got a 9 month old Catahoula Leopard Dog yesterday (he is nuetered)...he is so active I took him on a 3 mile walk in the morning, a 1 mile walk in the afternoon, and a 1 mile walk in the evening. I also worked with him on training and gave him bones to chew on. He still wont calm down...i've had hyper dogs before but he is constantly whining, barking, and is bored out of his mind. I dont know what to do!? I've been working with him on not barging through doors first and not jumping up. He knows sit, lay down, shake. We are working on recall and stay. He pulls on the leash a bit and tries to jump on people(i usually pull him off to the side and have him sit...well try to get him to stay sitting), He keeps me up all night whining..I have his crate by my bed I hit the top of the crate and say "NO" he wags his tail, I got about 2 and a half hours of sleep last night but thats all the least of my worries. He is not food aggressive, or possesive over toys but he bit me when I was holding his collar and he wanted to get away. He took off running from me in our house and I reached out to grab his collar and he bit me, took off running. I caught up to him downstairs and scolded him, he bit me again this time harder. We have a 6 year old Labrador we had since she was a puppy she isnt aggressive towards us at all. She would never bite us, i've never dealt with a dog who is aggressive towards me I hate it, now I feel like i'm walking on eggshells around him. He also tries to poop on the carpet after I bring him in from going to the bathroom outside, he will poop on the carpet whenever given the chance and if I tell him NO he just runs. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

I emailed a trainer asking if they had any classes or trainers that could help this situation and she said, "Training dosent fix problems it modifies them. If I was in your situation I would get rid of him."

Find a real trainer, and tell your current "trainer" to find a new job because somebody as utterly clueless as them has NO business telling another person how to train their dog.

Ask your vet if they know any good trainers. A good trainer will be licensed (not required but a good, serious trainer will be), will carry liability insurance, will have good references, and will know how to use and not be afraid of aversive training tools such as prong collars, chockers, and shock collars. Note this does not mean your dog will require the use of any of those tools, but a well rounded, educated trainer is not afraid of harmless tools like people who've never used them are. A good, well rounded trainer actually understands that not all dogs are the same and that all positive reinforcement/ignore the bad stuff doesn't work with most high-drive dogs.

Google NILIF training. Catahoulas are very high energy dogs and he may need more mental stimulation. Get a food puzzle, a kong stuffed with peanut butter, or other mentally stimulating toys/activities to get his mind working. Daily obedience training is also good for this. 5 minutes of obedience training 3+ times a day may put a real dent in his behavior.

When house breaking him take him outside for a brisk walk when it's time to poop. Walking stimulates the bowel and if a dog has to poop they generally will go within a couple minutes of beginning a walk. You can walk him around the yard, around the block, whatever tickles your pickle. Praise the crap out of him when he goes outside. When you catch him going inside clap your hands and give him a firm, growly "no" (don't yell, but literally growl it at him) then take him outside to finish. Clean your carpet with a 50/50 solution of distilled white vinegar and warm water. If he smells his poop there he'll be more inclined to want to go there again, it's just the way their brains are built, it's how they think. ;)

At 9 months a high energy breed can still be a real handful. He may remain in a puppy like state of rambunctiousness until he's 2-3 years of age.

For the whining, invest in ear plugs. Any attention is better than no attention to a dog, so you'll have to deny him ALL attention while he's whining. Put him in his crate on the other end of the house, put in your ear plugs, crank the volume up on your alarm clock so you don't sleep through it, shut the bedroom door and any other doors between you and the dog, and enjoy a good night's sleep. He needs some tough love for this one. Banging on the crate, scolding him, hell even pulling him out and beating the hell out of him is better than being ignored. He's whining because he knows it'll get your attention. He's demanding your attention. Put your foot down and don't give in. ;)