Dog Health Questions: My mom hates my dog and thinks I like the dog more than her. This is crazy. help?

She wants to either give it away or do that thing where they give it medicine and he dies.
the problems are:
-she hates the poo of the dog
-hates that the dog's pee kills my garden grass
-and ridiculously, she thinks we love the dog more than her.

me and my siblings have been trying our best to clean its wastes, bathe him every week, take it for walks, and yes we do play with him. apparently she doesnt like it and thinks we love the dog more, which i think is super ridiculous. she over reacted and yelled at us. its not like i havent been doing anything to find a solution. since before we got the dog home, i have did my best to look for ways to make the dog thing easier around the house. i trained him and even bought a lot of books that talk about dog training. i love my dog, and so does my dad and siblings. what can we do to keep him. i dont wanna lose him, really :'(

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That's INSANE!
You're saying that your Dad wants the dog too, right?
So get him to talk to your Mum!

Parents talk. Your Dad may be able to convince your Mum to keep the dog a bit better than you and your siblings can (no offense intended).

If you HAVE to give your dog away, see if you have a responsible friend or relative who can take him. That way you will be able to still visit your dog and you'll know how he's doing.

If not, you might be able to give him to a rescue centre. There are plenty of people who would take good care of your dog!

Overall, I think your Mum is absolutely crazy.
And unless the dog's in her name, she has NO right.

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• simple, teach the dog not to poo or pee in the house or in the garden. take the dog out for a walk 3 times a day. bathing once a week is way too much for any dogs. try once a month. find an activity that you (including the dog and your mom) can all enjoy. invite your mom out for walks. go and play at the dog park together. you just need your mom to join your pack.


• keep your dog, your mom's weird. - I would've asked her if she has some sort of attention disorder. Seems like your mother likes spotlight all on her.
  I've never ever heard of a thing like that, unless your mother just doens't like animals period. But since in that house it's majoirty to ONE - your mom. I think you should keep your dog.


• First off who is the dog legally registered to? If it's registered to you or your father, she can't do anything legally to the dog. Second of all she is crazy. If she thinks you love a dog more then her, she has some serious issues that she needs to go to therapy for.


• First off who is the dog legally registered to? If it's registered to you or your father, she can't do anything legally to the dog. Second of all she is crazy. If she thinks you love a dog more then her, she has some serious issues that she needs to go to therapy for.


• That's not crazy, I like my dog more than some people I know.
  
  Tell her what you told us and ask what else you can do about the dog to make her happy. Explain that if she makes the family get rid of the dog that everyone will resent her for it.


• fight back and tell her "no" and just say thats not even a ligetiment reason because all does do that mine does you just have to train them and if she doesnt want the dog peeing on the grass take a walk with him and let him go pee on rocks or something


• my mom was like that with my dog. and then when he died she was upset about it.


• arww open a can off whooop *** on her ***


• Your mom's a psycho nutjob. Sorry.
  
  Stop bathing your dog every week. It's not necessary and it's actually bad for your dog's skin and coat. They need the oils they produce a lot more than we need the oils in our own hair. Bathe twice a year at most unless your dog is filthy and covered in mud.
  
  Talk to your dad. If your mom feels threatened by the family dog then there's something deeper going on. Spend more time with your mom, tell your dad he needs to talk to her and find out the root of this jealousy and he needs to do so gently and with understanding. She may have mental problems that require therapy, or she may indeed be somewhat neglected since the dog came home. Perhaps she just doesn't like dogs and is looking for an excuse to get rid of it. Either way, a compromise needs to be found.


• It sounds to me that another family issue as manifested itself in your mother's hatred for the dog.
  
  In any event, do your best to keep the lawn clean of feces and try to have your dog urinate in an area where there is no grass (mulch for example). It is possible to train a dog to do its business in the same area.
  
  Putting aside legal and rightful ownership of the dog it is always best to try and solve the problem. Giving the dog away will only create resentment towards your mother - you might not ever forgive her if she does. If she purposely kills the animal then your resentment is the last thing she needs to worry about. Intentionally doing harm to a domesticated animal is illegal in most parts of the country and she could face jail time and/or a hefty fine.

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Dog Health Questions: Does anyone know how to get Bloodhounds to stop digging holes?

I have two Bloodhounds. They are almost 3 years old. I do not have the money to take them to a dog training school. Any advice would be appreciated!

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Yea we were in that same boat with our Black Labs -- they just love to dig!! We had to sprinkle Cayenne Pepper in the places we didn't want them digging and just give up certain areas that were easily filled in -- kinda a doggie sandbox lol But the pepper works -- they don't like the smell or taste -- can buy it in bulk or cheap -- find a Hispanic market for lowest prices or some place like Costco. Can be generic doesn't have to be a name brand -- sprinkle liberally in areas where you don't want them.

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• it's in there nature


• I wish you the best of luck anything short of training will fail. Bloodhounds love to dig by nature.


• stop burying the dead bodies where they can smell them


• they are hole diggers by nature ,try to separate them and work with one 2 hours daily when walking and he try to dig say no with a loud voice if you succeed the other one will imitate him by nature good luck.


• Bloodhounds do love to dig, however there is one way that you may be able to stop it. If the dogs are digging repeatedly in the same places, you can try burying their own poopies in the places they've dug. When they dig there again, and encounter their poopies, they usually stop digging. It turns them off.


• If they are digging in a certaing area you can put down chicken wire on the ground. They don't like to dig through the wire and it does not hurt them.
  
  Dogs also dig when they are bored. Try to give them toys and things to do when they are outside.


• look blood hounds have a very good sense of smell matbe there is somthing under that ground that can make u rich

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training schools?

Does anyone know of a dog obedience school for small breeds or puppies in houston preferrably in the westchase area of town or sw.

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Petsmart is really expensive for their classes. I would suggest contacting your local obedience club and asking for suggestions of trainers. They'll guide you to people who they have used, know and trust. We found ours thru our local agility club and our trainer only charges $50 for a 6 week class... much cheaper than Petsmarts.

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• do you have a Petsmart? they have training classes!


• The best place to search for you would be:
  http://www.apdt.com/
  good luck!

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training question?

Just curious...

How do you keep a dog motivated to train if they don't care much for toys, treats, and praise?

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Your enthusiastic energy.

btw, clickers or other markers aren't used to snap dogs out of distraction...they mark desirable behaviors.

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• clicker. It helps if you post the age and breed of the dog so we know how to answer questions. Herding breeds focus on people so getting their attention for training is easy as they automatically focus on you. Hunting breeds are another story and a clicker is sometimes helpful to snap them out of their hunting mode.


• First you have to understand your dog to know what they do like
  I have NEVER in over 20 years met a dog that didn't like any of the above - it was usually the owner saying that they didn't like it - but when presented with praise int he right voice and way or treats that had more umph or toys that they are allowed to do something that they found fun with -
  Then you have a motivator


• You have to find what does motivate them. Try. Different treats like cooked chicken or liver bits. Mine go nuts over Wysong Dream Treats. Order online. Peanut butter on a treat? Even your own excitement can motivate them. Good luck.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training book?

can anyone suggest an obediance training book preferably geared specifically for adult dogs that might be available at a library? (not something that needs to be ordered online or something. thanks!

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Try:
Good Owners, Great Dogs, by Brian Kilcommons
The Other End Of The Leash, by Patricia McConnell
Don't Shoot the Dog, by Karen Pryor

Good luck.

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• The dog listener by Jan Fennell, not only tells how to train but why dogs do what they do, a dog owners bible.


• I agree...the Dog listener is a great book. Try that one!

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training help needed?

I just got a new pup, and need to train her to come on command, and learn that the road is a bad place... Although that might seem a little confusing to you. You see, my first dog was killed a while back, he chose the wrong time to run into the road, and I had to watch it all go down. I just need some good tips to train my new pup. She doesn't go to the road yet, but I want to stop it before it starts.

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Train your dog/puppy on a leash. never let the dog off the leash until he/she is older and has gone to obedience school or you have trained it to stay in the yard. Or you could invest in an invisible fence but it may be expensive. I never take my dogs off a leash except when they are inside a fenced in dog park where leashes are not allowed.

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• With your fears, which your new puppy will feel, you should always have her on a leash. Even service dogs are walked on a leash when not serving.
  Definitely sign up for training classes. Find somewhere you like, and keep going. You'll feel more secure, and they'll help you feel confident when it is finally time to remove that leash.
  
  For the time being, you could consider a type of invisible fence, or a long line (put up like a clothes line) with a leash attached.
  
  Start training come indoors. Keep treats on you always, and just do it all the time. I use 25 foot long leashes when training come and stays outdoors.
  
  Good luck, and enjoy your new puppy.


• Use a favorite treat or toy (it may be helpful to have another person) face your dog and show him the treat, he generally will come right away, otherwise move a little closer. After a couple of times, add the command "come". As she gets more used to that, only give her a treat every other time, and then wien her off it. It's also a good idea to add a physical command, as dogs watch us more than they listen to us. I like to point, at a 90 degree angle to the rest of my body, and then bring my arm back to my side. Use her name when asking her to come as it will help her lean her name using the command, and/or vice versa. If you ever get frustrated, take a break as frustration will do more harm than good. Remember always to praise her when she does come, even if she doesn't come right away, and if you honestly think your dog won't come for some reason (if they are chasing an animal or something) don't call her as it could reverse the training.
  As for the road, (i am terribly sorry for your loss) I would always walk her on a leash. Even if you trust her not to go by the road, I would never trust the drivers not to hit her (maybe she chases something). Victoria Stilwell is a wonderful source! She does positive reinforcement, that is always your best option.
  Good luck! :)

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Dog Health Questions: Question regarding dog training?

I have a 9 month old boxer puppy and i would like to enroll him in obedience classes
he knows some basic commands but most of the time I let him get away and so the home training thing is not working for us.
does any body know of some good training place in Lynnwood Wa.

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Here are some websites that have good trainers. Lynnwood has quite a few good trainers. Stay away from the box store PetsMart, PetCo trainers as they have little experience. Make sure that any puppy class that you take actually does some training. Some puppy classes are a little more then recess with little training. So ask some questions as to the class content. Contact your local kennel club. they can also give you some information.

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• training a dog is an on going process. Once the dog is trained, you still have to encourage and motivate.
  Have you seen the praying dog. Its amazing, you can check it out below, you can train your dog to do a lot of stuff, but you have to be patient and encourage with goodies
  
  good luck


• I don't know about Washington, but if you have a pets mart near you, they offer fantastic classes. Look up their website or call for the dates and times. The closest one for us is a little over an hour, but it is so worth it. We have a 7 year old St. Bernard and a 6 month old mix with a brain that shuts off every time his tail moves. Pets Mart was wonderful and patient with him. Good luck!


• Training you dog is easy and free! Look on youtube. There are 100's of training videos free online. If you send you dog to obedience school and it becomes trained it will become untrained if you don't stay on top of it! I work a lot too, but I spend 15 mins. training with my dog everyday. As your dog gets older it will calm down. Trust me 15 mins. a day and look on youtube will pay off!


• Your best bet would be an all breed obedience club. Less expensive than professionals or pet smart, and they will teach you training skills that you will always have. Go to the AKC website, click on clubs and do a club search for clubs in your area.


• in lynnwood their is some very good dog training look go to the home phone book in theirs one that just says dog training call it they leave your dog so trained i was impressed by their work


• petsmart has good trainers in ohio


• The key sentence here is "most of the time I let him get away with it". No training you do is going to work unless you follow through consistently and ALL THE TIME. Your dog will absolutely try to get away with anything he can. You let him do that and its all on you.
  Personally I am not impressed with the Petsmart/Petco training. While it does work for some people and you can learn things there you may not know...the level of training is not consistently high and I know of more than one person who signed up and was asked to leave because their dog is disruptive. Point being, that is why they were there in the first place.
  A private trainer will work with you and show you how to train your dog. They may demonstrate a few times with your dog but the actual work is done by you. And you can't let your dog get away with it. A private trainer might be more expensive in the short run, but if you only need a few lessons and you put in the time for practice, it is well worth it.
  Yes, there are also places who do board and train...it is successful for many though there is a bonding process that you don't get to go through. In certain circumstances it might be a good thing but it is not for me.
  Boxers are very energetic dogs. I would recommend that you schedule some serious exercise play so your dog will be in the right frame of mind ..and tired...and will respond better to training sessions. And I would suggest that YOU get on it and make up your mind to do the best thing possible for your dog...a consistent training program that you follow through with and practice each and every day for the life of your dog!
  I did do some private training 2 years ago w my 4 year old pit hound mix. 5 lessons that were unbelievably informative. After that, the clients of this trainer meet as a group a few times a week for fun and reinforcement. My boy gets 2 15-20 minute training sessions every day and goes to class 2 x a week in addition to the walks, the socialization, the exercise...and the trick training. He is..as most dogs are...eager to please and happy to work. If you do that kind of work with your dog you will not believe how rewarding it feels and what a great bond you can have with your pet.
  Read your answers here...choose some form of traiining in your area....and YOU DO THE WORK and you will get a great pet!! Good luck.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog Training Program Online?

Can anyone give me a recommendation for a reputable dog training program online Covering Aggression?

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Check out this the ebook on this site it is very informative and useful.
http://www.leerburg.com/pdf/dealingwitha…

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• This is a great program covering aggression and many other training issues. Dr. Phil actually consulted Adam and his expertise! (See Source Link)
  http://www.dogproblems.com/sl.cfm?affID=…


• pawpersuasion.com


• An online dog training program? I'm not sure thats such a good idea...how is the trainer going to help the dog if it can't even see what the problem is and what would be the best way to correct it?Just get some basic obedience training!


• Aggression training is only effective if the trainer can see what precipitates the aggression and how your body language relates to its onset. Find a local training school that can take you and your dog as private students. No decent trainer would presume to give aggression training without being able to physically relate to you and your pet.
  I am a trainer and I specialize in behavioral problems especially aggression.


• Waite a minute is this prog. for you to train the dog or for your dog to be trained directly from Internet ..
  
  seems to be a smart dog


• Hi ,
  Well i found this really helpful guide ,its a really professional training called sit stay fetch , to teach you how to train your dog by yourself , http://dogobediencetraining.co.nr , its a easy step by step book
  Hope this helps you with your dog


• Maybe your dog is NOT a well-behaved dog.But whatever your reasons are,It is NOT your dog' fault.In fact,dogs are very very clever.They just need to be trained.But, dog training method could not be expressed clearly just by single sentence.It requires some basic professional knowledges.Well, to gain those knowledges is not that difficult.SO you do NOT need those professional dog trainer and you do NOT need some 12–week dog obedience training plan where you do almost the same thing each week.Yourself can also become an excellent dog trainer in several hours.So If you want to learn what it really takes to transform your dog's behavior problems,understand and communicate with your dog now,you can visit the site listed below.It provide you with the most popular and easiest dog training Guide.There is the easiest method to make your dog to listen to you in the shortest period of time.
  
  Here: http://www.dogstraining.info
  
  GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR DOG!!!

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Dog Health Questions: Successful with dog training ebooks?

we bought a great dog training ebook to train our dog at http://www.alovic.com/dogtraining and got good results but we emailed it to our friends mandy and chuck to train cappie (dauschaund) and they haven't had anywhere near the success we had. Has anyone else used a manual like this? How well did it work?

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If the ptrainers aren't 100 % consistant i / dedicated it won't work better to tell them to take the dog to classes
so they learn how to do things correctly then train their dog

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• I used something similar. The link is in my Source. What I like about the site I used is that they have plenty of free information and resources to learn from.
  
  You have to understand there is no silver bullet. You can't just read a book and have a perfectly behaved dog. But if you implement the tactics and are consistent with your Dog Training, the results can exceed your expectations.
  
  That's what I experienced.


• I think it depends on the person


• well tell them to take it to puppy school

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Dog Health Questions: What's your opinion on "natural dog training"?

I've been reading about it off and on for a while now, interesting concepts. None of which have worked with my dog but it seems more geared towards high prey drive breeds.

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You should read Temple Grandin's book "Animals Make Us Human" especially the first chapter and the chapter on dogs. Her information is backed by by research. In case you don't know of her, she is a PhD Animal Behaviorist at Colorado State University and has autism both of which give her a unique voice in the world of animal behavior. She has information about the newer finding about natural wolf behavior, that they don't live in packs but in families. She also writes about the differences when you have more than about three unrelated dogs living together when is when they begin to form packs and not family groups. She explains why the concept of being a parent to your dog is usually more appropriate than the concept of being the alpha or pack leader.

There is also some current research that refutes the dominance methods of dog training. Another author to look up is Suzanne Clothier.

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• Sounds like Neil is bucking for the next Animal Planet program. From the limited reading I've done, I think there are some dogs and breeds that this could work for but I also think that most people won't have what it takes and wind up with really confused dogs. I also feel there are some dogs his theory is just plain wrong for. But, I've not studied it fully yet and don't want to discredit what at the minimum is a very unique idea.

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Dog Health Questions: Any tips on dog training?

Me and my family just a new 5 month old mixed shephard and terrior. We got some puppy pads for him to use.. but he doesnt really use them. We don't have a doggy door.. and our backyard has no grass areas and a pool. He ate about 10 minutes ago.. and peed right after under the kitchen table.

Any tips or helpful info you could tell me about dog training and getting to go to the bathroom outside? Thank you.

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Crate Training!

Morning- let out of crate to go straight out to potty.
If he doesn't potty, put him back in for 10 minutes max and then let him straight back out.
Once he goes, feed him breakfast and put him back in his crate.
1 hour later let him straight out to potty.
Nothing, back in for 10 minutes.
Afterwards he can come into the house for play time.
Every hour during playtime, let him out where he is to potty.
Max playtime-3hrs or 1hr long walk
Right before going back into the crate, potty time.
Let him sleep.
Wake up- out to potty.
Nothing, back in for 10 minutes.
Come back in to eat lunch.
Wait 1 hr, then out to potty.
Nothing, comes in for 10.
Playtime/ long walk.
Potty walk every hour during play.
Back in for dinner.
Take away water for the night after eating.
Wait 1 hr, then out to potty.
A bit more play time before bed.
Last time out to potty should be as late as possible.

It is a lot, but trust me it will be worth it.

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• If you don't have a yard to go in then you should walk him every 30 minutes or so just until you get his schedule down. After he has a schedule you probably will only have to take him out a few times a day. Just remember that every dog should have at least 45 minutes of good exercise a day! Keep it up.


• The sites listed below may be able to help you.

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Dog Health Questions: Who does protection dog training in idaho? around the boise or nampa area?

I'm looking for a training school that will train my dog to be a protection dog. If your gonna leave negative comments don't bother responding.

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dont worry about these people asking "Why do you feel the need for protection?" I hope you are not a drug dealer, if you are then you'll get yours someday.... in the event that you are a good upstanding citizen, then I think dog training for protection of house and self is a good idea in the event that a criminal wants to break in to your house or mug you as you walk your dog down a side street at night.
I sure am glad my boerboel is trained to be watchful of my girlfriend as she walks him at night thru our neighborhood..... I feel like she has a good escort thru the area at night....

Anywho.. here you go.. Id recommend Shutzhund training.
http://www.treasurevalleydogtraining.com…

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• Check around and ask some Police officers. They may or may not tell you who does this type of work. It's very very demanding and usually the police dogs are trained by a group of trainers who do not work outside the force.
  However, there are people who can and will train your dog. Mostly they train you after a few weeks with your dog. You must be very careful what you are asking for here, the insurance will be canceled on your home if they find out you have a dog trained as such. So the liability of having a dog trained for protection is a liability not an asset.
  As for the people who will train your dog again, you have to be careful .they may tell you they are a trainer and just take your money and your dog may suffer ill training methods.
  Most people who want a dog trained like this spend hours and hours with people who are proficient as trainers and learn from them. Then start to train their own dog.
  The reason you may get negative comments here is that most people here know that a really good trainer would not train a dog for one person to be say an attack dog as they know the liability.
  Nothing wrong with having a fully trained protection dog. They cost thousands in training fees. Also check your area. Some places you will need a license to have a trained protection dog.
  Look up Schutzhund trainers, forums etc. in your area.
  If you go about this right, you will have a great deal of fun and a superior trained dog in the end. Be prepared to spend a lot of time as well as dollars.


• What breed of dog is it?
  
  Why do you feel the need for a protection dog?

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Dog Health Questions: What is a good web-site that can give dog training info on tricks?

I would like to teach my dog some cool trick such as dance, roll over, sit, stand, lay down, play dead, and all the other cool tricks dogs can do. I also would like to train my dog to walk with me without a leash, and so on. Does anyone know a really good web-site that is free and provides good training methods? Thanks!

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Here's a site with about 12 or so tricks.

Good luck and I hope you have have fun :-)

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• http://www.thedogtricks.com/index-3B.htm…


• First things first! you need training so your dog can be trained! then obedience school for the basics! will your pet be a good student?! The better you learn the better your canine is willing to learn! It senses your good feelings when you pair up! It will also feeel your sad moments so be aware!


• You might try this.. I think it is very interesting on a number of subjects.....http://www.trainadog.info/

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training?

I have a Boxer pup.. She is only 9 weeks old.. We have had her for 1 week... This is my first time training a dog to use the bathroom in the house in her designated area.. And i am having a real problem with her, one time she will use the piddle pad and the next she won't.. We take her out side when we can... I guess my real question is do you all have any tips? Could us taking her outside to use the bathroom then turning around and bringing her inside be causing her to have a conflict ? Please help? I have tried to reward her when she does use the pad.. But then 5 minutes later she's using it on the floor...?!

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I hate puppy pads. If you want your dog to learn to go OUTSIDE then take her outside. I would research crate training, it's the best method of potty training as well as giving the dog a safe place to go when shes tired or scared. It can help you keep the dog from destroying your house, and a boxer puppy WILL destroy your house if left out. Go get a crate, it needs to be large enough for her to stand up, turn around and lie down in comfortable but no bigger, if there is room for her to potty and still lie down, she will. Keep her in the crate when your not watching her. Take her out when you wake up, after she eats, after she drinks, after she plays, before bed and every hour or two in between. When you take her outside, don't let her play before she goes potty, if she gets distracted, pick her up set her back down and tell her to go. When she goes, make a HUGE deal about it let her know she's a good girl. If she's outside for 10mins and doesn't go, take her back inside and put her back in the crate for 20 mins. If you can stick to this for a few days or a week, she will eventually get it. If she's 9 wks old she can hold it for about 2 hours. If she has an accident, don't scold her, rub her nose in it or punish her in any way. If you CATCH her doing it, pick her up, tell her NO firmly and carry her outside. Even if you get peed on. Another word on training. There is nothing wrong with telling a dog no. Punishment is after the dog has done something wrong. When a dog does something they forget it almost immediately, so punishing her (after she's done something) will confuse her and scare her, she won't connect the action with your reaction. Correction is when you catch them in the act and CORRECT the behavior, if you catch her chewing, you say NO and take the shoe away, replacing it with one of HER toys. Correction works better than punishment because the dog was interrupted during the behavior. Interruption sends the dog the message that what they're doing at that moment is not allowed. Girl, I would get her into some training classes, not all boxers are that calm dignified dog in the dog shows and pictures, shes gonna be a handfull so I would start early!

Even if you live in an apartment you can let her out onto the porch or out into the lawn with the same effects. If your not going to do SOMETHING your not going to have any luck training her.

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• She's not going to have it all figured out at 9 weeks, but you are making things harder on her by not having a schedule and just taking her out when you can. You should probably do one or the other.


• You take her out when you can? Are you allowed in the bathroom when your parents can allow you there? Dogs need consistency. That's all I have to say. It does not sound like you are offering this dog a routine, at all.


• put more than one piddle pad, and take her outside more


• Piddle pads and litter boxes often teach to dog to pee inside the house. I would recommend letting her out every couple of hours to pee outside and crate training her. Out door training is the best, even if you have to get up @ 3 AM to let your doggy out! (Think about a doggy door!)


• there should definitly be a schedule, that way your dog's body gets used to relieving itself at certain times.
  
  also, when your dog is done with her business outside, make sure when you enter the house again right away she gets a treat and/or praise for going to the bathroom in the right place. soon she will begin to understand that when she goes to the bathroom outside is a good thing, and it will become a natural behavior.


• Get rid of the puppy pad! They rarely work because all they teach the puppy to do is to use the restroom inside. Purchase a crate and crate train your puppy. You and your puppy will be much happier!


• I second the crate training. Get rid of the pad, it just teaches them to use the bathroom inside. Crate train instead, puppies won't usually want to use the bathroom in their crate because it's their safe place. This doesn't mean you should leave her in her crate for extended periods though, start with short sessions. Definately try and give her a routine to adapt to though, that will make it much easier!


• dont punish her if she goes on the floor yet, just reward her wih a treat when she goes in the right place. right when she squats to pee, run her outside or wherever she's soposed to pee. after about 2 months she's still goin on the floor, punish her. she'l get the hang of it!

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Dog Health Questions: When did "positive reinforcement" become the preferred dog training method?

I remember a time when the "rolled up newspaper" method of dog training was the accepted norm. Back then, many trainers taught their dogs to do amazing things (and do them quite well) using methods that most folks today would consider "cruel". I'm not advocating any particular school of training here, but I was wondering: What happened that most people changed their training habits? How did positive reinforcement start, and do you think it will continue to be the preferred method of dog training?

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I think it started about the same time that spanking your kid became "cruel". The world is so full of candy-a** idiots, that we have to consider everythings "feelings" first.
Now, I am not for the rolled up newspaper per se, but the people that can't stand to MAKE Fido behave make me sick. "I can't get the doggie of the couch because he will bite me, so I lure him off with the biskie". That is today's "positive reinforcement"!!!!!!

Of course you are going to be thought of as a dog "dominator" and not a dog "lover" if you use harsh methods!! That is how people think now days.

I am not a fan of hitting a dog at all. Heck, my Newfies would pee themselves if I did that. But actually MAKING them do what you wnat, and maybe the odd ear pinch, is necessary.
Many people that train with positive reienforcement are not TRAINING, they just BRIBE the dog to behave for the moment. Then they wonder why when the hand is empty, the dog doesn't listen. What have they trained???? Nothing. They do the same with their kids. "Behave in the store and you cna have a toy". If you are not going to give a toy...no behaving.
That is my beef with "positive reienforcement".

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• Great question! I think there have always been people who don't want to scare their dog into submission, who would rather have their dogs want to be near them. A lot of dogs have devolped fear, aggression and injuries from traditional methods
  
  The same is now true with humans dealing with their children, I got spanked when I was a child, and I didn't like it. When I had children, I was not going to put them in that type of fear that I went through. I have never spanked my children, ever in 13 years being a mother. I don't want my pets to live in fear either.
  
  A lot of people feel that their dog will not listen to them if they use positive methods, that is absolutely not true. I have tried choke collars and the "traditional methods", and I can tell you as soon as I switched to positive methods, my dogs trust me more then ever and want to listen.
  
  Teaching "come" is a good example, people become angry at their dog if they don't come right away. Then they scream at them COME, isn't that like saying come get your beating?
  My dogs come to me about 90% of the time, because I make it a good thing to come to me, praise and sometimes a treat. And for the 10% of the time they don't come, maybe they were distracted, or didn't hear me. They are allowed to make mistakes too, just like we do. Do you say to someone" I need you to get me something" and expect them to drop everything and immediatly get it, or can they quickly finish and then get it? When my husband asks for something sometimes it takes me a minute to respond.
  
  Sometimes, I think we put too much pressure on our pets and we forget why we brought them into our lives.
  
  Try to think of it this way, would you rather have your spouse say, Make me dinner? or You are such a good cook, can you make that dish you make so well? I like positive reinforcement don't you? It makes you feel good and gives you confidence.


• I think that asinine term started about 10 years a go and has grown out of proportion since then. I am not sure who started it and why, but, it has ruined more good dogs then I care to know. Most proponents of this idiocy have never run across a real dog that would eat their a s s rather then listen to their excuses, only dogs that had every ounce of work ethic and drive bred right out of them, so, they have to love it and "ignore" it when it does not act like they want to and acts like a dog instead. Look at some of the answers given here about dogs that are biting their owners and are terrorizing entire households. :Just love him more, never correct him and always remember that aggression breeds aggression"
  I am old school Ginbail, my dogs get trained to listen to me the first time, every time, period. They do not do it because they fear me, they do it because they respect me and realize who is in charge. They wear prong collars when training and Electric collars when training becomes more serious. They do not sit on my furniture and I do not have "talks" with them about their behavior. I will never correct a dog for not doing something that he does not know how to do, but, I will correct him, HARD, for not listening or disrespecting me when I know he knows how to do it and simply refuses to. I do not hit dogs unless my life is being threatend and I do not use undue force unless the dog shows me that he needs it. All of my dogs have been either certified in their fields of work or have gotten their titles in competition. I am not sure what the future trend will be, but, I really hope this "positive reinforcement' is not it. Many more good dogs will be ruined if that continues.
  
  Watch how many thumbs down I get for this one.
  
  ADD: Thank you anne, I will gladly take them, from you or anyone else here who gives them to me. Did you bother reading all of the answers, or just mine? Did you read my ENTIRE post? I like having dogs that listen, I like having dogs that do a job and do it better then most dogs. I like having dogs that score high in competiton, as I do not compete for my health.
  
  ADD Again: Ginbail, my mother used to tell me when I was a little kid that "even the angels need something to be afraid of".
  
  Add: To the dogs, I agree with you 100%.


• I'm not sure when it became the preferred method, but here's something I do know: These days, people have grown to love their dogs more than ever. And hitting your dog with an old newpaper would be like hitting their family. That's probably why people consider it cruel. Yes, it probably will be the preferred mothod in the future as well.


• The most compelling argument I heard about this was concerning your dog chasing a cat or something - do you yell at it for running off or wait for it to come back and click? (My answer now is "neither" but it made sense then.)
  
  It will ebb and flow. People will get so sick of permissive parenting/dog ownership and start the beatings. It will ebb and flow. Both methods work, and I'm in the middle. I have more fun looking for things I like my dog to do, but there's a time for "no."


• The tree huggers started it. When I was a teenager growing up, whenever my friends and I thought of getting in trouble. It wasn't the police I was afraid of, it was my father. Hell, if I'd of gotten caught for some of the things I did when younger I would have begged the cops to keep me rather than send me home to him. It always made me think more than once. I have dogs that can reach over two hundred pounds. Talking to them wouldn't work, Sometimes you have to let them know who's boss.


• I have to agree with Torbay, it started about the same time as the no spanking kids movement and look at what that has gotten us, a bunch of badly behaved kids that do not know or understand what responsibilty is.
  Dog training should be fitted to the dog you have, there is no such thing as one size fits all when it comes to dog training.
  Beg and bribe does not work for all dogs.
  
  ETA: To Jackie G,
  A lot of dogs have devolped fear, aggression and injuries from traditional methods
  This is untrue, dog do not become aggressive because of training unless the training was unusually cruel, unjust and the dog did not understand what was expected, then the dog would come to fear the handler and become aggressive because it had no choice but this is not what is being discussed. If you were a knowledgeable dog trainer, you would know that all dogs do not react the same to every training method. Also, I just want to add that I do use corrections in my training and my dogs do not fear me, as a matter of fact, I have 5 shadows everywhere I go because they see me as the leader and they respect me. Dogs are not humans and they do not view things the same as a human would.


• Well most dogs, like mine are walking stomachs so I think thats where the idea came from, however you see alot more overweight dogs now than you did 10 or 20 years ago. Positive reinforcement works very well for some dogs. I really think "positive reinforcement" (in one way or another) is here to stay for at least a while as long as it is at all effective. I think more people should be trained themelves before getting a dog. Dog wouldnt misbehave if the owneres didnt let them. Get what I'm saying? LOL


• there are still situations and dogs where the rolled up newspaper is the most effective training tool. And there are other situations and dogs where it seems not to be.
  
  Seems to me the preferred training method ought to be whatever works for the person and the particular dog. If, instead of embracing an entire methodology we would look at them and learn from many...we'd be much more effective as trainers and as people.


• I guess I am a mixed bag. I think that positive re-enforcement is a good thing. I also think there is nothing wrong with a bark collar. It is a very effective tool. And it works very quickly. I do think that at times a swift swat can do wonders. When the right behavior is done, reward is fine. Some of my dogs have been very hard headed(just like my kids,at times). All the smiley,sweet talk and worry about hurting the poor thing, just doesn't work for me. My pets love me to death, and I them. But I do believe that a "Little" fear goes a long way. With children as well as dogs. With a little fear, they learn to give some respect.


• People decided to change when they realized that dogs aren't as stupid and without feeling as they (most people) thought. I hope it continues to be the preferred method of training because dogs should be treated with respect and they should lead happy lives while they can, because they're not very long. Maybe you should think about which is more important- showing off a dog who does great tricks, or having a happy and healthy dog.


• Oh, they've been around for a very long time, but no one noticed them simply because they were all mostly just ring filler. But then this group of frustrated non-trainers, unable to meet the requirements of this country's oldest and only qualified association of obedience instructors, felt dis-infranchised because they had no voice. And why should they, they could not even meet the standard of being able to teach their students novice level obedience.
  
  So these folks got together to form what I like to call the Association of Platitude Dispensing Trainers - and the whole positive movement then had a collected voice ... and boy have they got a lot to say (you'll soon see what I mean). And the best part ... to this very day, the only membership requirement is that members have to keep their dues paid. Members do not have to be able to train any dog, heck, there is no requirement to ever have even owned one. If you can fill out the application and a check ... you're in.
  
  Funny as all heck ... at their annual conferences, attendees are discouraged (I've heard prohibited) from bringing any dogs ... can't be trusted to manage them in public places. How's that as a statement for the measure of the positive movement?
  
  How long will it last? Part of me says: I hope forever ... they are great for business!! But then I see the numbers of dogs they are failing, or breeds they are contributing to the banning of (by failing to get the dogs trained and the owners motivated) and I hope they go away, before my best friend does.


• It was gradual really. My 15 yr old dog with a CDX degree was trained with a pinch collar and lots of jerking and pulling. But, we had started to use food rewards, which we never did with the old Kohler training methods.
  I went to a Gary Wilkes tricker training seminar when my Rottie was a puppy. She is 11 1/2 now. I used clicker training on her and was amazed at how fast she learned and how eager to learn more. But, I didn't find the clicker training worked to get a competitive obedience dog. So, to learn what she needed to get her CDX title, I used a pinch collar and lots of jerking and pulling and the ear pinch for the retrieve. But, I did use clickers and positive methods to teach her tricks and for agility training. Also, used tons of food in obedience training along with the pinch collar.
  My current dog has never had a pinch or choke collar on him. He has been trained with a clicker. However, I never tried to do competitive obedience with him. He does agility.
  He is not as reliable as my force trained dogs. And, I'm not really convinced you could ever have a high scoring competitive obedience dog using only positive methods. Most the competitive obedience trainers I know still use force when the dog knows the exercise and decides to not do it.
  
  I've seen enough pet training classes to know that many times an out of control dog needs more than a clicker and treats. Dogs who are undersocialized and out of control are not going to pay attention to the treats, but they will to a pinch collar. I think it's like everything else, we go off on a tangent, but in reality there is a time and place for the old fashion punishment based training.


• There will always be trends in dog training just as with any other sport or hobby. I have two dogs with two very distinct personalities. I use two very distinct training methods with them. My lab is extremly dominant (female) who will try to mount pretty much every dog in sight. She scent marks her territory too! This have obviously lead to some dog fights, she used to be a horrible leash lunger and resource guarder as well. She has worn a prong collar and has seen some more corrective types of training, and it's worked. I can't deny that.
  
  I also have a b.c. mix that is a sweet pea and wouldn't fight with another dog, ever. He is clicker trained, never worn a prong or choke and never needed to. He's a natural follower, looking to me for guidance at every turn.
  
  I think positive reinforcement should be used for household tricks and behaviors. Sit, down, stay, speak etc. And also for dog sports--my lab has 3 years of agility under her belt, 100% positive training.
  
  However I have never garnered a clear understanding of how a clicker and some treats are supposed to stop or prevent a dog fight. Or prevent my lab from trying to dominate every dog in our neighborhood.
  
  It's a mixed bag for me, you have to tailor the training to the dog. Both methods have been proven to be effective in various situations. What worries me about the resurgance of corrective methods is that with little information the average person has the potential to harm their dog with these techniques. No easy answer I suppose.
  
  Greekman--for the type of work you do, the training you use is spot on. I would argue however, that just as many good dogs have been ruined by corrective training as those ruined by the positive training. My border collie would break under that kind of pressure, however he would never be the type of dog to use in protection work or ring sports. Each dog has a job to fullfil and your training methods depend on that entirely!


• It happened at the same time that parents stopped punishing their children. Parents now a days think that they can simply reason with their children at too young an age. Taking something away is negative, spanking their child is negative. They don't want to hurt little Tommy's feelings. They don't want him to feel bad. And then that carried over into, let's not keep score at basketball and football games because the kids on the losing team will feel badly, so let's pretend that tommy didn't get his butt kicked so he never learns how to deal with not winning, not coming in first, not being the best. And then these kids grow up to be self-centered, I deserve everything without having to work for it adults and all this carries over into how people deal with their pets.
  
  I'm a teacher - I see these kids every day. The ones with no accountability, no sense of responsibility because they aren't getting it at home - and neither are their pets. So they raise brats for children and brats for dogs.
  
  Do dogs deserve spankings no - but think about it people. Negative reinforcement need not be abuse. Negative reinforcement can be as simple as shaking a can of coins at a barking dog (which I got thumbs downed for by the way - how cruel!!). Negative reinforcement can be as simple as - you are pulling me this way so I am going to go in the opposite direction because I decide where we go.
  
  My trainer does NOT advocate intimidation but she pointed something out - that I think a lot of people forget. In a pack - even a pack of dogs (not wolves) somebody is leader - and if my lower on the totem pole dog does something the pack leader doesn't like, the pack leader is going to put him in his place - quickly, swiftly, and with no remorse. Dogs don't feel bad about putting an ill-behaving dog in its place. Nor should we. if need be, if you need to control an out of control dog, people need to think like a dog. I'm not saying alpha roll or beat the dog, because you are a human and your dog isn't going to get it. But life is NOT always about positive things - you have to teach humans and pets to deal with negative things as well - it can be just as powerful if not more so.


• Postive reinforcement teaches the dog to continue doing the thing you like, so it will learn to do more of what it'll get rewarded for than what it will get ignored of. Animals are family.


• It has been discovered that this type of training is far better then the "Old School" method. Better results come from it. If you understand the way a Dog processes info that you are giving him, it really makes perfect sense.I was raised with the "Old School" methods....but after I learned the positive effects of positive reinforcement, and saw how much better it was...I would never do it any other way. Dogs are very eager to learn and please......this method addresses that and builds on it. My experience with this method has been very satisfying and productive.....and I might add....they learn very quickly from it also. How can you complain, when using this method...your pup is house broken in 2 days?Dogs respond with love and respect to kindness and patience and understanding , not with yelling and hitting with a newspaper. Think about the effect of that from a dogs point of view.....how they are perceiving it? They don't think like us...they are taught right from wrong...they are not born knowing it.


• First thumbs down, Greekman. You can return the favor if you want.
  You are an extremist. There is a happy medium between what you do and what some people "think" positive reinforcement training is. It is certainly not having "talks" with your pet. It is simply rewarding the behaviors you want the dog to have, and controlling the behaviors you don't want, but are natural dog behaviors. A dog will understand the reward and repeat the good behavior, because we have spent thousands of years breeding into them the desire to please us.
  Your method leaves no room for the intelligence of the animal, which in some dogs is more than some people I know.
  My dogs are not perfect, but they are well-trained. No people are perfect either, so I don't expect perfection in dogs either.


• I think basically what happened is people realized hitting isnt the best method. Just like they realized hey, beating your wife because she doesnt listen to you or beating your children because they misbehave doesnt work either.
  
  The idea behind positive reinforcement is your dog doesnt learn to fear you. Any person that wants their dog to fear them doesnt need to have a dog anyway, thats irresposible and immature.


• Same time people stopped beating their children "for their own good". Violence simply breeds fear and more violence - in kids and animals.
  
  Trust and communication are the key to respect and love - now, if that were just as easy to implement as it is to figure out ----


• Well this article puts it with Ian Dunbar.
  
  http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?fi…
  
  Karen Pryor with her book "Don't Shoot the Dog". Everything keeps showing the 1999 edition, but I know the book was written well before then. (I'd love to see her expertise, applied operant conditioning talked about here vis a vis dominance.)
  
  Gary Wilkes was in the early 90s
  
  My guess in retrospect is the early 90s.
  
  You're always going to have the "beat the dog up" crowd. Sort of like children.


• i agree with Greekman & Shehperdgirl. i'll stick with old school.
  before i say more, let me make it clear i don't believe in mistreating animals or children.
  and their is a difference between a beating and a swat on the butt with a news paper or belt.
  the don't fear me and they are happy to see me when i come home. they will both kill to protect me,
  time as proven that positive reinforcement doesn't work, time out doesnt work, our schools are a perfect example. the teachers are afraid of the student's who don't have to answer for their bad conduct. hell spend a day in wal mart on the week in and watch the kids run wild.they are rude they don't mind there parents and they scream and holler when they don't git their way.
  no they don't fear there parents, but they don't respect them ether.
  both my mom and dad spanked me when i did wrong, they didn't do it because they wanted to but they had to teach me that when i did something that was wrong there was a penalty to be paid. they love me and tried to give me a good upbringing. i didn't turn out exactly like the intended but when i start to do wrong now i all ways stop and think is it worth what it will cost me. do i wont to pay that penalty.

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