I have a problem with nagging my dog... I nit-pick every little thing. He is pretty anxious around me. My boyfriend says he is really calm and balanced when I'm not there.
I need advice about how to stop being such a perfectionist and realize he is an animal!
Has anyone else gone through this? I'm sure I'm not the only one out there...
I have a problem with nagging my dog... I nit-pick every little thing. He is pretty anxious around me. My boyfriend says he is really calm and balanced when I'm not there.
I need advice about how to stop being such a perfectionist and realize he is an animal!
Has anyone else gone through this? I'm sure I'm not the only one out there...
Yes, I have gone through that. You just have to quit. That simple.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Karissa Tepp
I have a problem with nagging my dog... I nit-pick every little thing. He is pretty anxious around me. My boyfriend says he is really calm and balanced when I'm not there.
I need advice about how to stop being such a perfectionist and realize he is an animal!
Has anyone else gone through this? I'm sure I'm not the only one out there...
Thanks! Yes, I do seem to check on him quite often. And talk to him a bit more than I used to!
I've done loads of training with him. I was using an e-collar, stopped using it a few months back because I am going to re-start that training, so have been using a prong and leash, and I tend to give too many small corrections for things that most people wouldn't even notice :P
It seems as though he is almost afraid to move in front of me in fear that he is doing something wrong! Ah, I can't believe I've come to this!...
He whines almost constantly now too. It drives me mad.
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Quote: michael_wise
Cut down on any needless talking to the dog as well.
Well then I'M in trouble!
Seriously though... I'm sooo guilty of throwing all kinds of "conversation" into my dog training - it just confuses the heck out of them while they're trying SO hard to understand what you're asking... #1 suggestion would be simplify your approach. Be as deliberate and specific as you can with commands, and be a calm, no-frills leader the rest of the time. (much easier said than done, I know!!)
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I hadn't read this yet when I replied: "I've done loads of training with him. I was using an e-collar, stopped using it a few months back because I am going to re-start that training, so have been using a prong and leash, and I tend to give too many small corrections for things that most people wouldn't even notice ... It seems as though he is almost afraid to move in front of me in fear that he is doing something wrong! Ah, I can't believe I've come to this!..."
Quote: Jennifer Lee
I would try marker training, keep it positive, fun and upbeat. You don't have to use corrections, if they do it wrong, no mark, no treat.
YES!
Marker training marker training marker training. Build your bond, build his confidence (and yours) ... you will never be sorry.
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