April 19, 2011
My dog constantly jumps up on the counter. How can I stop this behavior?
Full Question:
Dear Mr. Frawley,I have purchased and watched both of your tapes (Puppies and Obedience Training) several times. I am having great success with training our 6 mo. old Lab (Jake) all because of your help. I am a great fan of yours.
I have one issue with which I really need help. Jake jumps up on the counter and looks for food. Though we are careful not to have anything within his reach, this is very annoying, especially since I am having so much success with training him in every other way. I'm wondering if part of the problem is our two cats, since he sees them on the counter. Do you have any suggestions about how I can train him not to do this? (He rarely jumps up on people...just the counter!) Any advice you can give is greatly appreciated.
Thank you again for making our first experience with a dog so rewarding.
Best wishes,
Cherie
Cindy's Answer:
Thanks for the kind words.
I would first use a prong collar and a drag leash in the house.
But the fact is we train with remote collars. He would be conditioned to the collar and then trained. It would be done in one day. I guess it depends on which way you want to go.
I recommend that you visit my web site and read a training article I recently wrote titled THE THEORY OF CORRECTIONS IN DOG TRAINING.
The reason I wrote this article was to help people understand how to motivate their dogs in training. Most people either use the wrong kind of correction or over correct dogs in training. I am not a fan of “force training” (although I most defiantly believe that every dog needs to go through a correction phase). By exploring corrections in training you will become a better dog trainer.
I would first use a prong collar and a drag leash in the house.
But the fact is we train with remote collars. He would be conditioned to the collar and then trained. It would be done in one day. I guess it depends on which way you want to go.
I recommend that you visit my web site and read a training article I recently wrote titled THE THEORY OF CORRECTIONS IN DOG TRAINING.
The reason I wrote this article was to help people understand how to motivate their dogs in training. Most people either use the wrong kind of correction or over correct dogs in training. I am not a fan of “force training” (although I most defiantly believe that every dog needs to go through a correction phase). By exploring corrections in training you will become a better dog trainer.
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