I have 2 mini aussies...the younger one is very friendly and easy going but my 2 year old Aussie is very uneasy around children...he get very defensive and i'm afraid he's going to bite someone...he also has some aggression problems with other dogs..my mom has a part German Shepard part wolf male who attacked him when he was just a puppy so i thought that was why he was aggressive toward larger dogs but now that we've gotten the 2nd dog he can be aggressive toward small dogs as well...i would love him to just get along with all dogs...but mostly i'm worried he's going to bite a child...he's very submissive when i punish him but he still makes me nervous...any suggestions on how to solve this problem?

How are the children acting around him? I have a nervois dog and continually socializing him has helped. You cant have kids run right up to him though that will just scare him. Also make sure that when he is nervous that you are not petting him and trying to comfort him because you will just reinforce the behavior. The best thing to do is when he is in a situation where he is nervous you need to be calm. If you are nervous he will feed off your energy. However if you are calm and sure of yourself he will read that energy and feel more secure in the situation

Hello to all!
I wish I had an answer to this problem, however, I have the same issue with my dog. Maybe someone can give me some advice on this...My dog is about 1 and a half years old, we got her at six months of age, from a humane society. She has a terrible terrible fear of EVERYTHING.. from loud voices, to walking by the fireplace when there is a fire in it. She is afraid of the portable heater when on, down to a plastic zip storage bag for linens. It is a terrible situation, and I can not do anything without her freaking out. I realize dogs are afraid of vacuum cleaners, but she wont even walk past it when it is off and just sitting idle. I am not exaggerating when I say she is feared of anything! Sudden movement, noises, things that dont make noises, you name it. I do not know how to train her to calm her little self. HELP!!
Lyn from Illinois

get both to see a qualified behaviorest and the vet .. for full check ups.... in case it's anitey realted to some other stimuli..

for lesser anxity issues rescue remedy works .

also crate training can help by allowing a nervious dog a place of ther own to beable to go to . as ther safe place., to Den ..

but first off try to find a good behaviorest .

If this is not a severe case of aggression but just nervousness then there are steps that can be taken to make the dog relax when it is around kids or other dogs.
I would first start by making sure that the dog knows its basic commands such as sit, stay, down, leave it. This way you have control over him and know that he will listen to you if other kids or dogs are around.
You can also work on desensitizing him to his fear. Start by just having kids in the room being very quite in the corner and feeding the dog a treat or play a favorite game of the dogs. He will eventually associate food and good thing with what had made him nervous.

I have a 2 y/o Aussie and i just brought home a 10 Week old Aussie and my 2 y/o Hershey growled and snapped at Jasmine (puppy) what i did may sound cruel but solved the probled instently. i bought a choke chain and put it on hershey the let the puppy go, when ever Hershey Snapped at the puppy i pulled on the leash hard to the side to simulate another dog bitting her and within 3 times of doing this she never did it again and there the best of friends. hoped this help if you need any more advice on anything plz e-mail me at Technoebony@yahoo.com . IM a dog trainer and Dog Psycolagits...sort of

how are you a dog trainer and dog PSYCHOLOGIST sort of? to me it sounds like you got lucky that you only had to correct the dog three times to get her to stop the behavior. Most dogs would take more than that because they need consistent correcting and training