Hello all Sorry this maybe a long one

Phoenix is the 8 mths old basenji i got about 2 mths ago well i did have some back round on him i met the other owners before we got him well he's now 10mths and being a bundle of trouble so that's become a daily fight with the hubby because phoenix has bite him twice and he wants to get rid of him.

Witch will NEVER happen loose the man before the pet is my moto LOL anyways
I believe he may have been hit in the past because when he bit him he was going to get him by the collar to put him in timeout for tourturing the cats. It was'nt a really bad bite it did cut the skin but no making him bleed.

So i called a behaviorist and she came over and watched him for about 4 hrs i know in his other home he was in his crate for about 14hrs a day everyday and that';s one of the reasons i got him i don't crate here so i thought it would be better because he hates the crate now No surprize there but now he goes crazy like he's being crated and only let out a few hours i thought that would happen at first of course but now 2 mths later he's still at it he gets alot of exercise and also i have the other 2 dogs he plays with all day. i've had basenjis in the past and know how they can be but his behavoir is not normal plus i can't get him to leave the cat alone he does leave 1 alone for the most part except when he runs i understand that but the 1 that is the moody cat and will claw out a dogs eyes is the one he does'nt leave alone she has got in on the nose about 7 times now and he still does'nt learn. My I think he views me as the alpha kinda because he will listen to me mostly but he just acts like hubby is not there when he call him or whatever hubby also has a very deep voice so the other 2 hear it and are at attention immedialy but Phoenix nope he does'nt listen to him at all i have tryed having hubby feed him and also give him is treats and go his connands but it does'nt help.

If he gets me really mad and i raise my voice and say PHOENIX YOUR GETTING MOMMA MAD he'll lay down and put his paws on his snout which the first couple times cracked me up but then he just gets up and is back at it.
Anything in the house he take which i know is a basenji thing and i can deal with that it's the biting and acting like he's the boss i can't sorry to get back to the beaviorist

She said the best way to curb him would be to have a leash on him all times except when i go to sleep . but the problem with that is i have to hold it because i also have Aspen the 8mth old who thinks it's a toy So now he can't play because he can't go to far from me also i think he fears now going out for walks because of the leash thing. i have'nt seen much results with it eithier he still trys to run after the cat but he can't So i don't think it's teaching him must just don't do it when you have the leash on.

So i was wondering if anybody had any suggestions that maybe i have'nt tryed .

The cats do have there privite place over the baby gate but they come out to get attention and i don';t want to have to lock them in a diffent part of the house But i don't want her getting killed or him losing an eyes eithier so i'm stuck here any suggestions would be greatly appreacted

Thank you Lori : )