I hate to say this, but I think your mom has been a lot more physical with him than you're aware of....
I conclude this by the fact that the aggression is specifically toward your mother and you admit she has hit him before and been too rough with him physically.
Spanking him a couple of times for peeing (which shouldn't be done at all btw) shouldn't have made him show that much aggression toward her.
It sounds like she's hit him enough times that he's now fearful and aggressive towards her. This is not uncommon in animals that have been physically abused to any extent.
It will take a huge change in the way she interacts with him and probably professional intervention to correct the issue, and it could take a long time.
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That dog wouldn't see another day if it was mine. But I'm sure most people will tell you to get some type of dog behaviorist to try to fix it. The dog is completely dominating your mom, and it needs to be reversed.
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I disagree. The dog may have a dominant personality but the aggression is being brought on by the overaggressive behavior of the human owner. When a human overreacts to something a dog does, especially physically, it can cause aggression.
This is ESPECIALLY true of small breeds like silky terriers that already may feel threatened by a huge person looming over them.
Now this dog thinks that every physical action the mom takes toward him is possibly going to cause pain or be punishment, so he reacts aggressively.