Adam,
I received a surprise Christmas present this past year as a 4 years old female shepherd mix that my spouse and daughter decided I desired to change my very long time pet who needed to be pay last summer. She is indeed a beautiful dog, however the shelter fibbed to us once they said she was good along with other cats and dogs. Shes been rather aggressive together. Were Six months into this relationship now and she or he is way better. I suppose shes safer now.
The main one problem I havent solved is her need to go out the doorway and ignore our "come" commands. All of this would be to ask you: Will the strategy inside your book and video series focus on a mature dog? Id rather not invest the money inside a lost cause. We reside in the Arizona desert and she or he wont last for very long come july 1st if shes out and runs off again. Ive looked through a lot of your newsletters, but missed any reference to age.
Interesting help.
Larry
Dear Larry:
Appreciate the e-mail.
Yes, the dog training techniques focus on most dogs, so long as theyre healthy and dont have mobility problems.
Oftentimes, training a mature dog is simpler than training a younger dog, regardless of the stating that "You cant teach a classic dog new tricks, " theres definitely something to become said about maturity.
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Dear Adam:
Help! Im prepared to hand out my 6mo. old Maltese. I knew growing up one of these simple dogs- probably the most gentle and affectionate dog Id ever met and so i made the purchase for my loved ones at great expense. I attempted to locate a good breeder coupled with your dog shipped.
The issue is this - He growls and snaps inside my 4 years old whenever he attempts to pet him or pick him up, or if Im watching saying, "Good dog, no growl, its OK.. " hell not growl but find it difficult to escape and growl the moment hes down. Hes bitten after i wasnt watching.
I attempted the recommendation inside your book which distributed by others about the discussion group. For some time while my son was alone to feed your dog, I kept him from the furniture and also the kids owned the toys. Nothing appeared to help, so recently I have been grabbing him firmly through the scruff and growling "No" at him, then putting him in a tiny room by himself for a few minutes. Today after i visited correct him he snapped and growled at me! Hes now terrified of me and that i am angry at him.
Probably the most upsetting thing for me personally is the fact that I needed this dog to become a friend for my son like mine was for me personally after i was young. My son is really a gentle, quiet boy who loves animals and it is saddened my this. Can there be any hope?
Signed,
Stewart
Dear Stewart:
Im not sure how you can say this without sounding just like a complete jerk, but... Give consideration AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!
The thing you apparently HAVENT DONE would be to CORRECT THE DOGS UNWANTED BEHAVIOR!!! The pulling about the scruff from the neck is just for pups, Eight to ten weeks old. Its ineffective for older dogs.
For correcting older dogs, I spend a lot of it explaining the advantages of the pinch collar. Recall the idea of motivation? Recall the notion of associating a negative/correction using the dogs unwanted behavior? Remember generate an income educate you on to check out the corrections youre giving and choose if they are motivational or otherwise? Remember page 23, page 38, page 59, page 62, page 155, page 173, page 174, page 181, page 226, page 241, and page 260?
Ill quote in the book, "After you correct your dog, immediately tempt him to complete the behaviour again. Offer him the option: If he is doing the behaviour again then probably your first correction wasnt motivational... If he will not do the behaviour, then praise him - as hes just made the best DECISION. " [Page 156.]
Now, for those who have a particular question about how exactly to implement these techniques... then thats another issue. But telling me that you are confining your dog inside a bedroom as some kind of "Time Out" way is NOT something youve present in my book. Nor is, ""Good dog, NO growl, its OK... "
Again, Ill repeat: Praise your dog only if he helps make the right decision (staying calm). Dont simply tell him, "No growl, " if hes already being quiet. This really is SOOOO CONFUSING Towards the DOG.
It is extremely simple:
Your dog does something good = You say, "Good dog, " and praise. Your dog does something bad = You say, "No! " and administer a correction using the leash and collar.
I will only speculate why your real question is no more like, "This is exactly what happened after i corrected my dog while using pinch collar and tab with this obnoxious behavior. "
The only real reason Im being so blunt relating to this concern is its a central theme through the book. I stress again and again the sun and rain of timing, consistency and motivation. Actually, many readers have commented that my repetition of the concept may also be tedious.
When you can show me how specifically youve used timing, consistency and motivation and applied these components for your dilemma, youll (perhaps surprisingly) end up within the position of trying to explain to ME the way you may have fixed your dogs obnoxious behavior.
Thats all for the time being, folks!
