HitsRus wrote:
TCSoup wrote:
I'am a dog trainer and normally i'd give you some free advice on how to correct your dogs behavior in a very humane and fun way for the both of you. But, after reading how your first choice was to physically abuse a puppy. ( Kind of like punching a baby in the stomach for crying) My advice would now be to give that dog away to a "Good" home as soon as possible. Or I'll come over and beat your ass for not coming outside to play.
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Physical violence doesn't work very well on training pets... It works poorly on dogs...not at all on cats. The only time I hit my Golden was when he did something dangerous...go into my neighbor's yard where he might have got shot. That was mainly a lot of very loud yelling and getting swatted a few times with a rolled up newspaper.
If you want your dog to respond appropriately, talk to him in gentle tones and give him plenty of affection and a treat when he does what you want. Raise the tone or talk to him sternly when he crosses or begins to cross a limit and withhold treats for willfull disobedience.
My golden goes for walks with me without a leash...if he starts to wander off or lag behind, a firm tone in my voice will bring him back. When we get back he gets a hug, his ears scratched and a biscuit.(every time). He dutifully delivers the morning paper to Mrs Hits too...and he gets a biscuit. If we should forget to give him his treat he reminds us with a bark and sitting by the biscuit bin.I'm sure he thinks he has us trained.
I think it goes both ways.
Agreed. Whoopins only make the dog hand shy and afraid to come to you. A puppy should never be off leash outside until he is condtioned to come. He also knows by now that he is faster than you are. When you want him to come, give him the "come" command and real him in like a fish. Praise him when he comes. Give him little tidbits of cheese or pizza. Puppies have a natural desire to please. Take advantage of that.
Training sessions should be short, appx 15 min or so. After the training, reward him with a toy. Dogs love to chew. It may take a little longer to get him to trust you, but if you continue to make it positive for him, he will come around.
I caged trained our dog. he was never out of his cage without me or Mrs Squirmy present. It is a thousand times easier to not learn a behavior in the first place than to unlearn a bad one.
Fetch is also a great way to teach a puppy to come to you. You teach fetch in three parts- go get it, bring it here, drop it. Remember you have to praise and sometimes show the dog what to do.
We also rolled a ball back and forth to each other. When the puppy followed the ball to us, we praised him for coming to us.
I hope this helps. Puppies are a lot of fun, but remember they don't look at the world the way humans do. They understand and respond to respect. Good Luck!
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