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| BUMBLESDAD |
Hello,I am new on here and am one of the breed of puppy owners that from time to time wonders just what I have let myself in for!
My 5 month old Lab/Springer pup is very dominant and demands attention almost all the time she is awake.
I know I have to show her I am the Alpha which I do by going thro doors first,making her move out of MY way etc.
There are two issues I need advise on please;
1. When I walk her she is very strong and despite me using a choke chain and jerking her head back each time she pulls she insists on being ahead of me.......what can I do?
2. In the house she spends quite a lot of time when not being trained or played with in her crate but continually whines and barks for attention.....any ideas on how to stop this?
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| Mia's_Mom |
| Id suggest picking up the book 'The Art of Raising a Puppy' by the Monks of New Skete, they breed and train German Shepards to support their Monistary, but their training works on all breeds. It gives you a walk through on what they do to train their dogs, and it is amazing! There is also a video of the book, but with visual images instead of just reading the steps to take. If you do grab this book/Video, I hope it helps you as much as it did me. Good Luck |
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| Ruby's Mum |
Hi there
I don't know how long you have had this thread on here but I have a six month old bull terrier who tries to be dominant, but won't succeed. To the points you have given I hope I can be of some help as I have had similar problems and I am over coming them.
1. The pulling - I have been reccommended not to use a choke chain as in my training classes we have been told of experiences where the choke has locked both ways and the dog has passed out. Any way we give her a jerk on the lead and say "Don't pull" when she stops pulling we praise her with a "Good Girl", but her pulling is when she is going to the park and seeing her friends. (My problems is that she likes to sit down while walking her and watch the world go by)
2. The Barking - Ruby is crate trained and we had many problems with her and the crate at the beginning. The barking was when we put her in the crate when she had been told off, I was informed by a dog trainer not to do this, as the crate is her safe place not to be associated to when she has been bad we have used a time out where when she has been naughty we have firmly (not angrily) told her "Time Out", then put her in her crate for a couple of minutes and when we open the door she behaves, we now don't need to put her in the crate we just say in and she behaves herself. Time out we treat like the naughty step for children. Also we make sure that when we are at home she is never in the crate, only when we go to bed, and we interact with her as much as possible, keeping her mind busy, also all her favourite toys, water and food is in the crate when she is in there, she won't get bored.
At weekends she isn't put into her crate unless its bedtime, where ever we go she comes with us.
If you haven't been in touch with a dog trainer you should I went to one and with any problems or queries I had she was able to help. Very understanding and everyone goes through similar problems.
It is so worth it in the long run, as I have a very lovable and lively bull terrier and if it wasn't being steered the right way she would be top dog and uncontrollable. |
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