Most likely, Maxie is scared. People automatically think that dogs
growl just from aggression, but it can also be fear. Maxie is unsure
of a situation and uncomfortable with what is going on around her.
What you do when she shows this behavior can be tricky. Your first
reaction is to comfort her because she is afraid, but you could end
up rewarding and reinforcing this behavior. If she is a young, I
would just ignore it. She could easily outgrow the behavior. And
when she sees that you aren't concerned with what is going on... she
will realize that she doesn't need to be concerned either.
My email about the electric fence was just to ask the person to be
real careful when using them. To give it some thought before they
depend on an electric fence to keep their dog safe while they were
gone for the day. I think there are definitely times to use them.
At the top of a fence to stop the jumpers. Around the garden to keep
the dog out. Just realize that they can't do it all. I'll cut and
paste the bulk of that email...
Please keep in mind that an electric fence may keep Max in your yard,
but it won't keep him safe in your yard. It makes it very easy for
someone to come onto your property and take him. And it will not keep
out any stray animals that may be in your area... dogs or others. And
even the well trained dog will cross the electric fence line when
given enough temptation.
Barbara
On Jan 26, 2007, at 7:59 PM, stefanie billitier wrote:
now you had some good points....maxie does jump on anyone that
comes to the door she knows with excitement. if it is someone she
does not know she barks and growels. as she is doing this she is
shaking...so is she scared? also missed the thing about the fences.
we are thinking of invisable fence for our front yard so the dogs
can run and play with the kids outside and not run off down the
road or in the street. views on this? I do not want to hurt the
dogs....I heard this willshock them....
thanks
steff
Barbara Naylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Okay... I didn't get blasted for my email about electric fences...
thank you!... so I will venture another email. And realize that I
am not a "professional" dog trainer, because I don't get paid for
what I do. But I have certainly put in years and years of study
and effort into trying to learn more about the 4-footer. And as my
son says... I have "professional" dogs. Their training has to be
exact and expectations high. My own keeper dog was not nearly as
well behaved! So take what you can use from this email and delete
the rest.
Dogs jump for a lot of reasons. And most people correct them by
squealing their name and giving them lots of attention... exactly
what they want. The knee in the chest will work on some dogs some
of the time. Turning your back and completely ignoring them will
also work on some dogs some of the time. But every time the dog
comes to someone new and they jump on them, the dog has "practiced"
inappropriate behavior. So let the people who come to you house
regularly know what they need to do to help correct the jumping.
Or have a leash right next to the door and leash the dog before you
ever open the door. Place your foot on the leash with no slack
whatsoever so the dog can't move upwards. And if the dog still has
the over excited greetings, then tether them in another room or put
them in their crate before the people come in your house. When you
greet people out in public, have the leash in your hand, but stand
on it as well so that they have no extra leash to jump. Don't let
them practice bad behavior. And at the same time when they finally
do sit... praise, praise, praise the dog and tell them good sit.
Acknowledging good behavior is just as important... and on some
dogs, more important... then tagging bad behavior.
When I mentor a new group of puppy raisers, we play a game. I have
a behavior/activity that I want a person/puppy to do. I share the
behavior with everyone in the room, except the person playing the
part of the puppy. Let's say that I want them to sit in a chair
when they come in the room. With the first "puppy" I give just
negative corrections... when they move away from what I want. With
the second "puppy" I give negative and positive corrections...
"don't" when they move away from the chair and "good boy" when they
were headed in the right directions. The second puppy always was
successful. The first was usually very frustrated and gave up. So
praise the behavior you want and correct/ignore the behavior you
want to extinguish.
When a dog jumps up on something, I always give the correction of
"don't". "Down" is a command... something you want them to do.
"Off" is also a command for when you want them to get off of
something that you have asked them to jump
on. "Don't" is a correction. "No" will also work, but I prefer
"don't" because I can say it more forcefully with major emphasis on
the D.
And lastly... dogs love to dig. There is nothing better then nice
damp dirt to make them happy. Once again, don't let them practice
the inappropriate behavior. Watch them carefully... cover the area
with something so they can't get to it... or fill the holes with
their puppy piles. Gross.. I know. But most dogs won't dig in
their own poop.
Like I said... take what you can use and delete the rest.
Barbara
now raising service dog in training #9
On Jan 25, 2007, at 8:05 PM, buttafamily5 wrote:
I'm anxious to hear people's tips on this as well -- as this is
Dempsey's latest "thing". His training is going well also, but his
new
thing is jumping. Just when we get one thing corrected, another crops
up! He is only 4 months old. We start "basic training" classes on
Monday.
One thing that we do have success with is the spray bottle with
vinegar and water. He hates it, so all we have to do is pick it up
and
say "off!" and he calms down. We have read that we should say "off!"
instead of "down", as "down" should be used when you want them to lie
down in the submissive position (yet another thing we need to
master!).He has also taken to nipping at our heels as we go upstairs
(where he is not allowed), which really hurts and must stop!
Donna
--- In [email protected], "tricialynch77"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi I have a 7 month old F1 Labradoodle called Harvey. His
training is
> going okay at the moment apart from jumping up on people in the
house
> and outside as well.When he is in the house we try lifting our
knee to
> his chest which eventually stops him.But when he is outside and
off the
> lead he will jump up on anyone wether it be a toddler or an
adult,which
> can be frightening for them as you can imagine.Also if anyone comes
> into the house he jumps all over them. Can anyone give me advice
on how
> to stop this please.
>
STEFFANIE BILLITIER
Rochester NY 14606
mom to 4 sphynx cats
Elvis,Bailey,Bobo,Loki
2 dogs an AHT named Rossi,
a labradoodle named maxie,
and three 2 legged kids
nicholas,jacob,gabriella
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