Hello everyone! I have an interesting situation with a friend's dogs, I have been helping her out with training her three dogs after her oldest, and two largest dogs got into a serious fight. The two large dogs have made steady and long lasting improvement for the better and minus aces things still in progress they are doing really well. Our debacle right now is her newest dog, a year and a half old female beagle. She had three homes in three years before my friend so other than being house trained she lacked pretty much any training. We have remedied some of that though, but our current and most irritating issue is when one of us goes to correct her, or move her away from doing something bad she will back talk for a lack of a better term, bark and throw a fit at you for it, or she will try and pick a fight with the two larger dogs. Any ideas?
Jodi Moen Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2010
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My first thought is she's decided she's pack leader. I'm not knowledgeable enough to tell you how to train out of that. Do you know what the issue was she lost her homes for? Did she go home to home or home to shelter?
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I have and we've been working through it. She isn't a dominant dog at all, very submissive. She acts like a puppy most of the time and will show her belly very easily, but almost fakes it it seems like. She is constantly getting into things and going in rooms she's not allowed, so it's a bit of an issue to correct her if she gets rude about it.
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In her perception, it may seem like you're attacking her with these corrections. Maybe go all the way back to the beginning and spend more time teaching her what you want her to do and managing what she has access to, to keep her out of trouble.
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Quote: Chelsey Murdoch
I have and we've been working through it. She isn't a dominant dog at all, very submissive. She acts like a puppy most of the time and will show her belly very easily, but almost fakes it it seems like. She is constantly getting into things and going in rooms she's not allowed, so it's a bit of an issue to correct her if she gets rude about it.
One of the keys to the groundwork program is restricting the dog's ability to access potential problem areas, and controlling her environment. The dog should be crated or leashed to you to prevent these issues. She may be submissive to the humans, but it's obvious that she turns on her other packmates when she gets stressed. Another reason new intros are restricted.
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Are you familiar with the beagle breed? I'd also suggest reading a bit about them, as a hunting breed knowing some of their traits may help you understand some of her behaviors.
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The beagle shouldn't need corrections if she's being managed properly. She shouldn't need to be removed from something if she's being leashed to someone. It's a simple thing to see her engaging in something 'wrong' and to reel her in gently and without emotion and offer her some treats or a toy for a better behavior (a short obedience session for example). If she throws a fit while you're completely emotionless, then who cares? If she's attempting to attack other animals because you're giving a gentle tug on a leash in order to engage her in something fun and rewarding, then who cares? She's leashed. She has no choice but to do what you want her to do - come to you.
You use the phrase 'new dog' and say that she's had no training beyond house breaking. She's also been affected by a fight with the older dogs, even if she wasn't physically involved. Corrections have no place with a dog like this.
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