May 23, 2011
When we go to correct our dog, he backs into a corner, bares his teeth, and snarls at you while we are correcting him. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help my dog with this.
Full Question:
I have a 9-10 month old beagle/pitt mix that I had rescued from the pound. He is a smart and fantastic dog, he is trained, and only eats up little things when were gone (we're trying to stop that). The real problem is after we find out he did it. We will go to correct him, and he backs into a corner, bares his teeth, and snarls at you while we are correcting him. This is the only time he showed any sort of aggression, until yesterday. He was sitting on the couch with my mother and when she went to move him he growled at her. I am not sure what to do about this situation because I am unsure if he was abused before I got him. I want to fix this problem before he grows up and thinks he can do it all the time. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help my dog with this.Thank you.
Erika
Ed's Answer:
Erika,
You can't correct a dog more than 4 or 5 seconds after it does something for the dog to understand what it is getting corrected for. To come home some time after the dog chewed something and try to correct him only makes the dog feel like you are attacking him for no gooid reason. He is just trying to protect himself.
You need to be using a dog crate to keep this dog in a crate when you cant watch him or when your gone. I would recommend the DVD I did titled Basic Dog Obedience. You really need this information.
I would also not recommend the dog get on any furniture – you have a pack structure/leadership problem. The work to solve this are in Establishing Pack Structure with the Family Dog.
Regards,
Ed Frawley
You can't correct a dog more than 4 or 5 seconds after it does something for the dog to understand what it is getting corrected for. To come home some time after the dog chewed something and try to correct him only makes the dog feel like you are attacking him for no gooid reason. He is just trying to protect himself.
You need to be using a dog crate to keep this dog in a crate when you cant watch him or when your gone. I would recommend the DVD I did titled Basic Dog Obedience. You really need this information.
I would also not recommend the dog get on any furniture – you have a pack structure/leadership problem. The work to solve this are in Establishing Pack Structure with the Family Dog.
Regards,
Ed Frawley
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