May 17, 2011
My dog barks at me and won’t leave me alone when I sit in a chair to put my shoes on. I push him away and he just barks at me. How can I fix this?
Full Question:
Dear Mr Frawley,My german shepard likes to come up to me as soon as I sit down in a chair to put my shoes on and will not leave me alone while I put my shoes on. When I push him away and tell him no, he barks at me. Not in a mean way, but barking to be noticed I guess. How could I fix this problem? I bought your Basic Dog Obedience DVD already but only have got to the intro to markers. Thanks for your time and help.
Mike
Cindy's Answer:
My advice would be to keep the dog on leash, and control his movements. Since you haven’t gone through the DVD yet, I’d recommend putting the dog in a crate or somewhere where he can’t be practicing bad behavior while he’s in the training process.
Since you know he’s going to do this, the common sense thing would be to prevent him from having access to you at this time until you have him trained. Pushing a dog away only makes them come back harder, it’s called “opposition reflex.”
Only time and proper training will change this behavior, watch the video. I’d recommend Pack Structure for the Family Pet also.
Cindy Rhodes
Since you know he’s going to do this, the common sense thing would be to prevent him from having access to you at this time until you have him trained. Pushing a dog away only makes them come back harder, it’s called “opposition reflex.”
Only time and proper training will change this behavior, watch the video. I’d recommend Pack Structure for the Family Pet also.
Cindy Rhodes
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