He is cute, but he has a few problems. He's a one year old and he is a very good jumper. He jumps up to our counter which is about three and a half feet off the ground and steals food, like he will grab it off. And he will grab shoes whenever somebody takes them off. He also runs out of the house a lot, and we STILL have to keep gates up to my dad's office and to the stairs upstairs so he doesn't escape up there! My friend's dog learned not to go upstairs by the time she was one and I don't know any dogs that steal shoes like Rocco (my puppy) and I know absolutely NO notorious jumpers!
So, my questions are...
How do I break him (train him) of jumping up to the table and the counters to grab food, how do I keep him from taking shoes, and how do I train him to stay away from upstairs so I don't have to have a gate up all the time?
Please help!
Thanks! sam♥may
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Consistency with everyone in the house :)
Sit down with the family and decide what you do not want your dog being able to do. Come up with a plan to stop him. For example if you don't want him upstairs, do not allow him to EVER go upstairs. If you see him walking up the stairs, clap your hands to stratle him, give a uh-uh... and use your body to make him turn and walk back down (using body means not using hands or feet to physically remove, but using your body as a blocker and barrier to move or stop your dog). If he tries again do the same thing. Reward when at the bottom of the steps. Have everyone in the family use the same methods.
For shoes, start putting them up and out of the way when they are taken off so he does not have the chance to chew them and start working on things he is allowed to chew and things he is not.
For food stealing set up some pop can on the edge of the counter, just a few, but enough to make some noise if he jumps on to the counter. They should startle him and scare him off. Do not run in there and see what happened when you hears the cans crumble. Just walk casually to the kitchen ask your dog if he wants to go outside.Put him outside and restack the cans. Never leave him with free roam of the house or else he will learn these things only happen when people are around. Wait until the cans are no longer being knocked down and he stops the behavior all together before giving him such a privillage back.
Be consistent in everything you do. If one person lets the dog get away with something he will think he can keep getting away with it. You have to be able to watch your dog at all times and prevent the behaviors you do not want to have happen or they will also continue.
Look into a good training book, that will help alot too. Good luck :)
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- Watch Cesar Millan on National Geographic...
- Counters: when you catch him at it try dropping a bunch of keys on the floor(negative association).Shoes-give him something more interesting to play with, EG a kong & don't reward him with attention when he does it. upstairs-keep the door closed
- You need to enroll you and your dog in good household manners class. If you're young, 4H will help ypu train your dog. Stealing food is common in many dogs. You can try mouse (snap) traps on the table and counters. Cover them with a sheet of newspaper to increase the impact and to prevent your dog from getting hurt. Also remove any food off of the table and counters when you are finished so he doesn't get rewarded for getting up there. Keeping him on a leash in the house will also help keep him out of trouble plus you can divert his attention or correct him when he is doing something wrong. The shoe issue can be prevented by putting your shoes away where your pup cannot get them. Exercising your dog but playing fetch, taking him for walks, and doing some obedience work will also improve his house manners. Good luck and happy training.
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Here is a website I thought might be of help to you. Good luck, and Happy Easter. - Simple... SOUND DIVERSION
What you do is hide and whenever he starts to jump, or do something wrong, make a horrible racket (like blowing a loud wisstle) and he'll think " oh, i don't want to do that again, it hurt my ears" but you have to be consistant. Hope it helps, i learned it on 'It's Me Or The Dog'. It is talked about frequently.
And before i forget, Happy Easter!!!
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