Help my 2 1/2 yr old is out of control.
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| Crate train. If you let this behaviour continue, it will get worse. I would start some basic obedience paired with marker training. |
| Have you done leash corrections? What kind of training is he on? What kind if exercise does he get. Is he crate trained? |
| Sounds like he may have a lot of energy he wants to play off. xx |
| Has he been neutered? If so he may still have a testes deep inside pumping all that male hormone around. Find someone to teach you clicker training and do it daily for at least an hour....you can break up the sessions. He gets nothing without responding to the clicker. And as said above...…...EXERCISE! These are incredible energetic dogs...…..herders and drovers.....who need physical work. Once under control, look into agility training, lure, something that challenges their minds and bodies. A tired pup is a good pup. |
| I think all of the training ideas are great suggestions. 'School' has been great experiences for myself and my dogs. BUT is it possible he doesn't like your fiancé? A smell, an article of clothing someone has worn that scared him? Or jealous of the time you spend with your fiancé? |
| You could get your fiancé to be the one to feed when he is there with you. x |
| Your fiance and you need to take your space back. Whether you decide to crate to stop the behaviour, or curb it the way I did, it needs to stop. Harry was being a huge piehole for vehicles, strangers, and the kids out playing. So after corrections did not work, only amped him up, I ranked him. I held tight to his leash, and posture over him, mouth closed, eyes glaring, and kept pushing into his body with mine, until he submitted, and backed off. By submitted, I mean stopped the ruckus and lunging, and put his surprised focus on me. I keep moving into him, making him back up, and stood over, glaring, and growl enough. He now, when I step towards him with that same posture, knows I disapprove, and went from the bitey lunging barking arse to lying down and showing me his belly. Now most may disagree, but he is a very dominant make, that had no problem with biting my hand in redirection during his fits. So I took my space, and have taught the kids to take theirs. They do the same when he thinks he can shove them around. They stand up, firmly walk into him, until he backs off. They no longer gave to. He respects their space, and lays down beside them, and at mist paws for attention. I do still have to posture during walks, but he has come a far way from what he was a few months ago. All dogs have pack structure. Harry tried in his teenage hood to take over my pack. He will be 10 months, and is quickly looking to me for leadership rather than reacting to things he has no business reacting to. If you let your dog run your house, your dog will eventually think they can correct you too. Obedience, exercise, and structure will fix any dog, but only if you can change the way you live. And no dig should be loose in the house if it destroys. You are asking for big vet bills if he decides to swallow something he had destroyed. Crate him or clear out a room where he can wait til you return. If your dog can be wild when you are not there, why should it not be wild when you are? Good luck. And if your dog is an arm mouther, lemon juice or bitter apple sprayed lightly on your arms will have your dog spitting your body parts out! So will scent free deoderant. Just my opinion! |
| I think that is very good suggestion of how to handle the situation Becky-just what I would have said if I had thought of it!!!! My very first pup was from a very dominant family of dogs so we had to do just that- growl, push into him to show who was the boss. You (or I ) forget these things-so pleased you reminded me- this could be a good "sticky" post for folk who need help? What do you think Mr, Editor? xx |
| Thanks! Normally I would say marker training. But the pushy mindset of a pushy dog would over ride the willingness to follow commands. I could command Harry during a car passing to sit, but after the sit, he would still lunge. And he would still react. He got pretty bad last month, I got bit twice, packed the treats away for now, and took control of my home. I am all for positive teaching. But once a dog feels it can ignore you and push you around, you need to rank them. Since I am the main carer for Harry, I took all his punishment. Now, he works before every meal. Currently teaching him to climb on the grooming table himself, since that's his main reactive place in the home. I also use a remote collar. Outdoors it helps as a reminder before he reacts to mind me. And in the house, it reminds him that he cannot resource guard, that he does have to mind me. Tools are great, if you know how to use them, trainers are great, if they match your interests and goals for the dog, but in the end, you must have a dog respect you before you can work with it As for your fiancee. I would have him feed the dog. Have him have the dog down. When the dog stays down, gave him place the bowl down. If the dog gets up, remove the bowl. When the dog stays in a down til released, than the dog eats, undisturbed. It works great if you put only a few kibble in at a time. You control the bowl. Bowl goes up after your done. If you manage the dogs life for a while in the home, you will find the dog looking more to you for instruction. This means no treats for training, no toys, and hide your hands behind your back when training. I make Harry loom at my face, or his ears hear nothing. You would think he was deaf, with commands. This is o my the second dog I had to work like this with. But I don't mind, as hed also has a huge protective instinct. I do mot plan to squash his drive, as in bear country, we need it, but I want him to know, I control situations, look to me for guidance and begore any step he makes. In the end here, it will save his life. Bears are breaking into cabins daily here, I need full control of him if he wants out if his crate. Hed learned that real fast. My house, my rules, my space. And I am fair. And never yell, or raise your voice. Wait out any tantrums or crocodile rolling on the leash. The lack of reaction from you will surprise a dominant dog, or a pushy dog. Fighting back or leash correcting only amps that mindset. Unless you use a slip lead. Gentle pressure up with that can quell any attitude. But do it silently. Will shut up Now! Hope I made some sense! |
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