Advice for training my service dog?
I'm training a 1 year old Aussie/St Bernard mix. I read that his breed is rare but also stubborn with listening to demands which he surely is. The people I got him from didn't really train him to do much as far as basic demands like "sit" or "lie down". He also has separation problems and whimpers a lot for no reason or if he is tired of sitting still for a long time. I have been teaching him how to react to my episodes and certain actions i do when they begin. He gets the point of what to do but only does it when he feels like it. It's quite irritating, but we are working on it. I don't want to give up on him because he's a great dog when it comes to temperament and kindness and I see potential in him. I know that the problem lies within my training skills because I get stressed easily or i have days where I don't have the energy to train him. I don't have money to pay for training at the moment. I just need some advice on what I can do and how to make training less stressful for the both of us.
Do you have any advice on training a Chug puppy?
I have a 4 month old Chug female puppy..I got her when she was barely 6 weeks old..She weighs about 10 lbs and is a sturdy dog..I have had several dogs in my lifetime but this one is...something else!!..Ok, let me try to tell you about my problem and hope that someone can help me..I also have a 9-10 yr old Rott, Bud.. He is so mellow and loving.The puppy torments him..Biting at his feet and jumping up and actually biting his lips, bringing blood..I tried to keep her in the house but she wants out with Bud and barks until I let her out..Her bark is so shrill..it jangles my nerves..(My entire yard is fenced in and it is safe to let her out)..She barks ALL the time..Day and night she is jumping on Bud and barking..He is such a good old dog that he will just growl at her.He has arthritis and I know he needs his rest and this is stressful on him..I have a large kennel cage that I have to put her in..I was up at 1am last night trying to catch her..I finally got her in the kennel at around 2am..She was screaming like she was going insane..I don't know what to do..Do you think these designer breed dogs are a bad idea??.She seems to have the annoying traits a Chiuaua and the tenacity of Pug with none of the good qualities of either!..I LOVE animals and I WILL NOT use a shock collar or punish her for being a dog..I have always had well behaved dogs that I could train and were a joy..Is it possible for a dog to be "mentally challenged"?..How can I get her to stop barking ALL the time and leave my poor Rott alone?..Please, I need some help here..Even my neighbors are starting to complain... Thank you for reading all this..I appreciate any and all answers.. **she is barking and biting Bud now** help?
9 week old staffy pup, I need some advice on training and any tips will be appreciated !!?
In the past week he has been peeing on the newspaper that we have put down by the back doors and around the house, but today he peed in his bed and now if his bed is on the floor he will pee in that instead of on the newspaper , how could i stop him doing this? Also i would appreciate some advice/tips on : how to stop him crying during the night , How to stop him biting and some advice on how to get a long with my 7 year old female lab. Thanks very much
Can any dog-trainers give me some advice? I have tried every method possible to train my dog to stop marking, and after 4 months, I feel hopeless.
Just to be clear-when you say ‘marking’ that is when a male dog (usually) lifts his leg and urinates, usually right where another dog urinated. This is called marking. It is an extremely strong instinct and I’m not quite sure why you’d even want to make your dog stop marking. When dogs smell the urine of other dogs they can learn a lot about that dog, their sense of smell is many hundreds of times stronger than ours. It is their most dominant sense, whereas ours is usually either vision or hearing. When a dog marks, say on a tree trunk, or fire hydrant, or bush or maybe just a spot of grass or a much urinated upon barrel or pillar near a store that dogs go into, they are a. learning about the dogs that were there before them and b. marking=making their scent dominant so that other dogs will know he was there and that he claimed that spot as his.Just because we humans don’t urinate in public does not back it wrong or bad that dogs do. Dogs marking has gone on since there were dogs and it’s not going to stop any time soon.I hope this helps to answer your question. If you meant barking instead of marking that of course is an entirely different topic.
My dog isn't responding to clicker training any advice?
Hello everyone I have a 14 month old german shepherd he is lovely and generally well behaved. I have had him since he was a puppy and he is an awesome dog we have a great bond he is one of my best friends. Anyway we joined a german shepherd training club 2 months ago and he works really well considering that short space of time. But there are bad habits he has picked up from a puppy when I tried to train him myself for example when walking to heel he will not stay right beside me and when I ask him to sit he doesn't sit on the spot he takes a few steps back and then sits this is a pain when he is supposed to sit right in-front of me so I looked on the internet and thought I would try clicker training to mark the exact behaviour and apparently it works really well in teaching new tricks/behaviors any way bought a clicker and armed myself with a mass amount and variety of his favorite treats and as it said to do 1 click-treat-click-treat-click-treat I did this 15 to 20 times then supposedly he is supposed to look when he hears the click because he is anticipating the treat well he doesn't take any notice! i've been trying for 2days now repeating that same method at least 4 times throughout the day it said the dog understands quickly! I don't know what to do now I need some advice and will be grateful for any help and tips thank you very much :)