Aggressive dog, I need help on training.?
I have a yorky who’s usually very sweet and calm. He doesn’t look me in the eye ( I heard that if he doesn’t he understands that you are the one dominating.) He allows me to feed him without getting aggressive… he follows me around. However, he has a habit of eating crap out of the bathroom waste basket. I try to prevent it but i slip sometimes. When he takes what lets say a diaper,I tell him no firmly. And he knows this is wrong because every time he does it he gets defensive and he runs away… so i have to chase him to get the diaper. I can’t use my hands because he’ll bite. I use some kind of stick, or some kind of distraction (like a toy) to get it back.
Today he did it again and i distracted him, got the diaper. To punish him i tied him up to a door. The strings not too long, so he can’t get too comfortable…long enough not to choke him and to give him decent space. I don’t know if this is the proper way to train him? Help plz.
thanks, you all deserve 10 points
The first thing you have to relize is that when you are "punishing" a dog, he does not know what he is doing wrong. When you say he knows he isn’t supposed to be doing it, what is actually happening is he is responding to your vocal and facial signals. He knows you are upset and excited, and he reacts. By chasing him, you are actually turning it into a game, and by tethering him up after wards you are ‘punishing’ him for having fun. The easiest way to fix problems like this is removal. Make the trash can so he can’t get in to it, or keep him away from that area. If he goes to close say "No." and remove him. Reward him when he stays away, or walks by with out stopping or smelling the trash. If he does get the diaper, don’t chase him. Get a treat or a toy, and let him come to you, and then switch with him. Also praise him for putting the correct item in his mouth.
Also, since you have diapers around, I assume you have babies around. I would work very hard on your Yorkie’s biting problem, because you do not want your child getting bit for reaching at the dog wrong.
Mar 11, 2010 | 5 | Aggressive Dog Training
March 11th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
You need serious help… check this website out
http://www.animalbehavior.net/
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March 11th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
No, that dog has no idea why you tied him to a door. Dogs do not think the same way humans do… sounds like your were giving him a TIMEOUT."! The biggest problem is the fact that he tries to bite you… Indicates that you are not the leader of this dog. A dog never bites their pack leader. I would suggest getting into a class with this dog in order to change your relationship with the dog. Sometimes with cute little dogs.. people treat them like babies instead of a dog. This dog does not respect you. I am guessing that he needs more training, discipline and going on walks with you.
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March 11th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
first get a trash can he can’t get into. next lets address this biting problem. he bites because he knows you let him and it scares you. you need to grab him whether or not he bites then scold him for biting it won’t take long and he will figure out it won’t work anymore.
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March 11th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
The first thing you have to relize is that when you are "punishing" a dog, he does not know what he is doing wrong. When you say he knows he isn’t supposed to be doing it, what is actually happening is he is responding to your vocal and facial signals. He knows you are upset and excited, and he reacts. By chasing him, you are actually turning it into a game, and by tethering him up after wards you are ‘punishing’ him for having fun. The easiest way to fix problems like this is removal. Make the trash can so he can’t get in to it, or keep him away from that area. If he goes to close say "No." and remove him. Reward him when he stays away, or walks by with out stopping or smelling the trash. If he does get the diaper, don’t chase him. Get a treat or a toy, and let him come to you, and then switch with him. Also praise him for putting the correct item in his mouth.
Also, since you have diapers around, I assume you have babies around. I would work very hard on your Yorkie’s biting problem, because you do not want your child getting bit for reaching at the dog wrong.
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March 11th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
okay this is a major problem!! FIRST you have to make sure he/she knows YOUR the boss in the house. Not him/her because that make a huge attitude difference. Witch means, less aggressive, and of coarse not biting you! SECOND get a new trash can. the one were you have to put your foot down to get it up! Or you can use a cool technique that i used with my dog. See my dog would get on the counter and eat food when i went out of the room for a second. And when i came back, NO FOOD! And i see Spunner liking his chomps! So what i did was put a lonnggg squeaky thing under a towel and put it on the floor, i set the food on the counter right were it was so his hind paws would squeak on it! And he didn’t like the noise at ALL so he just stoped trying to get food from the counter because of the noise! But it did take a pacients to try to get him to stop. You could do that technique in your bath room! Hope i helped!
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