 Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Michael curry ]
#205885 - 08/15/2008 05:03 PM |
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im sorry i meant corrections on bad behavior, not, not listening to commands.
ie.. chewing shoes, going through the garbage, etc...
YOUR fault! Not the pups!
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Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
#205886 - 08/15/2008 05:03 PM |
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Your dog is very young.
It is better for the dog's development, to simply redirect or prevent negative behavior, rather than correct him for it.
It's a bit like punishing an infant child for swallowing a dime that was laying on the floor.
You wouldn't do that, you wouldn't spank the infant for that sort of thing, you'd just make sure you kept loose change off the floor when the baby was around, right?
My GSD is 6 months old.
I have never once given her a physical correction for chewing on something.
You know how many shoes she has chewed on?
None.
As you can see in my picture, she is laying right next to my combat boots. From day one, any time she has ever laid down next to shoes like she was going to chew on them, I immediately moved them away and gave her a doggie chew toy.
I've never once used a prong collar, e-collar, choke collar or physical correction on my dog.
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Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Aaron Myracle ]
#205887 - 08/15/2008 05:04 PM |
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Oh My,
We are all typing at the same time!
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Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Michael curry ]
#205888 - 08/15/2008 05:04 PM |
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With that breed of dog, you should really consider finding a good trainer and not rely on just reading posts. I have never only relied on things I've read for advice.
It is EXTREMELY helpful to have someone who knows dogs to help with training and watch how YOU handle a dog to give you advice.
The dog trainer could assess my dog and give me tips on his/her personality and show me how to deal with certain behaviors. He also could watch me put his advice into action and encourage me (something I thrived on and made me a better and more confident with my dog).
You should also get your roommate on the same page with your training to be consistent.
The training wasn't expensive because it was a small part of how I used resources out there. I just had a few private sessions spread out over time.
Again, keep reading, but you really need to know your dog and understand the behaviors before you can figure out how to correct them.
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Re: puppy dissapline
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#205889 - 08/15/2008 05:05 PM |
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Yes, true. You have to be vigilant about redirecting behavior and watching your dog or crating him/her when you can't!
I just want to say that because of things I learned, I know it isn't ever the dogs fault for these things. When I was 18 and had my first dog, I felt differently and didn't know any better.
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Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Lisa Simms ]
#205890 - 08/15/2008 05:07 PM |
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.... know your dog and understand the behaviors before you can figure out how to correct them.
He needs to keep in mind that this is a puppy. 
He needs to control the puppy's environment, redirect, and recognize that HE is at fault when a puppy does what a puppy does on the trash or shoes that HE left out or that the puppy was allowed to get at because the puppy was not crated/supervised/tethered.
This is not brain surgery.
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Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Lisa Simms ]
#205891 - 08/15/2008 05:08 PM |
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Yes, true. You have to be vigilant about redirecting behavior and watching your dog or crating him/her when you can't!
'Zackly!
Maybe sight of the fact that this is a puppy was lost when e-collars and dominant dog corrections came into the thread.
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Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
#205892 - 08/15/2008 05:08 PM |
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tracy i got him from a breeder in ravena ny, she is an amazing lady also, she loves her dogs and isnt in it for the money here is her address caveocanecorso.com
well in the leerburg litterature that everyone told me to read that was what was told to do, now im being told its my fault he is going through the garbage, and chewing shoes, not to start an argument but,
the puppy needds to learn not to go into the garbage and not to chew on shoes, its not my job to keep them out of his reach its my job to teach him not to chew on those things or go into the garbage,
my other dog a 7 year old female pit learned that the old fashiond way, and to this day does not chew on shoes or go into the garbage..
therefore it would be my error to not teach him right from worng and just keep putting my shoes up on the table or hid the garbage can, thats not solving the problem.....
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Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Michael curry ]
#205893 - 08/15/2008 05:11 PM |
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.... its not my job to keep them out of his reach its my job to teach him not to chew on those things or go into the garbage,
Yes it IS your job.
This is NOT a 7-year-old trained dog.
Breathe. Stop. This is a baby who knows only what puppies know.
Remember how you don't WANT to slap and hit the puppy? Remember how you want a better relationship?
is there an easier less painfull way for me and the puppy, because i love my lill guy and hate to have to smack him
When you are presented with a better way, it's not so helpful to become defensive and revert to "Well, hitting worked before."
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Re: puppy dissapline
[Re: Aaron Myracle ]
#205894 - 08/15/2008 05:13 PM |
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My GSD is 6 months old.
I have never once given her a physical correction for chewing on something.
You know how many shoes she has chewed on?
None
...... any time she has ever laid down next to shoes like she was going to chew on them, I immediately moved them away and gave her a doggie chew toy.
And no shoe-chewing habit was formed. No smacking, no hitting, and no chewed shoes.
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