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Dog Training Videos - Are They Really a Good Resource?
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You are caught up in a problem I see all the time with my clients, and here on YA -- "how do I stop the dog from . . . " or "what do I do after the dog does . . . "
The solution is to turn that thought around, to "what do I want the dog to do instead?" For greeting guests, it could be sitting in a particular spot, away from the door, and waiting for them to come to him.
You could teach him a good recall and attention to you, and then make the sound of the doorbell or the sight of people passing by the window one of the cues for that.
1. Manage the situation as much as you can, using doors, baby gates, a leash, clearing space, the crate. Be prepared to do things you might not have thought of, like leashing the dog to you indoors. Prevent the unwanted behavior, for now.
2. Teach behaviors that contradict the ones you don't like, and are good habits you want anyway -- attention to you, sit, down, nose-target, come, stay, etc. Even cute tricks can be used to involve and distract a dog. Use reward-based training, like clicker training, to teach them.
3. Practice those desired behaviors, in every part of every room, at every time of day, with you in various positions, etc. Where a lot of training falls apart is here -- many people don't realize that dogs don't often generalize, but need to be shown that "down" still means "down" regardless of surrounding details.
4. Gradually increase the level of real-life temptations, to show the dog that "stay" still means "stay" if someone else talks, you talk, the cat walks by, etc. Then you can ask for the desired behavior in the situations during which the dog exhibits the unwanted behavior, and ease up on the management solutions.
5. The good news? Eventually, the good behaviors become habit, and often don't need to be cued. The old temptation now becomes the cue to do the desired behavior -- for example, the dog who goes to lie on his bed when people are eating, rather than begging.
If you're still thinking "but what do I do if the dog does ______ (insert unwanted behavior here)? I hope that, by now, I've convinced you that it almost doesn't matter.
But, there are a few "better than nothing" reactions --
- an attempt at what's called "negative punishment" -- taking away the natural reward that is reinforcing the behavior. This includes things like stepping back so the dog can't make contact by jumping up, taking away your hands if the dog nips them, walking away if he barks, putting his food dish in the fridge for a few seconds if he leaps around like a maniac, etc.
It may work, if you quickly give the dog a chance to try again, and keep repeating the process until you get the behavior you want.
- letting the error teach you -- look around and see if there is something you could be doing better with management.
- letting the error inspire you -- think about what you'd like the dog to do instead, in that situation. If it's something you have trained that just needs more practice, or to be applied to that situation, keep working on it. If you see that you need a new behavior for that situation, start teaching it, and have fun!
Some training sources:
http://www.dogscouts.org/Protocol_for_re…
http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles…
http://www.clickertraining.com/
http://corporate.petsmart.com/public-rel…
http://www.akinfdt.net/look_at_that.html
Dog Training - Tips For Consistency
- Start off with more exercise! Go for a long walk or run every day, play fetch, play with other dogs, etc. Once your dog has burned off some of his excess energy and isn't so wild and excitable, then you can do some training. If you can, sign up for a beginning obedience class so that you can learn how to train your dog effectively. Practice each day with a couple of short (5-10 minute) training sessions.
- ask Cesar Chavez the dog whisper lol
found out what type of "dog personality" he has and if he is not getting aggressive and just EXCITED then he is probabaly just catious of your suroundings...idk. I had a dog, a chiuahua and it was pretty hipper and paranoid so I had to use so many positive reanforcements with him to makes sure he knew everything was ok.
so check the bread and if its a mut then your on your own...lol - To train your dog to stop barking, have one of your friends do something to first get him to start barking--such as ringing the doorbell. When he starts going crazy have a treat ready and hold it up to his nose, when he stops to sniff the treat say "Quiet" and treat him & praise like crazy. Do this several times, and eventually he'll stop barking:)
- high five Take his paw with one hand then push his paw toward you when your hands meet say high five then give him a treat do again a couple of times try without treats sometime petting and love instead then after he gets that part say high five see if he will do it if he wont then repeat process tomorrow also remember this is training not feeding
- whenever your dog goes crazy and barks do something he
doesn't like. try ringing the doorbell and when he barks, say NO and make sure he doesnt go crazy. then he should realize not to bark when the doorbell rings or when loud sounds happen. - It would probably be best if you went to a dog training course. Training lessons are kind of hard to give over the internet. Try Googling dog training courses in your area. Good luck!
- Uhhh, you must pimp slap your dog once in a while to show that you are the dominant species. Thank you and God bless America.
- When ur training them whenever they do something right give them a treat.
- When he barks yell and point your finger at him and shout "NO BAD DOG!" and then slap him very gentle on the head so he does feel it but it doesnt hurt it when ever he does the bad things do that.
every time he does good things say "YES well done!" and give him his favourite treat
Teaching tricks
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Lie down
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When he is sitting say lie down and repeat it 3 times and then push the side of him to the ground and say lie down once and give him a treat keep doing this dailycome here
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when you want him to come say his name "Name come here!"
and pat your legs and even if your standing up or sitting down or lying down. just do that and if he doesnt come then go to him slowly and push his bum a little and say " Name come on come here!" when he comes give him a treat keep doing thatwhen you learn the basic tricks you will gradually get the idea of how to teach him if you have any other questions please contact me on my questions just press answer and ask your questions
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Sarah - It sounds like your dog has a lot of energy- energy he needs to burn! If you are able to tire your dog out every day about 90% of behavioral problems will go away. You need to make sure he's getting plenty of exercise. Once he is controllable, then you can practice obedience and tricks with him. With the doorbell, open the door, stand in the doorway and ring the bell. As soon as he barks, tell him no. Repeat. Eventually he will no longer bark and when he does that, reward him with a treat.
I think most people have trouble with being stern with their dog. Because people treat their pets like children, many of them turn into "brats" and realize they can get away with whatever they want. You need to let your dog know YOU are in charge.
Tricks are fun to teach and to show off, but make sure he has basic obedience down first. Here is a good website with tricks and how to teach them. Good Luck!
http://www.loveyourdog.com/tricks.html - make sure your dog has enough excercise :)
you can read up about how much excercise dogs should be getting, it might suprise you
a dog which has plenty of excercise has no need to go insane or crazy as he is out of enegy and doesnt need to waste it on anything else.
TRICKS: :)
PAW: this is soo easyy!! take some treats, make your dog sit, lift his paw up and say "paw" , give him a treat. and praise... lift his paw up and say "paw" give him a treat, and praise........ repeat repeat repeat
soon your dog will know that when you say "paw" he is expected to lift his leg up, and he will get a treat! this one is so easy to teach dogs in my opinion
LAY DOWN: put your dog into the sit position, take some treats, and put a treat to his nose then drag slowely the treat towards the floor and away from your dog, towards you, your dog will be concentrated on the treat and so should automatically lay down in order to get the treat. while u are dragging the treat towards the floor say "lay down" when he does it reward him and praie him. repeat repeat repeat!
( this may take a few attempts for him to grasp the conept for himt o lay down, its okayy, keep trying!)
TALK/BARK: make your dog sit, hold a treat so he can see and smell it, give him no commands, stay in silence wavign the treat in his face occasionly, he will get a bit aggitated and willl probably bark at you because he wants the treat, say "talk or bark" when he does it,
repeat repeat repeat! he will soon understand that when you say "talk/bark" thats what he must do :)all dogs are different, these techniques might not work for your dog, they certainly worked for mine! and remember, dont give up easily :)
good luck ! :) with you and your dog :)
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