Long story short, my mother is going to have a baby soon. Smokey is very clumsy, and my mom is complaining that while I am at school he is very "bad". He is fully potty trained and barks at the door. While I am home he listens to me, but still has a few problems. He knows I am above him, but he doesn't think so with my mother. He knows she is very weak and doesn't respect her. While I am at school he eats out of the garbage, is uncontrollable, runs away, and knocks her and my sisters over. He apparently jumps all over people. He doesn't do so when I am home, and if he does I give him one short correction and he will listen. My mom totally opposes to the way I train my dogs and thinks I am doing everything wrong.
Her baby will be here soon, and Smokey will no doubt hurt it, not meaning to but he doesn't know his boundaries when I am not home. My mom will not use the techniques I use, she thinks I'm crazy. What can she do so while I am not home so Smokey knows he isn't at the top of the pack.
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Since he's had some crate experience, renew his crate training and leave him in an indoor crate while you're out. This may be your only solution to your problem, and crate training works great, even for hyper dogs, if it's done properly. Lots of luck to you!Papaw
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on a weekedn act like your going to go out.. but dont really.. and when he starts jumping and biting come and ans yell no! and keep to do so.. next tell your ma that if she wants to be the alpha she needs to act like no matter how silly it is.. tech her to reward and punish smoky..
if that dosennt help im trult sorry...good luck - Your corrections aren't working or you wouldn't have to continue to do them. My dogs don't jump and I've never yanked their leash. Why? Because I TRAINED. Correcting is not training.
You have a dog that isn't getting enough exercise - it's that simple. This has nothing to do with pack structure or lack of respect. You have a high energy dog. Our pits get two hours minimum exercise DAILY. An hour in the morning, fetch with my sons for minimum half hour when they get home from school, fetch with my husband for a minimum half hour when he gets home then another hour walk in the evening after dinner. This dog needs DAILY exercise. Get up early before school and get him the exercise he needs if no one else will do it.
Also, get into a REAL training class so that you can learn how to properly communicate with and train your dog. Find a certified, qualified trainer in your area here: http://www.apdt.com. This will help burn off energy as well because you are working him mentally. Training happens over the lifetime of the dog. It's an ongoing process of constant reinforcement. Trained dogs never need "corrections". In your training class, you will find other dogs with your dogs energy level. Set up playdates. They will tire each other out easier than you can.
Neutering is a good start, but this dog needs vigorous daily exercise. He's far too energetic, which is why he is misbehaving. Not enough exercise and stimulation lead to a bored dog which lead to misbehaving. A good dog is a tired dog. He should be so tired that he doesn't have the energy to move let alone knock someone over. Our dogs sleep until my sons get home from school because they are worn out from their hour long walk in the morning.
This isn't a bad dog. It's not the best ownership. Your dogs needs aren't being met. You have to step it up. I commend you for being responsible enough to even get this far - I know you can do even more! Pretty impressive at your age.
You also need to start preparing the dog for the baby. I was walking our male Max who came off a chain from a neighbors backyard and into our home at two years of age with a baby stroller starting around four months (in my pregnancy). He needed to get used to the idea of walking with the stroller before the baby came along. I put a babygate up on the baby room so he was used to not going into the room long before the baby got there. We had him in obedience classes so that he was well mannered by the time the baby got here. We never neglected his exercise because that was an important part of him behaving well. Here is are some more tips for preparing your dog for the baby:
https://pawsandlearn.org/Introducing_You…
Good luck with this! Daily morning walks will help your mother out tremendously right now. The longer the better. If you can run with him every morning for a half hour, even better! - Well I have total sympathy for you as I have been in the exact same position you are in now. My wife and I did not see eye-to-eye on dog training techniques and she thought that I was being too hard on the dogs. She has since come around and I have to say that TOTAL cooperation from everyone in the home is really required to make sure the training takes hold. I have two Pit Bull terriers and have made it a life mission to ensure that I do my part in showing people that these dogs are not naturally the terrors they are portrayed as in the news.
I have found dog training to be very much like religion, its very hard to convince people to adopt your way of thinking. If your mother will not employ your method of training, you have an uphill battle ahead of you. I think where I would start is training your mother in baby steps and show her how she can accomplish control. First she has to accept the dog. If she hates the dog she will be projecting the wrong kind of energy and no amount of training will be viable for her. I would see if you can find an object that will empower your mother, and here is what I mean. My wife projected weak energy with the dogs and they would never listen to her. I gave her a horse crop which she never hit the dogs with, but gives her mental power when she picks it up. The dogs know that when she picks it up, she means business and they listen. When the situation is over, she puts it down. See of you can try that with your mother to gives her some confidence to work the dogs.
The one word that makes anything you do work is CONSISTANCY. If things break down when you leave and no one takes the leadership role, it is unlikely that things will get any better. I fear for the dog because it sounds like you are trying to do the right thing and not getting any support. This might lead to your mother wanting you to get rid of the dog. An untrained dog will probly be put down in a shelter due to lack of resources.
Good luck!
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