Please can you help pet owners? I have issues with my 1 year old dog.
Posted by admin on 25 August, 2010
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1. He doesn’t come when I call.
2. He is possessive with his toys.
3. He jumps on people.
4. He chews on our stuff.
5. He is told to stay and he jumps over the gate.
One thing I don’t want to do is confuse him with lay down and get down like when he jumps on me.
Please give advice for each. No rude comments or remarks people. This is a real issue.
I try treats too, and sometimes it does nothing. He is soo stubborn. He is really bull-headed.
7 Comments on “Please can you help pet owners? I have issues with my 1 year old dog.”
Be stern, patient, and reward when things are done right. What I find pretty effective for getting dogs to come is crouch down to eye level, open your arms out, and call their name.
Try rotating his toys for the possessive issue.
Get a friend to help you with the jumping problem. Mainly, have them come in and out of the door. If they jump, have the friend leave and repeat.
For the chewing, you can use a deterrent and a firm "NO".
About your concern with the lay down/jumping issue, for lay down, say "Down," and for jumping say "Off!"
You sound pretty frustrated about your dog’s behavior. I would turn to an obedience trainer to assist you personally. If you are adamant about training your dog yourself, please feel free to e-mail me and I can give you some tips and what you can do. I was in extreme anxiety about my dog’s behavior and enlisted in a professional trainer and now can teach my dog almost anything.
His behavior could be affected by his breed as well. My Pekingese is quite stubborn and selfish no matter what amount of training, I’ve accepted that, but I still firmly discipline her.
I can’t answer all of the above questions but I can answer Question #3. Here is what you do: THE MOMENT HE STARTS JUMPING, TURN YOUR BACK AWAY FROM HIM,CROSS YOUR ARMS & IGNORE HIM. After constant repetition he will eventually get the message that jumping is not going to get him any attention whatsoever.
for #1. maybe make alot of movement when you call him. or make it so he wants to come to you . lay on the floor .
or run away and let him chase you if your in a park settting
#2 teach him that if he gives you the toy, youll play with him. tell him to drop it with a starn voice. and if he doesnt drop it try pulling his to but if he wont give it . just let him play . \
#3 maybe when people first arrive tell him to sit before you answer the door, and train him to stay. when people come in tell them not to get excited right away and if the dog doesnt jump give him a treat. if he does jump on your guests have your guest turn away from him . and he will lose intrest if they arent paying attention to him.
#4 give him some chew toys . keep him stimulated. if he chews on your stuff . smack his nose and say no and take it away. he will soon associate chewing on your stuff with the smack of the nose =]
#5 if he jumps the gate maybe put a speciall collar on him that doesnt let him jump the gate . or maybe put him on a leash in the back yard.
hope that helps
Obedience classes. They’ll help him to (obviously) obey your commands, and you to communicate with your dog in an effective way.
DO NOT tolerate you dog being possessive with his toys. He needs to know that you’re the alpha of the house, and when you want something, you’d better get it. A possessive dog is a dangerous dog. You need to correct this before a child tries to play with him and his toys. Maybe just let a professional come to your house.
As for the jumping on people, have everyone tell him, "off," in a stern voice, and push his paws off of them. Have them ignore him until he stays off, and THEN get down to his level and praise him. Or you could try putting him into a "sit, stay," position every time you are next to him, and that will become his default behavior whenever he’s next to you.
As for the gate, you need to get a larger one. And is he fixed? If not, he needs to be.
ADD: Your dog is a year old. You saying that the dog is stubborn and bull headed is a little ignorant, because you, the owner, have brought him up to be like this. Training starts the day that puppy comes home. Not a year later.
Use treats to train him to come when you call. Get something he really loves to eat and practice with that.
Handle his toys a lot to get him used to sharing.
When he tries jumping up, step back and say Off. Be consistent with this, so he learns this is not acceptable. Also, don’t greet him really excitedly, because that’ll excite him and he’ll want to jump.
As far as lay down and get down. Use down for laying down, and the word off when he needs to get down off of people.