AND SHAKE IT AND LOUDLY FIRMLY SAY: NO NO MORE!  LOOK DIRECTLY INTO HIS EYES WHEN CORRECTING HIM.
I AM HOPING ONE OF THESE WORKS AND THAT YOU WILL LET ME KNOW FOR I RUN A PACK OF DOGS THAT GET ALONG GREAT, BUT I AM IN CHARGE AND THEY KNOW THIS.

WARM REGARDS
PATT
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