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QUESTION

My 11-month-old Golden Retriever, Sunny, always jumps on people while we are out on walks. The other day, he jumped on an elderly man who had stopped to pet him. He knocked the man down, sending him to the hospital with a broken arm!! What can I do to change this behavior? -Sara from Gloucester

RESPONSE

Although often it is our dogs' exuberance that endears them to us, an overly exuberant dog can definitely be a problem. So how can you convey to Sunny the rules for getting attention from people when you are out walking? Every time you anticipate that someone is going to stop to talk or to pet Sunny, put him into a sit-stay. (If your dog does not sit and stay on command, then first you need to be practicing this at home without the distractions.) Whenever someone goes to pet Sunny, he must be sitting. If he gets up, the person walks away and Sunny doesn't get petted. You can practice this with family, friends, and neighbors first. Then you can take your show on the road. Let people who approach you know that your pet is in training and that he cannot get petted if he is not staying in a sit. Your Golden may not get petted for some weeks. However, soon he will get the idea and will sit still while he is being petted and getting the attention he so desperately wants.

QUESTION

How can I train my 9-month-old puppy not to jump on us? I want to stop this behavior now before he gets much bigger. -Sam from Hamilton

RESPONSE

One of the most effective ways we have found to train puppies not to jump on people employs the worst punishment you can mete out to your pup ­ withdrawing your attention!! Start by putting a leash on your dog and tying the leash to some immovable object (make sure it definitely is immovable, as we have known rambunctious pups to drag what seemed like immovable objects ­ a 9-foot sofa, for example ­ clear across a room!!). A tether board works well for this. Essentially, a tether board is a 3'X4' or so piece of plywood with an eye bolt attached in the middle of the board. The dog's leash is attached to the eye bolt; the dog's weight keeps the dog in place on the board and prevents him or her from following you. Come into his jumping range. If he does, indeed, jump up at or on you, step back out of his range. When all four paws are on the ground, praise him profusely. Go back into range again. If he jumps again, turn without a word and walk at least 6 inches out of his jumping range. Now comes the tour de force. Turn your back and totally ignore him. You can sit and read or involve yourself in some other activity but stay within visual range. When he has settled down and is at ground zero, wait another 2 minutes. Then, put him into a sit/stay and go back into range again. If he jumps, turn and walk away and withdraw your attention again. Over the next days/weeks, whenever he starts getting excited and jumpy, you should put him on the leash and proceed as above. Make sure everyone in the household agrees to the new rules. Your pup may not get much attention for a few weeks!!! But soon he will learn that whenever he jumps, he will not get what he wants most ­ your attention. It may take some time and patience on your part, but the days or weeks spent working with him to change this behavior now will hopefully mean many years of peaceful coexistence. QUESTION My 11-month-old Golden Retriever gets very excited and jumps on us. He jumps on us when we arrive home from work and school or when our boys are playing with their friends. Sometimes he just seems to jump up on one of us to get our attention. Someone suggested using a spray bottle and squirting water in his face. We tried that, and it worked for a while. But now he just ignores it. How should we react when he jumps on us? -Dawna from Beverly Farms RESPONSE Let's think about it. When you see that your dog is ready to leap, what do you usually do? Probably, you take some steps back to get away from him then raise your arms up or toward your chest. If you watch children, I am sure you will see that this is exactly what they do, their arms up-stretched all the while screaming something like, "Mom, he's jumping on meeeee.Maaahhhhh!!!" Not only do the up-stretched arms give your dog the perfect target (you might as well paint a bull's eye on your chest), but also the high-pitched screams sound like those of squeaky toys and just wind your dog up even more. So what should you do? One reaction you might consider is the following. When you anticipate that your Golden is going to jump, ­ and I am sure you know fairly well by now the times when your pup is likely to make that leap ­ when he crouches slightly for that split second before jumping, give the "OFF" command, in a low, slow voice. At that point, rather than backing away from him, take a step or two toward him. This will shorten his launching distance. As you step forward, bring both hands down in front of you, as if you were going to push him away, catching him with one hand on either side of the scruff of his neck. If you can, hook your fingers through his collar and scratch his neck. If you don't have quick enough reaction time to do the above, you can step forward with one leg and raise your other knee to his chest, forcing him (gently, please) to retreat. In either case, when all four paws are on the ground, praise him (even though he did it with your help), letting him know that having all four paws on the ground is the desired behavior. If he continues to jump after you have done this 2 or 3 times, then give him a time out. If you do this often enough, he will probably get the message. For more information click here http://rajnadiad.sitstay.hop.clickbank.net/

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So, have you gotten tired of your adult dog eliminating in the house? But you are not sure whether or not you can teach an older dog, "new tricks"? House training an adult dog presents its own set of unique challenges. As opposed to a puppy or a younger dog, and older dog has possibly years of bad habits to overcome. When dealing with house training an adult dog, one must remember to be patient. After all, it is not the dogs fault that he/she has acquired bad habits. With gently, patient, and consistent persistence, however, your adult dog CAN be house trained, and here are a few tips to get you started.

Make sure that your dog has no underlying, untreated medical problems. Take your dog to the vet, and get a checkup. Perhaps a medication your dog is on is giving him/her trouble controlling the urge to eliminate, and needs to be adjusted. Other problems such as worms, urinary tract infections, hormonal imbalances, pain when squatting, etc, can all cause your dog to lose control, thus making it even harder for him/her to control the urge to go.

Another thing, make sure that the messes the dog has made in the past are completely cleaned up. The odor left from a past accident may trigger the dogs instincts, and cause him/her to return to that spot. Sometimes the only way to get rid of deep odors is to use a bacterial enzyme odor remover, and even these cleaners may take several applications.

Once you have decided where you want your dog to eliminate, it is a good idea to put him/her on a leash and visit the spot at least once every hour while you are home. When you are not at home, try to find someone who will do this for you, because the more familiar a dog is with his/her "bathroom", the more likely they are to seek it out when they are ready to use it.

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Easily learn to train your dog at home even if you know how important dog training is to your dog, you may not always feel like it is practical. The first part of dog training is to teach your dog to sit. The next part of dog training is to teach your dog to stay. The world of pet training is diverse and complex, and many different training methods exist. My am is to point you in the right direction and avoid my mistakes in dog training.

The key to any goal is to just get started. Even if you’re wrong at least you’re starting to do something. Start out by keeping eye contact with the dog. Start a feeding and exercise schedule, and stick with it. If you are an inexperienced dog trainer, dog obedience may be a good start for you. I just didn’t have the schedule that allowed me to get dog training in. You can then go a step further and use hand signals to act as the commands. Keep looking and trying different dog training techniques until you find the one that works. The important part is just start something!

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Dog training is the process of teaching a dog to exhibit certain desired behaviors in specific circumstances. Dog education is very important for many reasons. Proper dog training is one of the most important aspects of owning a well adjusted pet. The goal of dog training is to empower the owner with the skills. Good dog training will lead towards teamwork with their dog to resolve any current behavioral issues that exist today and the knowledge of what to do for any future challenges that may arise. Pet training is not a regulated industry and it's difficult to know which dog trainer to choose. I failed miserably at finding the correct dog training techniques. See what turned me to the dark side of dog training manuals. I give “no holds bared” review that you should read before you spend one dime on dog education.

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