I'm glad you found a trainer,hopefully you can get him in before march. If u can get your dog enough excersise, their disposition is SO much better. On the rare occasions when i can't get my long walks in for the day my mal turns into hyper-distructo monster. He starts leaping off sofas.
Bye the way, the ignoring him is a good way to start to take back a leadership role. In a pack, everyone runs up to the leader and fawns him/her with affection. If you wait for your dog to come up to u. Also when the leader is unhappy w/another member he will usually growl and then ignor the underling for a period of time(no eye contact even). I'm not suprised he had a fit when u ignored him but the fact that he eventually came up and sat beside up is a great sign that u should beable to turn your dogs attitude around. Best of luck to u and keep us posted on your progress
