Hey everyone
our dog trainer came round today and he taught us some good stuff
he showed us something called a security lead
it is a lead that you tie to a door and it gives the dog a few feet of lead to lie and move a bit
our dog just laid perfectly for the hour, no problems the trainer would say stop if he barked and he gave him a treat and he stopped
he was perfect
then he went
we put him on it and another person came round, we did what we did when the trainer came, introduced them the right way (no jumping) and it just kept barking and barking and barking
we said stop, waited for him to stop and gave him a treat, then he would bark
the friend left and as instructed we did not let him in the lounge to stop him feeling dominant
he is outside on the security lead now
and he is still barking and barking, the treats are just making it worse as he has figured out that if he barks and then stops we give him treats
so we ignore him
but still he is barking?
what are we doing wrong?
we are doing what he said to do?
cheers for any help
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Recommended Answer:I'm not quite sure what a security lead is, but I'll try to help anyways.
The way I get my dogs to stop barking is with a command word "Enough". If they stop barking, I simply pat their head of scratch their ear. Treats are over rated and dogs will figure out that they can get treats if they're good, but they can misbehave once they have their treat.
Also, I recommend a shock collar. With a shock collar, you can stop the dog from barking without actually touching it. Here's how:
1. Once you have the collar on, leave the dog alone. Once she starts barking, go to her, and give her a command word that you want her to associate with not barking. I use the word "Enough" or "No". If she listens, praise her. Since she's figured out the treats, don't use them.
2. If she stopped barking with the command word, turn and begin to walk away. If she starts barking, stop, turn around (don't go back to her), and give the command word. If she doesn't listen, hit the shock and give the command word again. She will learn that she either listens to you, or she will be shocked. She will also associate the command word with not barking and being shocked if she doesn't listen.
3. Once you've shocked the dog, begin to walk away. If she barks still, repeat step 2. If she stops barking after you shock her, leave her alone.
You will have to work with her for a little while, but this shouldn't take more than two weeks to correct completely. Hope this helps.
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- Do not give your dog treats when they are doing something you don't want them to. That's going to make the problem worse. Dogs are just like kids, they will learn, but it might take a while. Don't give up on him just yet, but I wouldnt give him treats to try and quite him
- Maybe you should tell him to stop barking and if he listins you should give him a treat and do that for a while and maybe he will get use to it???????????
- Well you can't just tie him up for several hours a day with no outlet for his energy. Even an hour is asking too much. What a terrible trainer. He didn't train your dog, he confined him so the problem never even came about to be corrected. Your dog is going to end up with severe separation anxiety if you treat him like this and may become destructive. You need to find a trainer who will treat his issues head-on and not just cover the issues up by tethering the dog. I suggest an obedience class if you aren't already in one because structured training can work for many issues as the dog learns to interact better with humans and their commands. A class will also help socialize the dog with other people and animals.
- You need to put a command word when you tell him to stop. "Stop" isn't telling your dog much of anything. When he barks, tell him "no bark" and when he stops as you are feeding him his treat say "good no bark". Dogs need feedback when you are training, and if they don't get any that they understand they will either tune you out, or continue what you do not want them to do.
Here is a good training site (personally, I'd get rid of any trainer that was basing his/her training on the domination principle that was debunked many years ago).
http://www.dog-obedience-training-review…
You do not need to pay a trainer when you can easily learn how to train from many of the really good training sites on the web.
