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[Filthy-Beast]

Depends on the breed and it takes longer if you don't have an older dog as a role model. Puppies live in the present and if you or an older dog aren't present they don't think about the rules. We used to keep the floor littered with good thinks to chew so it was easier to grab something good.

Also this next trick works very well but was reserved just for serious issues like electric cords or going after my food.

A mean continuous low growl and bared teeth with head forward and intense stare works wonders. At first you might need to add a quick charge towards them also. If they still don't listen add the momma dog move of putting them on their back and hold on the throat. Remember dogs are all about body language, and this is a strong message of back-off it's mine, and never touch it. don't over use.

Even now years later if I'm eating my dogs will not look at my food. When they do sneak a look and I turn my head towards them they quickly look away.

 

[yolo_]

Thanks Filthy-Beast,

They are Rat Terriers and going on 9 weeks old. I used the suggestions and they work until i get busy doing anything. Then i have to check every five 10 minutes. They mind really well and have lots of toys scattered all over when they are out. I have only had them since the 7th.

I take them out for leash training and exercise. They love tunnels and running. They come when called and can sit on command. The boy O-reo follows the girl Roxie who minds first. I am going to try one at a time going out to see if that will help him focus more on me. He loves little tiny cheese bits for treats.

What i love is when they are tired and want to be held before i put them in their crate to sleep. I thought they would sleep outside the crate for naps in the day but they will scratch to get in so i leave the door open on it.

 

[yolo_]

 

[Filthy-Beast]

That's great news on the crate, they associate it with a den and a safe place instead of jail and punishment. Our older ratty loves to climb under the covers or a throw on my wife's lap to take a nap.

 

[Della Cirque]

Any tips on dogs that won't come, Filthy? The ones that know how to come, even by hand signal when things are quite...but completely ignore me when any outside distractions happen?

 

[Filthy-Beast]

This is harder to tackle. Basically you have to train them to always be checking you for signals and direction. First only use visual cues for everything, so they get conditioned to watch. Treat often at unexpected times rewarding quick responses to visual cue. They will quickly start watching you like hawk and will try guessing what will get the treat. If you're using 5 or 6 different commands they may do all of them without you issuing a command trying to get a treat. Only treat for a command you issued. However if they do something unexpected that you like treat every time they do it then add a visual command for it and you've quickly taught a new command.

Train recall using a leash / lead, first with a very short lead then farther and farther out, a simple rope from home depot can be used to get 50ft of lead. Don't extend the distance until recall is 100% at the current length. Do the recall training in as many different places as possible so they do not associate that the response is only needed at certain places. Also be cautious that you do not inadvertently train them to respond to a pull or change in tension on the lead instead of the visual cue.

Some breeds will always have issues, like a Beagle that gets a good scent will tune out everything but the smell.

Repetition, consistency, time and patience will prevail.

Good luck.

 

[yolo_]

What about dog whistles do they work? If mine are playing when called they sometimes ignore me until i give a sharp whistle.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

What your doing is breaking their current train of thought/concentration and giving them the chance to notice and process your command, it can work great on dogs that are trained to recall but get lost in their current activity. Some trainers prefer clickers, If you use clicker during all your training to signal, good job come get a treat, they tend to learn quicker. Then the clicker can be used to snap them to attention as it will elicit a Pavlovian response.

 

[MamaTried]

What your doing is breaking their current train of thought/concentration and giving them the chance to notice and process your command, it can work great on dogs that are trained to recall but get lost in their current activity. Some trainers prefer clickers, If you use clicker during all your training to signal, good job come get a treat, they tend to learn quicker. Then the clicker can be used to snap them to attention as it will elicit a Pavlovian response.

i want Filthy-Beast to adopt me so i can finally learn how to behave...

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Only wish it work as well on kids. My favorite dog of all time was 3/4 wolf. I had to learn what back 35 years ago, was a whole new approach to training, the old standard rolled up new paper would have lead to an adversary and not a member of the family. I had to learn a lot about wolves and how they communicate, discipline, pack hierarchy, etc. Then years later Cesar makes mint telling people all about pack hierarchy. Sad thing is I lost all my photos of her in a flood. Most intelligent animal I've ever know.

In a wolf pack only the dominate male and female mate, all other pack members help raise the pups. She helped with our baby. She wouldn't let him get near an electrical cord, would block with her body and redirect our son with her nose. If any stranger got within 10ft of him in the park she could freeze them in their tracks, she never growled or barked but her movements and eyes left no doubt, don't cross that line.

 

[Miarose]

I got a conundrum for you filthy, resident dog expert!

how do you make a dog not do this when it sees dogs outside: SCREAMING CHIHUAHUA *LOUD AND PROUD* - YouTube

that's not my dog, but that's the closest thing i've found to what he sounds like. I adopted him 2.5years ago, and he had a very very very bad life before coming to his forever home with me. He's the crazy little monster a few pages back that I posted. While he is sweet, he's very bad outside when he sees other dogs and SCREAMS! I've managed to get him over his food and toy aggression for the most part, but he's still a tad troubled in his walnut sized brain. He's a tough little 9 lb dog, who thinks he can take on my pomeranian, but then I catch them sleeping together like best friends.

 

[thinkingaboutit]

i want Filthy-Beast to adopt me so i can finally learn how to behave...

He won't likely do it, the grooming will be a bit too much. You gotta take your own bath

Reading a little, he trains a lot like I did. My mastiff-rotty was the BEST behaved dog ever. He was abused the first eight months of his life, so it took a lot of patience and love to make him feel like family. We had very little challenge to me being alpha after he learned he was in a happy home. I could leave a plate on the floor with meat on it, he wouldn't touch it even f I went to the bathroom out of sight. It's all about consistency and being firm when needed, not angry lashing out/yelling, but firm. The rewards for the dog, and the owner are worth it.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

The most important part is to remain calm and not let it bother you, they read energy very well but cannot interrupt it. So you getting upset, mad or even frustrated can be read as there's a problem and I must help defend the perimeter thus reinforcing the activity. Also do not say, it's ok, good dog, or make your voice sweeter, baby talk, or try to console him in anyway, all of these are reinforcing the current behavior with positive attention. Instead acknowledge the alert with a look and then dismiss, ignore and move to another activity, later when you have a 100% trained activity move to that. At first your look may need to be very obvious, just slightly bump him with your leg as you look out the window, this lets his brain notice you've looked.

Conditioned responses are the hardest to break. Once instilled you can never get rid of a trigger, but with time and patience you can teach a different response to the trigger. So don't try to stop the current response instead try to deflect the response with a new task or job. Train him to do something, get him to where he's doing it 100%, loves doing it, and gets a great treat for doing it. Then and only then when the response is automatic use it when he alerts. Acknowledge the alert by looking outside, dismiss the alert by now ignoring the window, remain totally calm and in control. Issue the command you got him trained to respond to 100% of the time.

Also, You must become the owner of outside in the dogs eyes. Never let them cross the door threshold first, always make them sit calming before allowing them to cross a door threshold both going out and coming in.

 

[Miarose]

The most important part is to remain calm and not let it bother you, they read energy very well but cannot interrupt it. So you getting upset, mad or even frustrated can be read as there's a problem and I must help defend the perimeter thus reinforcing the activity. Also do not say, it's ok, good dog, or make your voice sweeter, baby talk, or try to console him in anyway, all of these are reinforcing the current behavior with positive attention. Instead acknowledge the alert with a look and then dismiss, ignore and move to another activity, later when you have a 100% trained activity move to that. At first your look may need to be very obvious, just slightly bump him with your leg as you look out the window, this lets his brain notice you've looked.

Conditioned responses are the hardest to break. Once instilled you can never get rid of a trigger, but with time and patience you can teach a different response to the trigger. So don't try to stop the current response instead try to deflect the response with a new task or job. Train him to do something, get him to where he's doing it 100%, loves doing it, and gets a great treat for doing it. Then and only then when the response is automatic use it when he alerts. Acknowledge the alert by looking outside, dismiss the alert by now ignoring the window, remain totally calm and in control. Issue the command you got him trained to respond to 100% of the time.

Also, You must become the owner of outside in the dogs eyes. Never let them cross the door threshold first, always make them sit calming before allowing them to cross a door threshold both going out and coming in.

can i send him to you for doggy boot camp!? he's very intelligent, but extremely stubborn. I try to divert his attention, but since we're out on a walk (i don't have a fenced in yard, so we have to go for walks) it's easy for him to just turn around and keep staring/screaming at the other dog. I do tell him, let's go and keep walking in the opposite direction from the distraction.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

He won't likely do it, the grooming will be a bit too much. You gotta take your own bath

Reading a little, he trains a lot like I did. My mastiff-rotty was the BEST behaved dog ever. He was abused the first eight months of his life, so it took a lot of patience and love to make him feel like family. We had very little challenge to me being alpha after he learned he was in a happy home. I could leave a plate on the floor with meat on it, he wouldn't touch it even f I went to the bathroom out of sight. It's all about consistency and being firm when needed, not angry lashing out/yelling, but firm. The rewards for the dog, and the owner are worth it.

Exactly! 90% of all dogs do not want to be alpha. They want a calm consistent leader to tell them what to do next. If there's a void they must fill it after all somebody has to be charge.

 

[crazyarms]

Reonauts, meet brutus. The 1 year old yorkie with a hand crafted obey sweater! He was the runt of the little that nobody wanted so i gave him a good home and an awesome little sweater!

 

[Jhutt]

Both rescued pits, best dogs ever

 

[yolo_]

Roxie is so greedy. I am amazed at her selfishness with her brother O-reo. She is taller like her mama and he is short and small like his daddy. She is the boss of him and it bugs me but i don't know what to do. I am hoping to find a solution because every toy gets taken as soon as she sees O-reo has something.She makes a pile of toys and doesn't share.

So far i just keep getting new toys and hoping she reaches a limit on how many she can keep. O-reo loves her so much and sticks with her like glue even when she makes him holler.I hope they grow out of this stage whatever it is.

Other news is now O-reo has one ear standing up. next month will be the first vet visit with me as the owner. i love puppies but not all the worries.

My friend across the street brings her dog Reese over to socialize. Reese (reeses peanut butter cup) is a rescued mini doberman. He is such a good dog with the puppies.

thats all except more pics next week taken by my friend Hope we get a few of her dog Reese with my puppies.

 

[BabyCrusher]

 

[Filthy-Beast]

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Chuck

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i love that shot of Chuck!