Small Dog Training - Obstacles You Need to Know About
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I understand, my mom is the same way. She moved in with me so I could take care of her when she was sick. Well she brought her 3 land sharks with her. They are all very cute and very SPOILED. I train dogs as a 2ed job and I have trained my own service dogs. So I get really peeved at my moms dogs. Frist off the dogs sees himself as the boss of the house. your mom is 2ed, to him. Now sicne she is 2ed in comand, she will provid for him and he will become protacive of her and yes become mean to other peopel and dogs. He wants them to all know he is boss. frist off you are in a real jam, becuse everything you do will be undone by your mother. You need to go to the root of the dog's iusses (your mom). try to take a dog training class with her, tell her you think it would be fun for you two to train your dogs together, tell her anything to get her to go. Your city might offer low-cost classes, pet stores also offer classes. stay away from PetSmart, they are a posative only group, thats great for pups but this dog needs some doggy bootcamp. for every day life, if the dog comes at you or acts up when you try to kike him off the couch and so on, use a shaker can or caned air (the kind used to clean keybords) and make awful nose to let him know your not going to take it anymore. The dog may start to fear you but he will listen. a shaker can is a soda can with some pennys in it to make nose (dogs hate them). also if he does anything to be doment over your puppy scare the hack out of him. you need to let him know you and your dog are on the top or the pack not him. Try not to hate the dog, he can be helped. also if he is intack have him fixed.
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- yes. i have all my dogs trained by professionals.
- tell your ma that your trying to help out, but she's not making it any easier for you. potty training is hard. id give it some time. maybe it needs to get used to you. try to approach him in a playful way and give him a treat him when hes being nice or somthing. never treat a dog for going potty outside. it's something they need to do for themselves and not for a treat. hope i helped. good luck!
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- i understand your situation and i would hate the dog too but its not his fault he's been spoiled. Sometimes words may come out wrong when talking to your mom so maybe the best thing to do would be to write her letter explaing to her what training techniques you suggest should be used (since your usually so good at it) and tell your mom what she would need to do to make sure your training is effective (like not letting him out the cage right after you put him in). Explain to her why the dog should be punished for his bad behavior and rewarded for the good ones. Either way good luck.
- First of all, talk to your Mom and tell her how you feel. Say that you feel threatend and that you are afraid to be injured. I would suggest that you look into obedience school. It comes wit ha fee but the trainer will not put up with that behavior. If you don't you can keep reading.
Don't start with basic commands, start with the basics. Take ten to fifteen minutes everyday at the most. It is important to teach your puppy not to jump because it may be cute but its torture when you have a giant dog jumping all over you. The way to discourage jumping is to simply turn around so your back faces your puppy and say in a firm voice, off.
Normally if puppy stays with his littermates for the first 2-4 months of its life it will learn bite inhibition.This is why it is so important for dogs to meet and play with other dogs. A group obedience class is usually the best way to properly socialize dogs, and reduce possible bad behaviours in the future even if the dog stayed with its littermates for a long time. You can also visit the dog park on a regualr basis. Dogs don't like loud noises, so the next time you pup gets aggressive, take him down a notch by rattling a “shake can”. You can make your own by getting an empty, clean can (soda can or soup can), and fill it with pennies or small pebbles. Then take the top securely so nothing can fly out. When you dog acts out, firmly say “No!”, while shaking the can in his face. The load noise will then be associated with the “No!” and remind him that he is getting out of line. This may seem obvious, but it is extremely important to discipline a dog's behavior right when he's doing it, or directly after. This will lead to better reinforcement. Many times dogs will try and be sneaky or act badly when you not looking (yes- they are that smart!), so it's imperative that you keep a close eye on you pooch when he is liable to do an aggressive act. Try a time out. Dogs don't like to be alone. One of the best ways to show them that you don't like their aggressive behavior is to separate him from what he loves best – you. Shut him in another room alone for five minutes, and then let him out. Repeat as needed, but you must do it immediately after the action and only for five minutes so they can associate the discipline with the behavior. For young puppies, nipping, biting and "mouthing" are normal behaviors and rarely cause serious harm. But it's important to stop these behaviors before your dog reaches adulthood, when a bite could inflict serious injury.
As for walking, larger dogs that are very active should have at least 2 hours of exersise a day and it can be less if you have a large yard. Choke leashes do not work well so try to get one of those leashes that hooks over the nose. It looks like a muzzle but the dog can still be comfortable and it will be easier for you to control him. When he is pulling, pull on the leash and his head will be pulled to you which will slow him down. Dogs have strong necks and leashes that attatch to the collar will leave a dog pulling and choking. At first, the dog will not like it but you will be surprised how well it works.
I also strongly recommend clicker training for your dog. Instead of being negetive, try to be positive and teach him what is good because he is not understanding what you want. It is good for anything including training. To start, you need to teach him that you are boss. If you don't already, eat your dinner before you feed him. In the wild, the dominant wolf eats first and if he sees you eating first, he will begin to understand that. It sounds silly, but if you call him in and pretend to eat his food, he will get the message. Make him sit before you feed him and don't let him move until you are ready to feed him. Tell him to sit and say "wait". Slowly bring the bowl down. If he moves closer pr stands up, say "uh-uh" is a quick, sharp voice and start over. He will learn and praise him when he obeys and let him eat. Is he fixed? Most unfixed male dogs at that "teenage" age can start acting this way and it will only get worse. If he is fixed, then good for you and he will be much easier to train and handle and his problems will eventually stop if you work hard. You may need to hire a dog trainer but he will get better.The thing about dogs and puppies is that many owners really don't understand them and think of them as their children. Dogs can be your "baby" but you can't treat them like one or behavior and dominance issues will come up. When you give a dog tons of attention and give it constant attention to every good and bad thing, it teaches the dog that it can control you. This is the biggest mistake owners make. Without realizing it, they do small things which makes the dog think that he is the leader. It leads to big attitude problems like bitting and aggression. There is simple ways so that your puppy will learn that you are the leader and you control your puppy from the begining and not the other way around.
Back to jumping. If you knee you puppy and stand in front of him, then its encouraging him to keep at it. Like children, dogs are easily influenced. If you pay attention to a child who is being rude, and respond back, it encourages the behavior. Even by standing in front of your dog, and kneeing says that this is what you are doing to stop it and it is attention. By turining around and saying the command once it shows that you do not like this and will ignore the puppy until it stops. Keep turning and saying the command until the puppy stops jumping (it could take awihle). Turn around when he stops and praise him. Remember, don't shout and say the command a lot because it becomes confusing. Even if you are greting your dog and he is happy to see you, wait until he calms down to pet him.
Barking can be a problem as well sometimes. If your puppy barks a lot, many people will just yell, QUIET, which doesn't do anything. As I said before, giving attention will encourage the problem. Get up, and leave the room and do not let the puppy follow you. Do not say anything at all. The puppy is damanding attention and leaving says that you do not like it and the puppy will not get attention by acting like that. Return when he quiets down and praise him. Only do this if your puppy barks a LOT. If he just barks once or twice, ignore it unless it gets bad. NEVER EVER give any attention to an attention seeking puppy. Only do it when YOU feel like it.
I can imagine that your puppy is a box of energy and this point so he may be hard to control. Try introducing the yorkie to your dog when they are both on leashes so you can control them. Do not let them to close to one another. If your puppy os nice to the yorkie, let him stay but if he starts gettting to playful, tug him back on the leash and say enough. Walk back so your puppy can't interact with the yorkie until he calms down. The ntry it again. This may take awhile and you eventually be able to let them off leash but a puppy that plays rough, will always play rough. Enough is a good command for a puppy to know when he is playing rough and you want him to stop. Say enough and leave the room until he is calmer.
The command leave it can also be useful. You could be walking and he sees a dog and gets excited. You say leave it and continue walking. It is good to know if he tries eating something bad for him on the floor or at a dog park. It can stop him from chewing and many other things you want him to not do. To train him to do this, just keep saying it (no works to) and if he is not a leach, tug it once. Say the command sharply and only once.
The first basic command is sit. Many people say just to push the rump down but it is a bad idea. Physically touching a dog to teach it makes the dog think that everytime you command it, you will shove the rump down. It can also influence nipping if your dog becomes irritated. Dogs respond greatly to hand movement and what I like to call on the spot training. On the spot training is giving the treat for little things until the bigger picture comes to view. For exmple, praising a child for studying five minutes is good. Eventually the child will study hours and a bigger reward can be given for little steps. Have a small back of treats on you and make sure that they are in tiny pieces so the puppy will not take time to chew them. Cup your hand with a treat in it, be on your knees so you are level with the puppy and put it to your side.Your puppy will be sniffing your hand and trying to get it. You slowly lift the treat over your shoulder and the puppy will follow it. If he gets distracted, try again. At first he may try to jump after it but keep trying very slowly. Once he kind of sits give him the treat and say sit. Eventually he will fully sit and you can lose the hand motion but the dog never forgets it. Slowly wean him off of the treats and do it in different places. In the yard, in the bedroom, on walks, standing up and lying down.
Th next command will be stay. After he learns sit it will be a piece of cake. Command sit when standing up. Make sure he is on a leash so he does not wander. Put one hand up like a stop sign and have a treat in the other but make sure he knows that there is a treat. (do this fast because he will want to stand up). Quickly give him the treat after like a second and say stay. Then do it over. Eventually you can back away and even walk out of the room but use on the spot training and do not expect to get to far away to fast. Again, you can lose the hand motion eventually.
Come is also easy after he learns stay. This is the second part to the stay command. After he has learned stay and you can walk awy a tiny bit. Say in a happy cheeerful voice, Come! He will run over and you can give him the treat.
Down is the hardest command. Male dogs are not as submissive as fem - You mom needs to stop treating this dog as if he's human - she needs to get over the dogs past because the dog is going to hurt someone.
The dog needs to be trained to understand that what it is doing is not acceptable, however, unless everyone in the house agrees, anything you try to do will simply be 'undone' by your mother.
Don't interact with the dog at all, don't allow your puppy to be anywhere near the dog...if your mother wishes to live with the liability of the dog, that's her decision - keep yourself out of it.
Maybe your mother needs to understand that having a dog like that is dangerous and if someone gets hurt, she could face a lawsuit and the dog might have to be euthanized. - u should not hate the dog. after all its being spoiled by ur mom so it hasnt been raised right so its not the dogs fault. u should find a sound that scares the dog and say it every time it say gos through the door before u or walks on the leed in front of u and stuff like that.
- Your Mom is getting a kick out of the dog preferring her and protecting her. She values feeding her ego over training the dog to be a family pet. It is already a serious problem to the family. Tell her to wake up! The dog should be trained to respect people and other family pets. It could be dangerous for all, if this continues.
- I know how you feel, my grandma is the same way. Usually, parent's won't listen to their kid's opinions on this stuff because they feel superior-after all, "they raised you, so who are you to tell them what to do?" However, dog training and child "training" is much different. First off, try not to let yourself hate the dog. It's not his fault he's a terror. I agree with you, but no training you do is going to be effective if your mom isn't on board and contridicts it. Try this, it worked for me with my grandma. Without an attitude, try talking to her about professional pet training. Tell her it would be in his best intrest, plus I know it's pretty cheap at petsmart, don't know about anywhere else. Anyway, research it. It's worth it to save the carpet at least. If she doesn't go for it, go with her to the pet store next time (if you go to a place like petsmart or petco where they have training) and non-chalantly have her talk to a trainer, or go to the vet with her on his next visit and ask the vet about it in front of her. I personally reccomend petsmart for pet training though. Anyway, she will definately listen to a trainer or vet before she'll listen to you, just remember to adress the topic carefully for best results because people are just as touchy being told how to raise their pets as they are being told how to raise their kids. Good Luck.
- warn her!!!!! if the dog attacks another human or his pet to a bad bite the dog WILL be put down :(
- Deserted puppy who is ill - 3 words in this sentence should "say something" to you such as,abandoned sick baby. Any creature who has physical and emotional needs to help it survive is, obviously, going to prefer the person from whom it feels "a heart going out to him/her". You haven't mentioned how old the dog is now and, it appears, despite your saying you "usually" are good at training dogs, you fail to comprehend that an adult dog has the mental capability of a 2-year old child. Yelling at a dog for using the floor as a toilet speaks "volumes" about your lack of animal knowledge. You haven't said how you "try to punish" him before he "attacks" you so you put him in the cage. Well - if the dog were, really, attacking you, I can promise you there wouldn't be any way you would be able to put him into a cage. Animals know when a person doesn't like them and, what I see here is a gigantic case of resentment and an attempt to "pay the dog back" for not liking you and being jealous of your puppy.
Animals are not responsible for their "bad behaviour" - people are. Animals will not respond to discipline when there is anger in the words. It is in a dog's nature to want to please humans but when there are no rules, how is he supposed to know what is appropriate behaviour? When there is a lack of consistency - mother = loving and kind but irresponsible; daughter = hates me - is going to do something mean to me (punish and cage) what do you expect? This is an animal --> a n i m a l and many parents will agree that their under 2 babies are "like little animals" but they do not put demands on infants - they apply loving consistency; without this, their children would grow up unfit to be called human.
SO - it seems you and your mother will need to agree to have the dog trained by a professional or continue to live with a dog who, unknowingly, has caused this conflict. Your mother and my next-door neighbors have much in common - my cats are trained to hand signals (and never, never, been punished) while their dog won't respond to the voice of either of them. Again - it''s the people not the animal.
Sources: Marrried to veterinarian; retired vet tech; former breeder of GSHP and Siamese cats.
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