Thaxs for yall help and if yall have any more training tips for me.
Dog Training Clicker - Why Use a Clicker?
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Get her different toys and redirect her chewing. I recommend Kong toys - the big rubber ones. Stuff them with a bit of peanut butter and some dog biscuits - you essentially want to train her to chew those instead of the wimpy toys she can tear apart.
Bark collar is bad. There are several reasons AND there are some people who have had success with them but your chances of curbing the barking are much greater with other methods.
The general theory for positive methods of bark control is that you want to train her to speak on command, then hush ... "speak". "Quiet." If there's something (i.e. doorbell) that will make her bark, get a friend, say "speak" and then have friend ring the doorbell. Dog barks, you give treat and "make a party" (get SOOOOO excited that she just did SUCH a brilliant thing.) Then "quiet" and as soon as she's quiet, you treat again and make another party.
A golden with some experience of positive training (she knows that you treat when she does what you ask) should pick this up in 10 minutes but some will take longer.
For general training info, I highly recommend ANYTHING by Dr. Ian Dunbar. Check your local library - he has books and videos that are great. He uses all positive reinforcement (treat the good stuff, ignore the bad ... pretty soon you get mostly good, very little "bad" and you and your dog can have a happy friendship!) Positive training methods work exceptionally well with goldens!!
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- I do not believe in a bark collar, a dog barks because that's what they do if you want to control it make sure that there is plenty of stimulation if a dog is deprived of going outside of the interaction of others it will tend to bark more when they are outside.
I ave trained dogs and I love the clicker, if you get a clicker from petsmart and what you do it bring your dog in to a room and make sure you have little chicken it is the best to train with little peices. click the clicker and give a piece of chicken you have to repeat this until your dog puts two and two together and then you can use it as training toy.
With the tearing make sure your dog has toys that they know are there, that is very important. My dog when I buy her toys she takes the stuffing out and the squeaker but I buy her the cheap toys and it works out good,
If you have a back yard you can buy a child sand box and teach your dog to dig and bury things in there and they may also keep them from tearing things up. the more energy they let out outside then better they will be inside,
walking your dog is good too remember, that they are fun and exerise for you and your dog.
good luck
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