RobbinMann Webboard User Reg: 12-19-2006
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Any good obedience measures for dogs that like to sniff every crotch that walks into my home? Male or female doesn't matter. We aren't talking about casual sniffs either. We are talking about the shove the nose up the crotch and take a big whiff kinda sniffing. I understand why, I just don't know how to stop it. I can train him not to jump, train him to sit and train him to leave it, but no luck on no sniff it.
I myself have a lab, only a puppy(13wks old) but he has already shown the interest in sniffing crotches also. Very gross behavior. I have flanked him (lightly pulling on the skin on his side-where his ribs are-like a mother dog would do when their pups do something disagreeable or grabbing his scruff and simply puuling him away and saying 'NO' firmly. He stops as soon as I do a combonation of verbal/physical correction. Now, I want to ensure that I DO NOT pull hard when I do this, because he is still a baby and doesn't even need corrections, but I have found he is a hard little puppy and has the prospect of becoming dominant in the future-hence the slight tug on the skin. Hope I helped in some way.
RobbinMann Webboard User Reg: 12-19-2006
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Funny story...my g/f has two little girls that haven't been raised around dogs. One day, one of them came downstairs saying, "Mommy, that dog won't stop sniffing my flower" I looked at my g/f with a bewildered look, she then proceeded to explain to me that they call their private place "a flower" and that the dog wouldn't stop sniffing it. I laughed till it hurt. Still, it drives me crazy. I have been working with putting him in a down stay when people come to the door and that seems to be helping but when someone comes to the door and he goes right up and starts crotch sniffing you don't know whether to act like you see it and correct or pretend you don't notice for fear of embarrasing the poor victim. lol
That is hilarious! lol Good start with trying the down/stay. Do you have an E-collar? Our GSD has a problem with barking and going to the door when she hears something at the door. We have her E-collar on her or her prong collar w/leash and correct her when she doesn't down/stay(note: she does know these two commands both seperate and together). We have only started doing this, b/c the UPS/pizza/whoever, all probably thinks they're going to have a chunk taken out of 'em by this huge beast! It has helped with this for me, maybe it might work to keep your labs nose out of everyone's "flowers". lol
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I'm assuming everyone has tried the good old fashioned "NO!", right? I'm often amazed by how many of my clients never say no, or don't say it in a proper way. And then wonder why their dog doesn't listen. They'll say "No no no" like they're singing it and it's all wrapped in bows.
I tell them to imagine that the word NO is like a rock or a ball they need to throw at the dog (not REAL rocks, of course!). They should use their voice like it's a rock-thrower...deep and forceful, with umph! Then major praise after correct behaviour (this is another thing many don't know/forget and it's important too).
Often times, in my experience, it's just that the dog isn't clear on what is being said to him. He hears praise when someone is "singing" the high-pitched word 'no'.
Most dogs want to please and will comply or STOP doing something if they know you mean it.
That being said, this is a Lab after all so all bets are off!! Just kidding!
Yes, I have used the old fashioned "no" in a very firm way. Some dogs need a bit more(i.e. correction-pop collar, nick them w/e-collar). I only use these things with my yr old GSD female, NOT my 13wk old choc lab pup. Not until he understands what is expected of him when a command is given, which will be a few more months(3-4 months).
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Er...um...crotch sniffing lab???
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That being said, this is a Lab after all so all bets are off!! Just kidding! 
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