I adopted a dog around 3 or 4 months ago. He is now 1 year old. I just purchased a crate in the hopes of starting to crate him when I'm at work rather than sending him to doggy daycare (he's a solo dog there since he is dominant with the other dogs). He is a very loud & persistent barker which is why I had to send him to daycare (I almost got evicted because of it). I purchased a tri-tronics bark collar of this site. When he wears it he barks very little, but is really "rumbly" which the bark collar doesn't pick up on. Anyways... I want to crate train him and in conjunction start doing GW as Ed explains. My question is, is this a good idea since he's been in my apartment so long with out this GW? Please help. He's 120lbs and is becoming VERY dominant.
I'm using ground work to mean establish the pack. Yogi has become very dominant and I need for this to end. I feel that he doesn't see me as the leader. In Ed's article he mentions ground work and using the crate to "isolate" (not sure eaxactly what term he used in the article) the dog for a period of time so that he'll be acclimated to seeing me as the leader.
I should mention that Yogi was crate trained prior to my adopting him, however he quickly outgrew the crate I had and I needed to save up the money for the new crate. So, he's been uncrated for a few months.
My question then should be - Now that I've set my mind to using the crate and to following Ed's advice (and the advice of those on the forum) to help me establish a leadership role, is it possible for this problem I've accidentally created to be remedied? Or is it just not a good idea to "start from scratch" and act as if Yogi is a new dog in the household?
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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My question then should be - Now that I've set my mind to using the crate and to following Ed's advice (and the advice of those on the forum) to help me establish a leadership role, is it possible for this problem I've accidentally created to be remedied? Or is it just not a good idea to "start from scratch" and act as if Yogi is a new dog in the household?
Do you mean the barking problem or the general leadership problem?
And the answer is yes, it IS a good idea to start over. JMO.
Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008
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Of course it can be remedied. He's a young dog and you're a smart person. That's the idea with any behavior modification--you are changing behaviors--yours and his. Hit the reset button and start over with a new set of house rules, starting with the crate and a boot camp course of NILIF (Nothing in Life is Free).
What's the alternative? You can't keep doing what you've been doing, because that's not working.
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