Ditto!!! A thousand times. Please, please, please do not EVER hit your dog. I'm sure if you follow Carrie's advice your dog will become a happy, confident little fellow that you and your husband can both love and enjoy. Does your husband have any experience with dogs, ever own one before?? Dogs can be exasperating if you are not familiar with their behavioral traits/reactions. Please seek the proper training, as Carrie says, for your husband as well as your pooch.