Dog Issue

[ZCx]

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[Black1]

Have your wife walk or run and bond with el perro. Shock collars and spray ain't the way to go. Spray with a cat will work lol but dogs respond most to sincere love and kindness. awwwwwwwwwwww haha

Also when out walking, when you get to a nice stopping point or a park or something, let the dog do some exploring of its own, let the leash out a bit, he still knows who's boss. I see so many owners that think controlling their dog at every moment is the way to go. A little off topic but thought i'd bring it up.

That's pretty good advice. A little "treat" of exploring and sniffing (when he is acting right on the walk) is good.

Keep having her walk him, Buddy! They'll get there! :rock:

 

[ccfeyh]

I think after last night I pretty much have him figured out. He's fine when I am doing the walking, the minute the wife took over, he reverted back to the normal hound dog thing of nose to the ground pulling her everywhere.

She's going to have to make him understand that she's in charge and he has to obey her. She has to learn that giving him a corrective snap on the leash is not being mean, it's teaching him bounds. We walking him again this moring and things went a little better, he's still testing her and she's finally getting it.

 

[OCBob]

I think after last night I pretty much have him figured out. He's fine when I am doing the walking, the minute the wife took over, he reverted back to the normal hound dog thing of nose to the ground pulling her everywhere.

She's going to have to make him understand that she's in charge and he has to obey her. She has to learn that giving him a corrective snap on the leash is not being mean, it's teaching him bounds. We walking him again this moring and things went a little better, he's still testing her and she's finally getting it.

Sounds like he is just trying to figure out his position in the pecking order. It's completely natural. My old bulldog here still thinks he's at the #1 position, and sometimes so do I hehehe.

 

[RedSrt007]

Having had dogs my entire life, I learned every dog is very different. What works with one dog won't work with another. Our mastiff (which is one of the most stubborn breeds) does not listen to negative reinforcement as much as treats and positive. Collar sprays and top of the line ecollars work in some cases, but I would find out what your dogs "driven" to. Some are food driven, some are toy driven, etc. Once you find that, use that as a training tool. The one thing our dog HATES is a water bottle filled with change (pennies). If we ever need to discipline , we will toss that during the negative action being done. That way she knows what it is she is getting in trouble for. Try it instead of yelling, it might work well for you dog too!

 

[ViperTruck2933]

Switch the collar batteries to the more powerful "lithium" type and hit him harder with the shocker.


I'm just kidding, lol. Sounds like you and the other posters are already on top of it. Good luck.

 

[ccfeyh]

Sounds like he is just trying to figure out his position in the pecking order. It's completely natural. My old bulldog here still thinks he's at the #1 position, and sometimes so do I hehehe.

We have a 20 pound pug who knows she's No. 1 in the pecking order around here, that's a total lost cause.

 

[err76]

Just curious, I did not read the whole post but how old is the dog, and have the two of you ever tried to dominate him?

I have 1 male and 1 female purebred Japanese Akita's, They are known for being headstrong and thinking they are boss as a breed. When they were puppies, we dominated them about twice a week and they listen well to both of us. The Male pushes the pecking order once in a while and all it takes whoever he pushes to just get him on his back and stare him down till he looks away. After that all is well, It is not an intimidation thing, he just starts thinking he is the boss and has to be reminded who the Alpha is, or 2 alpha's.

Now if I can just get him to walk properly on a leash.

 

[DevilDawg3097]

Having had dogs my entire life, I learned every dog is very different. What works with one dog won't work with another. Our mastiff (which is one of the most stubborn breeds) does not listen to negative reinforcement as much as treats and positive. Collar sprays and top of the line ecollars work in some cases, but I would find out what your dogs "driven" to. Some are food driven, some are toy driven, etc. Once you find that, use that as a training tool. The one thing our dog HATES is a water bottle filled with change (pennies). If we ever need to discipline , we will toss that during the negative action being done. That way she knows what it is she is getting in trouble for. Try it instead of yelling, it might work well for you dog too!

How old is she now? It took 3yrs for ours to finaly (3 couches too:dontknow: ) to get her to where we could leave both out. Each time she got a couch she found another way to escape(friggin hodini got it on tape too ) but your right the female mastiff has got to be the most stubborn dog I have ever broken (well draw really:aetsch: ) now its between her and the wife