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For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance! 

For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance! 

A simple answer re use of electronic collars is never to use them to solve a behavior problem closely tied to strong feelings and emotions, like fear, stress, anxiety, anger. I'd hire a qualified behavior consultant (go to CCPDT, IAABC or other certifying bodies to give you better management tools, more behaviors to reinforce (the dog needs to know what you want), and find a vet who can work with you on those emotions and feelings. Thanks for sharing your concerns.

For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance! 

For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance! 

For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance! 

For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance! 

For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance! 

For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance! 

For context, we recently got a 4 year old staffordshire terrier. He's super sweet, but he has a lot of trust issues and is easily spooked. During the day he's super chill but then at night (I think due to untapped energy) he kind of freaks out and gets a little aggressive with us (I've been bitten a few times in the last few days).  I know this is normal and we're being super patient with him. We've learned that ignoring him and showing him we aren't going to retaliate and hurt him helps him calm down eventually (it seems like he's testing us to make sure we won't hurt him, honestly). We can tell he had bad experiences in the past with people and animals, probably abuse. He doesn't take not being able to do certain things well. On top of this, he does bark a decent amount so far and we live in an apartment so it's not great. I've been implementing some white noises for him overnight which seems to help, we're just struggling with during the day. Anyway, we were thinking about implementing a shock collar (using vibration only!!). We obviously won't do this right now because it's been less than a week. Does anyone have an idea of when it would be a good time to try this? Or do you think this may just trigger him more? Thanks in advance!