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hi — i know this was irresponsible on my part , and i expect all criticism , but i recently got a puppy that needed to be rehomed off of facebook despite not having any prior experience training dogs or even owning dogs of his breed . so far , i’ve been doing well enough i think ? i take him on walks , play with him , and i’ve already started trying to crate train , but i know i could be doing more and that what i’ve been doing the past week isn’t enough .
the puppy i got was a male german shepherd & great pyrenees mix . he’s twelve weeks old now , and for the most part he’s really a very good puppy , but the behavior he’s exhibiting isn’t exactly good and i’m not sure what i should do to correct it && what i should do to train him ? he’s stubborn . so stubborn that he walks away from me when i try to teach him things like sit ( which he understands by the way , he just doesn’t always want to listen ) . on walks , he crisscrosses a lot , and both lags behind and pulls because he wants to play i think ? he has shown no aggressive towards my mothers older female dog , but he has shown fear or cats despite me being told he was around farm cats ( if farm cats and house cats behave very differently , please tell me ! and please tell me what i can to do help him be less afraid ) . even though he is clearly afraid , he gets bursts of confidence and tries to play with or sniff our cats but he is a bit rough even though its clear he means no harm ? how can i get him to be more gentle ? also how can i train him properly on walks and in general ?
one last thing — i am not sure if its something i did ? or a breed thing ? or maybe this is clear signs of separation anxiety ? but ramiel follows me everywhere i go to the point where when we took him grocery shopping with us ( he sat in our personal wagon ) he risked hurting himself and jumped out multiple times to follow me even if i was just a few steps ahead .
i love him already , so it’s important to me that he is trained well for his safety and the safety of others . please , any advice is appreciated !
wait one last thing that isn’t training related !! his previous owners had him and his litter on purina , but i’ve heard recently that it’s not healthy for cats or dogs ? so can you guys recommend some healthier alternatives or even tips on ‘ raw feeding ‘ !
Welcome to the fortnightly loose leash walking virtual workshop!
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Hi all! I've got a minor issue that I can't seem to iron out with my 1.5 year old Amstaff. Looking for some ideas.
Roman has been planting his feet whenever we make a turn on our walks. It's specifically during turning left or right; it's quite clear that he wants to continue straight (forever it seems). We've put a lot of work into walking, but this little behaviour has been quite persistent.
No, I can't just allow him to keep going straight. We're working on reactivity and arousal and the paths we take have been selected specifically to keep things quiet and to help him stay within his threshold. I'm wondering if this has something to do with it. Maybe he finds it boring. It's not fear or anxiety, so I'm leaning towards boring/under stimulating. I'll be finding new paths for us to walk, but constantly finding brand new places is not sustainable for his reactivity/arousal, so I'd also like to find a solution to this current issue.
My current approach has been just waiting it out. Stand still and do nothing till he follows, then mark and reward. Yesterday, we stood still for five minutes... I'm not sure how much good my approach is doing haha. I don't want to lure him with a treat, and I'm hesitant to use a cue like 'touch' to get him to follow (I don't want to reward the behaviour or poison the touch cue).
I've thought about establishing a 'right' and 'left' cue, but I don't really think it will do much when we're actually out.
Any thoughts? Ideas? Anyone experienced this before?
We recently rescued a fear aggressive young GSD. She is calm with us but new people & sounds freak her out as well as dogs on walks. We want to fix this ASAP so we hired a trainer who was recommended & she told us not to pet or cuddle with or let her even lay her head or paw on us at all. She really emphasized that last part & said that petting your dog for anything but praise is the biggest mistake owners make. Her claim to fame is that she has been training dogs for almost 30 years with thousands of success stories apparently & she is well known in the community for training anyone’s dog from aggressive rescues to house dogs that need extra obedience to dogs on TV. Our issue is our dog is very loving & cuddly & it doesn’t make sense to deny love to a fear aggressive dog that is asking for love from people she is typically scared of. She also isn’t fixed & we are hoping to do that soon to see if it helps. All of the other advise the trainer has given us makes sense/has helped (mainly the positive reinforcement stuff), but our dog is food motivated so why do we need to withhold touch as well? Does this even make sense to anyone? Side note: girlfriend has some experience with training family dogs & has pretty much kindly said they think the trainer is too dominance focused &, basically, she doesn’t want someone telling her how to treat her dog (in a non training sense) but I have some friends in vet school that said it makes sense but they don’t like it.
UPDATE: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! We have gotten great advice & have since “broken up” with this trainer & have signed up for an online course specifically for building our dog’s confidence through positive training & she has been doing GREAT! We had our first perfect walk yesterday, she saw triggers & didn’t react. My girlfriend even had a male coworker come over after work to meet our dog & she did GREAT!
Welcome to the fortnightly separation anxiety support group!
The mission of this post is to provide a constructive place to discuss your dog's progress and setbacks in conquering his/her separation anxiety. Feel free to post your fortnightly progress report, as well as any questions or tips you might have! We seek to provide a safe space to vent your frustrations as well, so feel free to express yourself.
We welcome both owners of dogs with separation anxiety and owners whose dogs have gotten better!
NEW TO SEPARATION ANXIETY?
New to the subject of separation anxiety? A dog with separation anxiety is one who displays stress when the one or more family members leave. Separation anxiety can vary from light stress to separation panic but at the heart of the matter is distress.
Does this sound familiar? Lucky for you, this is a pretty common problem that many dog owners struggle with. It can feel isolating and frustrating, but we are here to help!
Resources
Books
Don't Leave Me! Step-by-Step Help for Your Dog's Separation Anxiety by Nicole Wilde
Be Right Back!: How To Overcome Your Dog's Separation Anxiety And Regain Your Freedom by Julie Naismith
Separation Anxiety in Dogs: Next Generation Treatment Protocols and Practices by Malena DeMartini-Price
Online Articles/Blogs/Sites
Separation Anxiety (archived page from the ASPCA)
Pat Miller summary article on treating separation anxiety
Emily "kikopup" Larlham separation training tips
Videos
Using the Treat&Train to Solve Separation Anxiety
introducing an x-pen so the dog likes it (kikopup)
Podcast:
https://www.trainingwithally.com/the-podcast
Online DIY courses:
https://courses.malenademartini.com
https://www.trainingwithally.com/about-2
https://separationanxietydog.thinkific.com/courses/do-it-yourself-separation-anxiety-program
https://rescuedbytraining.com/separation-anxiety-course
Introduce your dog if you are new, and for those of you who have previously participated, make sure to tell us how your week has been!
So my 1yo English Cream Retriever came back last week from a very respectable 5 week behavioral training with a new E-Collar.
When I came home tonight, he put his head lovingly up against me which I thought was adorable. Then I noticed a strange and foul odor on him, not a smell that I recognized.
I started to scratch him on his throat which he likes and I discovered that his hair was all sticky and my hand was black.
It was then that I noticed that the new e-Collar that the trainer sent home with him had burnt his whole throat.
I fully intend on filling a lawsuit against www.ecollar.com
DM me if you want to see the pictures.
Besides the obvious. [Walk, play, bathroom, eat, drink]
I'm considering a complete career change to focus on training dogs especially or in time, assistance dogs. I have Fibromyalgia myself and have enjoyed self-training my own dog to help with certain tasks.
However, I'm really struggling to find information on the demand for this field and whether the course I'm eyeing is/will be recognised and trusted by dog owners and organisations alike.
Following advice from the UK National Careers Service, I'm seeking insights from organisations, dog training companies, and dog trainers/owners to understand the career prospects and financial sustainability of this path.
I'm currently considering enrolling in the Level 4 PETbc Accredited Advanced Canine Behaviour Diploma offered by the British College of Canine Studies (BCCS). UKRLP Number 10083698. https://www.britishcollegeofcaninestudies.com/product/level-4-petbc-accredited-advanced-canine-behaviour-diploma/
While the Level 4 PETbc Accredited Advanced Canine Behaviour Diploma offered by the British College of Canine Studies (BCCS) is not Ofqual regulated, it has reportedly been accepted by councils nationwide for licensing applications and carries CPD (Continual Professional Development) points. Organisations like Dogs Trust, RSPCA, and Blue Cross, among others, have had students participate in this course among other animal-care based courses via BCCS.
#Welcome to the quarterly Event List!
Here we crowdsource upcoming events in the animal training world (for the next 6 months) to add to our calendars, and help each other plan to expand our knowledge (and meet CEU requirements).
##REQUIREMENTS
Events should comply with the following standards:
Events do not need to be dog-exclusive, just something that dog trainers and keen hobbyists would enjoy! For example, we wouldn't post a cat-only conference, but we would love to see a conference by PPG or IAABC that includes both dog and cat seminars, or a conference by animal behaviour researchers that has broad cross-species applicability.
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Please post under the appropriate Automoderator comment below to group events by LOCATION (Online, Europe, North America or Other)
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Event Name - the name, obviously, for easy searching
Date - Please post in ISO standard format YYYY-MM-DD to eliminate any risk of confusion between USA and rest of the world date formats
Location - Online or Country-State-City
Organiser - Name of event organiser(s)
Website - link to detailed information
Special info - anything important to know in advance - e.g. early bird price close date, available scholarships, link to facebook group for event where people are organising carpools and accommodation sharing etc.
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In November we took our dog Australian cattle dog to sit means sit as it was the only dog training company aside from petco etc. we paid $2025 for lifetime training. The training never really stuck with my dog and started ti become aggressive when using the shock. I already was hesitant about going there as I felt it was on the line of animal abuse but I didn’t know for sure so I thought I’d try it to get my dog to be good quickly.
My dog, under A year old is full of energy and didn’t always do so well in group classes. They recommended using TWO collars on my dog so he would feel it more. I told them no I don’t like that idea and I shouldnt have to keep buying more stuff to make your training work.
Well four months later and the aggression became too much (he never attacked or bit hard) and made me feel like it was because my dog felt abused so we have stopped using the collar.
Now we are trying to receive A partial refund for the lifetime membership and the collar. They also offer A pay half up front which they never told us about when we were talking about the details on the phone.
I feel like sit means sit is A get rich quick scheme that only cares about taking money and hoping you give up on the training. I should have realised the scammy hint when it was all old people in the group classes.
Also when we asked for A refund this is how the owner responded. “There is no refund option for your package or equipment. It’s yours to do what you want with 😊. “. That smiley face angers me so much.
Any advice on who to reach out to or how to tell our story and prevent this from happening to other people?
Welcome to the fortnightly loose leash walking virtual workshop!
Join us as we compete with the squirrels, cats, other dogs, fresh urine scents and things that go zoooooooom!
Resources
Articles (All have videos embedded)
Youtube (Many of these are videos which are embedded in the above articles)
See our page on leash reactivity for help managing and training dogs that bark and lunge while on leash.
APDT webinar
Hello,
I want to work on training my dogs more but I’m having trouble getting my dogs to be able to focus on what we’re doing. Treats go pretty heavily with training, but my biggest issue is that my dogs get so excited and worked up over the possibility of getting a treat that they can’t focus on what I’m trying to get them to work on. They’re so excited that I have a treat in my hand that they can’t even really hear me say “sit” even if it’s been 15-20 mins. They associate commands with getting a treat, and thus saying “sit” causes them to get excited and jump around instead of following the command, even though I don’t reward them for that behavior. There’s a potential to get a treat and that’s SO EXCITING that they can’t contain themselves. I know there’s other types of training out there like clicker training, but they way you associate these things as being good is through food, so it doesn’t seem like the proper option. Any thoughts or advice would be great.
Welcome to the fortnightly separation anxiety support group!
The mission of this post is to provide a constructive place to discuss your dog's progress and setbacks in conquering his/her separation anxiety. Feel free to post your fortnightly progress report, as well as any questions or tips you might have! We seek to provide a safe space to vent your frustrations as well, so feel free to express yourself.
We welcome both owners of dogs with separation anxiety and owners whose dogs have gotten better!
NEW TO SEPARATION ANXIETY?
New to the subject of separation anxiety? A dog with separation anxiety is one who displays stress when the one or more family members leave. Separation anxiety can vary from light stress to separation panic but at the heart of the matter is distress.
Does this sound familiar? Lucky for you, this is a pretty common problem that many dog owners struggle with. It can feel isolating and frustrating, but we are here to help!
Resources
Books
Don't Leave Me! Step-by-Step Help for Your Dog's Separation Anxiety by Nicole Wilde
Be Right Back!: How To Overcome Your Dog's Separation Anxiety And Regain Your Freedom by Julie Naismith
Separation Anxiety in Dogs: Next Generation Treatment Protocols and Practices by Malena DeMartini-Price
Online Articles/Blogs/Sites
Separation Anxiety (archived page from the ASPCA)
Pat Miller summary article on treating separation anxiety
Emily "kikopup" Larlham separation training tips
Videos
Using the Treat&Train to Solve Separation Anxiety
introducing an x-pen so the dog likes it (kikopup)
Podcast:
https://www.trainingwithally.com/the-podcast
Online DIY courses:
https://courses.malenademartini.com
https://www.trainingwithally.com/about-2
https://separationanxietydog.thinkific.com/courses/do-it-yourself-separation-anxiety-program
https://rescuedbytraining.com/separation-anxiety-course
Introduce your dog if you are new, and for those of you who have previously participated, make sure to tell us how your week has been!
I have a 7 year old husky and generally on most nights when we lay down, she goes outside for the night. However, around 3:00 AM every night she bangs on the door and jumps on it to be let back in. When I let her in she zooms in and does the husky talking loudly before calming back down and laying down. Some nights she stays in until we wake and others she’s wanting to go back out in fifteen minutes before wanting right back in. Rarely she either stays in all night or stays out all night. 90% of the time though it is 3:00 AM wanting back in.
This is killing my sleep schedule as I’m trying to get at least 7 hours of sleep a night but unfortunately once I sleep for four hours if I am woken up and have to get out of bed I generally cannot go back to sleep.
My wife and I are at wits end because she basically runs our sleep on how aggressively she wants back in. You can’t ignore here because she literally leaps on the door kicking it with her feet vaulting off of it in the process. If she isn’t doing that she is just pawing it and it sounds like someone is trying to break in. Look if the Swat team showed up at my house trying to get in I wouldn’t even know the difference.
I can’t really leave her in the common area of the house because well she’s a husky and I can’t trust her at all. I also worry she would pee in the middle of the night.
What can I do to stop this? Any advice is appreciated.
Hello all,
This is a condensed version of a post I recently deleted due to length and lack of response. In January 2023, I adopted a (then 6 y.o., now 7 y 2 m) beagle/coonhound mix named Larry. In November 2023, I started dating my current boyfriend, "J," and when he spends the night, he doesn't mind the IDEA of Larry sleeping with us, but he does have sensory issues with his feet being touched. Larry often winds up sleeping near J's feet. I personally am sensory seeking and would welcome Larry sleeping right up against me. If I started setting up a blanket on my side of the bed, could I teach Larry to "place" there when J stayed overnight? Larry has cancer, so I really want to find a compromise that both makes J happy and allows me to sleep with my puppy while he's still alive. Tysm in advance!
I have a 3-year-old male husky, and I got a 18-week-old female husky puppy about a month ago.
My issue is that my younger dog doesn't let my older dog spend time with me. He's very sensitive. When he goes over to get attention from me, he won't go near my couch. He stays on the other half of the room. My puppy will approach him if he goes near the couch and kind of "intercept" him. She doesn't get mean, she just puts herself between him and I, he puts his head down and looks very sad. He wont look in my direction when this happens even when I call him, offer treats, anything.
I try to spend time with my older dog when I can. I hook the puppy up on a lead outside to go potty. I throw the ball around in the living room for him. He loves it. When the puppy is in the other room, I'll hang out for a few minutes with him if he's alone in the bedroom.
I've tried carrying him to the couch, he jumps off right away. I've tried separating her from him for a little bit with a baby gate, and she starts crying/barking which makes him upset. His tail goes between his legs, sometimes he starts trembling when he hears her bark.
At first they would cuddle on the couch together. They'd sleep in the same dog bed, or in my bed with me at night. Now he won't sleep in the bed with me, and she wants to sleep with him, so they both sleep in the hallway.
She sits on the couch with me, he sits alone in the bedroom or by the door during the day. He used to be really vocal and come over for attention every couple hours, or he'd sit next to me and nap for a bit. That's totally stopped. It almost feels like Happy Gilmore with Ben Stiller and the grandma in the nursing home. Where they both seem really happy, but there's this undertone of "you know your place" between her and him.
He's 50lbs, she's 25lbs. He's much larger than her. If anything this problem should be reversed, but like I said, he's very sensitive. I almost wish he would stand up for himself just once, and this problem might end there. But, he wont. Not where he'd hurt her, but just a speck of assertiveness or confidence would fix all of this, I think.
Anyone else delt with this or something similar? How did you work to resolve it?
Ok so I have a 14 week old shih tzu and from the first night I got him he slept in the crate. Honestly the first night went amazing he slept and I only had to take him out once or twice. He’s continued being good in his crate until this last week. Normally I sit with him for a few minutes before he falls asleep but now it’s either I have to sit next to him for 30-45 minutes or he won’t sleep at all and I need to take him out and let him get tired all over again. I had a little puppy blanket in the crate that I rubbed over mom and siblings when I first picked him up that I had to wash recently cuz he threw up on it so maybe it’s that. I don’t know im just super sleep deprived since he has been staying up super late and then waking up at 5am so any suggestions would really help.
TLDR: dog has gotten more anxious and unable to engage, what can I do to help her?
This is my dog from today on a nearly empty college campus, exhibiting some pretty clear signs of anxiety/overstimulation. She's gotten reactive towards other dogs in the past few months so we're working on counter conditioning/desensitization/BAT/etc. She used to be able to typically walk nicely on a leash and be moderately engaged with me in lots of environments, and even behave nicely in busy places. Now, even in a pretty calm place that she's been in many times she is so anxious that it makes it hard to walk her at all.
Does anybody have ideas for how to help her overcome this? Right now I just reward her whenever she engages with me in situations like this where there's no clear trigger. If there is something she's locked in on I try using the techniques I'm using for her dog reactivity. If she is acting like in the video I stop walking and try to take some time to let her decompress/refocus, but this is often unsuccessful.
Hello! My dog is almost two years old and has no training. I can’t afford training right now. I’ve tried to do it on my own but I don’t think I’m doing anything right. Yesterday my mom said if I don’t make any improvements with her in the next two weeks she’s rehoming her.
If you know of any resources like youtube or a website that could aide in home training please share.
EDIT:
I definitely should have mentioned this before but here is some of the issues I would like to work on with her:
hi guys!
i’m currently in somewhat desperate need of a new harness for my dog. she’s shaped kinda funny, so of course nothing on google pops up with what i need lol
right now we’re using the rabbitgoo no pull harness in a size L due to her chest size. i originally got her an M which fit perfect around her neck, but was just a bit too tight around her chest even after loosening that area all the way.
she got out of her harness completely while we were on a walk last week and i looked like an idiot chasing her up and down the sidewalk smh. she’s gotten really really close to slipping out of it a few other times. about halfway through our walks is when i have to keep readjusting her harness because it starts to ride up on her back and loosen up.
she’s a pug/lab mix, medium sized, and a little under 50lbs. chest is 32” and neck is about 20”
the no pull factor of the harness we have now became useless pretty quickly since clipping the leash to the front ring made her walk all funny. my main need is a harness that will keep her safe (ie not hurt her if she pulls like her collar would), is impossible for her to slip out of, and makes her feel comfortable.
i thought maybe after she got used to wearing a harness she would associate it with walks and get excited when i pull it out, but after like 5/6 months she still fights me when it comes to putting it on. i’ve been looking into step in harnesses since her main issue is putting her head through it, but maybe that’s not the route to go? all of the ones i’ve looked at only cover a smaller range of sizes (like what they consider an XL is what the petsmart website considers a S or M)
i attached a picture of the shape i’m looking for (since i don’t know their names lol). my plan is to prime it from amazon so it can get here asap, so please either link the harness or make sure it’s available on amazon!
thank you! any and all help is very appreciated! :)
So my little guy won't poop in the garden, but he will do it on walks happily. I'm trying to get him to use the garden aswell as I was too unwell a few months ago to take him the usual route... he just stares at me and acts all sad because we're in the garden, and sometimes will start acting up when I walk toward him as though it's a game. As soon as we come back upstairs he'll poop in my hall or bedroom which is so frustrating because I have carpets. I'm guessing he's holding it in because he wants to go a walk, idk. Anyone got any ideas why or any tips to get him to also use the garden as the toilet instead of my carpets on occasions where long walks aren't an option just incase I have other times where I'm unwell?
Welcome to the fortnightly loose leash walking virtual workshop!
Join us as we compete with the squirrels, cats, other dogs, fresh urine scents and things that go zoooooooom!
Resources
Articles (All have videos embedded)
Youtube (Many of these are videos which are embedded in the above articles)
See our page on leash reactivity for help managing and training dogs that bark and lunge while on leash.
APDT webinar
I’m a new puppy owner and using positive reinforcement to train. My concern at this point is the bond isn’t really strengthening. I feel more like a food dispenser than a friend. My dog will walk away into the other room, lay down in his crate then look to me for a treat. When I’m teaching him to be calm around food, he’ll act like he doesn’t care but it’s incredibly obvious he’s doing it for a treat. He’ll sit there and “act” disinterested for 30+ seconds, all while glancing back at my hands or pocket for a treat. His world revolves around treats, not me as a leader or provider.
Do you have a training bag that you can quick grab on the go when you plan to do training? If so what’s in it
I adopted a 6 month old Neo mastiff x yesterday. He’s a super lovely guy super calm and relaxed with my wife. Been having a real easy time with just basic commands well house trained. I was having a play with him today everything was all good lots of licks and what not, I went had a shower and came back out as soon as he saw me he growled and barked at me. His tail was wagging throughout but he didn’t look comfortable. Any ideas on what could be causing or any tips on how to handle it going forward?
Hello! I have 5m old male corgerino baby. He is rambunctious and energetic and sometimes it is hard to calm him down. Food is his greatest motivator and we have managed to train him to sit-stay for food. He tends to get bored in his crate (he does have toys in his crate and we rotate them but he still gets bored sometimes!) / demand/attention bark when he sees us sitting on the couch, so we have been trying to find ways to calm him down when he starts barking. Generally, he's able to sleep in his crate overnight with no issues. Just that he tends to bark at us when he sees us chilling on the couch! Lol. And because of that, sometimes when he gets barky we have to use the sit-stay trick with some food to calm him down. Once hes calm he will tend to lie down or fall asleep haha. I know that's not a long term solution though (to keep using food to get him to calm down), but it's difficult because we live in an apartment and prolonged barking gets really stressful as we don't want to bother the neighbours! Also we do bring him on regular walks to make sure he release his energy :)
So that's how I came about Karen's relaxation protocol, as it seems to help teach pupperinos a calmer way of life. It's only the 2nd day so far and he has been pretty good with the tasks, because as mentioned he is highly motivated by food :3 I just have a few questions about the protocol that I would be super grateful if other owners could share their opinions and thoughts!
What happens after the session for the day? Do you take the mat away? Or leave the mat there and let them chill? If we leave the mat there he will just start walking around elsewhere or worse, start chewing the mat haha. So far after the sessions he goes back to his barky high-energy self (I guess it will take much more than 2 days for the results to show!)
Will it help my doggie's issue of demand / bored barking? I understand it will take consistent training, I just want to know if I would be expecting an overall chiller pup, who can be content with lying on the floor and relaxing most of the day with the family, rather than barking to demand play / attention?
When the protocol is fully completed, what happens to the mat? Do you leave it in the house throughout the day so that the pup knows that is his designated place to rest?
Not related to relaxation protocol, but question about sit-stay for food: how long is too long to make them wait?
- I've read differing opinions about whether doing sit-stay (to wait to be fed) is frustrating to the pup. Many seem to do sit stay for not more than 5 min because it might be distressing to make them wait for a longer time, but my pup really calms down with sit-stay and sometimes after around 15 mins, he relaxes to the point that he falls asleep haha.
Thank you so much for reading and I'd really appreciate any advice / opinions :)
Here's a photo of my corg zonked out in fried chicken land:
My dog willingly left his food mid dinner to come say hi to me.
We've been working very hard. I sit near him while he eats and he decided to take a break and get a couple scritches!
A Deaf cattle dog. I like the relationship between owner and Deaf dogs, it’s intense and very much a one person thing. The dog needs to get a visual read on that one person many times a day to get the reassurance and guidance they need as well as just feeling safe. It’s a big responsibility and I’ve never trained a Deaf dog before. Is this foolishness ? Am I taking on a much bigger task than I realise ? I’ve got nothing but time. Patience I’m not so sure about. Anyone got experience training Deaf dogs ?
We have a puppy and a 10 year old dog. My older dog doesn’t really like to play, especially as much as a puppy wants to. She wasn’t really into the puppy at first either, so he started trying to initiate play from afar by playfully barking at her. It was cute when he was really little so we didn’t really do anything about it but now, that’s still how he tries to play with her.
How can we stop the barking while playing? He’s not big on barking otherwise and rarely does it. But it’s incredibly loud at this point and annoys all of us, especially our senior girl haha Help us save her ears!