To understand why your dog is behaving in an unacceptable manner you will need to find the root cause of the problem.Understanding why he is misbehaving is the first step to finding the cure.Striking the dog or shouting at him is likely to make matters worse.Be calm and patient and evntually the problem will be solved......
Some dogs have the annoying habit of jumping up at their owners as well as strangers as they are greeting them or when something has particularly excited them.While small dogs do little harm,apart from their dirty paws and scratchy claws damaging clothing,it can nonetheless be extremely tiresome.However a large dog is an entirely different matter as a frail person or child could quite easily be puhed over and frigthened quite badly.If you want your dog to jump up as a trick ,teach him by command .But if you want him to stop the habit rush towards him this will throw him off balance and distract him from his purpose.Alternately you could try the SIT and STAY commands .Another ploy when you arrive home,is to ignore the dog until he has calmed down,then make a fuss of him withpraise and a treat and hopefully he will begin to relinquish hi anti social behaviour.Once control is established keep to the routine letting him know that he will get no attention until he is sitting calmly.If you cannot stop him from jumping up,keep him on a leash and pull him down,or try a head restrainingcollar.This gives you fuller control of the neck allowing you to pull him away more effectively without causing damage....
The most serious problem even in smallest of breeds is the the dog which bites and its bite can cause serious damage.Other aggressive traits are some types of barking ,growling,baring of the teeth and lunging or snappin.A prelude to aggression is that the dog may stand very still and square with an alert expression on his face with his hackles raised.(The hackles are a ridge of hair which rises from the nape of the neck and trails off down the spine).Happily by correctly training your puppy from an early age you are less likely to encounter aggressive behaviour later on.Accustomize your dog to starngers and other dogs as soon as possible.Socializing early on will make him feel more confident with starngers in the future and less lilkely to be aggressive whough fear or uncertainty.Never physically reprimand a dog ,this is more likely to make the situation worse .Instead tell him frimly NO and couple this witrh a stern and disapproving look...
thanks for the useful tip. I really need the one for jumping cause jaz will go jumping all over me and my sis whenever we are home after work then her claws will go scratching us and demanding attention from us ~Cherio~ Penang Lang? Click Here~! Silkies Owner? Click Here~!
I agree with socialising them early is good. I never learn about this till having Jaz for almost a year before sending her weekly for obedient training, as she never mixes with other dogs, going for obedient training for the first time was rather an embarassing experience, she barks once she reaches there and doesn't stop until home... I was shocked to see how this could happened!!! and this went on for nearly a month or two.. she's now so much more better and EVERYONE in the group would agree on that as that was how extreme Jaz was! till she earns her title "The defending chamption - BARKER". I have to think twice now if i were to put her into the competition ring now.... :(
Howeve, I am glad to see her so happy to see me as she will be jumping up and down when me and my sister (lulugurl) return from work.. it never did occur to me that this is actually a bad habit that we need to take action. But, if we really manage to correct this, won't she turn into a ROBOT.... :( don't you agree?
Puppies and older dogs love to hold objects in their mouths and may run off with your precious possesions.Firstly whenever possible don't leave portable objects of value lying around.However ,if your dog has grabbed something he shouldn't have, don't shout at him as he will probably run off with it; equally don't chase him as he will immediately think that you are playing a game and you will have great difficulty in getting him to come back .The most effective way is to crouch down beside him and offer a treat followed by the command DROP,when he will most likely relinquish your property in favour of tyhe treat.You can practise this with him using worthless objects so that he learns to drop them on command from an early age....
For Sunnie her aggression is due to her health condition, since she was not like this at all when she was younger and healthier. Maybe her pain and the medication has caused her to be really irritable and grumpy...just my two cents. With warm regards, CY Phang
Mummy of Sunnie, the happy, cheeky and naughty female shih tzu pup
Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately as you mentioned, my pug belonged to this category. Every morning when I wake up to open his compound door and bring him to the toilet (same scenario after coming back from work), he did just what you said. He keeps jumping and pawing at me, displaying facial expression something like this picture (attached left - seems like a fanatic). Been trying to ignore him but his paws are actually quite painful when scratched against your legs (didn't know how much to cut 'cos afraid I might cut into his nerves, since his claws are black). So I ended up smacking his butt, but it seems to encourage him more, thinking its some kind of game. Are there any other way of stopping this behaviour? Or I should perservere and continue to ignore him until this behaviour is gone? Thanks.
Yeap! that's what Jaz does all the time! She will just grab the object and run away with it... most fav. place to hide, under the couch! and stays there!!! till we pull her out and manually opens up her mouth to pull out the object. Now i'll learn and try to teach her to DROP. :)
Pulling on the lead is the most common problem experienced by dog owner.It can be caused by boredom or excitement,or it may be a manisfestation of dominant behaviour.You should not attempt to match your strength against the dog's by repeatedly pulling back on the lead.If your dog persistently ,retrain it in basic obedience command and walking to heel.A head halter is useful on a large dog. Sometime the lead itself incites the dog to pull.It is therefore important not to use the lead as an object of force.You should try and access why the dog pulls before attempting to correct its behavior......
The remedy
1. Begin to walk the dog on your left side,holding the lead in both hands.when the dogs pulls slide your left hand down the lead and pull back firmly.
2. When the dog is in the correct heel position,command it to sit .Start to walk again,giving the command"heel" .Repeat the procedure each time the dog pulls forward.
3. Once the dog walks queitly to heel without pulling,rewards it with a food treat or praise.Gradually increase the distance you travel,but not the time of the training sessions.
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(This post was edited by wkser on Jan 15, 2003, 6:29 PM)
To young and boisterous dogs ,leads are exciting new toys.Such dogs sometimes chew their lead or try to climb on them.
the remedy
Make the lead unpleasant to chew by spraying it with a bitter tasting liquid.When the dog tries to chew or climb the lead, it is disciplined by the unpleasant taste,rather than by you...
Dogs sometimes adopt frenzied behavioural patterns through excitement .They bark hysterically chase their tail, chew stones ,compulsively groom themselves or demand to be picked up. Consult your vet to ensure that the hysterical behaviour is not caused by a medical condition.With that assurance ,you should proceed with basic retraining....
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(This post was edited by wkser on Jan 15, 2003, 6:56 PM)
Many dogs act like canine alarm-barking when they hear unexpected noises.Some dogs however especially terriers,poodles and lhasa alpo become chronically excessive barkers unless they are taught to control their behaviour.The barking often becomes rhythmic and may only stop momentarily on a command from the owner.To the hysterical dog ,your shout of "quiet" appears to be an attempt to join in.....
The remedy
VOICE CONTROL Go back to teaching the "speak" and "quiet" commands in controlled situations. Enlist the services of a friend,who can ring your door bell while you practice the exercise.
When highly excited some dogs especially bullt terriers,chase their tails.Although there is a strong genetics components tot he behaviours ,the activity is self-rewarding and increases in frequency unless it is stopped.
The remedy
Divert the tail chaser's attention by offering another rewards. Command the dog to sit,and when it obeys rewards it with a chew toy or treat.You should seel vetterinary advie if the problem persists.
Dogs that come to the table and beg for food can be a real nuisance .Giving an ocassional treat from the table is actually worse than repsonding to the dog every time you sit down to a meal. Constant habits are easier to alter than those thatoccur occasionally...
The remedy
1.Train the dog to take food only when permitted.Command it to sit while you prepare its food-away from the table
2.Put the food on the floor but keep the dog in the sit postion until you release it with the command "take it" or "ok"
Some dogs will refuse to eat the food they are offered.This is common among toy breeds, but also occurs in large lean breeds such as the saluki.Dogs can go without food for longer periods then human...
The remedy
A healthy dog will not starve if food is present .With your vet's permission,offer food for ten minutes then remove any uneaten food.Repeat the exercise daily with smaller amounts until the food is eaten....
Some dogs are more inclined to jump on children than on adults,because children's faces are closer and they appear to act in a more exciting manner, introduce the dog to a child under controlled conditions, with the dog on a lead. Instruct the child not to raise her /his arm s to her face,but to keep them by her/his sides.Rewards the dog for not jumping up...
Some dogs - especially small breeds-jump up ,bark,whine or lick in order to attract attention or to beg for food.This is canine bad manners and you should not allow a dog to do this.Never feed the dog from the table and do not respond to its demands. If you respond the dog will learn that the behaviour is fruitful.Reduce the dog's dependence on you by making sure that other members of the family as well as friends play with it and feed it.....
Female dogs do not allow males to mount them unless they are in session.Few dogs ever meet bitches in the heat,so they often attempt to mount their owners.Bitches also indulge in this activity.It is harmless-but annoying- behaviuor, which often begins before a puppy had reached puberty.If you allow a puppy to mount limbs,the behaviour will be difficult to correct in adulthood....
The remedy
1. Every time the dog tries to mount a person's arm or leg say "NO" remove it using the lead and isolate it for one minute. when the dog is over sexed,it find any physical contact- even reprimand -potently gratifying so avoid touching it... 2. Isolation is a symbolic gesture and should only be carried out for very short periods of time.After one minute allow the dog back into your company but ignore it... 3. After disregarding the dog for a few minutes ,command it to sit give it a reward and play with it.The fact that the dog had mounted your leg indicates that it is in need of physical and mental stimulation.You should make sure that the dog recieves enoug exercise.....
some of them i got it from my friend that experience dog owner for years and some from books that i read ...i came across them and found the information is handy so make a point just post it to share with my fellow friends in here.....
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(This post was edited by wkser on Jan 16, 2003, 12:14 AM)
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