Are You Able To Genuinely Teach An Old Dog New Tricks... Also, Dog Owner Invents Instruction Techniques

By Carter Branscome


Adam,

I received a surprise Christmas present final year inside the form of a four year old female shepherd mix that my wife and daughter decided I required to replace my long time pet who had to become put down final summer season. She actually is actually a gorgeous dog, but the shelter fibbed to us after they mentioned she was excellent with other dogs and cats. She has been rather aggressive with them. We're 6 months into this connection now and she is significantly much better. I guess she is more secure now.

The one issue I have not solved is her desire to run out the door and ignore our "come" commands. All this really is to ask you: Will the tactics in your book and video series operate on an older dog? I'd rather not invest the cash inside a lost trigger. We live within the Arizona desert and she won't last long this summer if she gets out and runs off again. I've looked by means of a lot of of your newsletters, but did not discover any mention of age.

Thanks for the aid. Larry

Dear Larry:

Thank you for the e-mail.

Yes, the dog instruction tactics function on all dogs, provided that they may be healthful and do not have any mobility issues.

In a lot of cases, instruction an older dog is less difficult than coaching a younger dog, regardless of the saying that "You cannot teach an old dog new tricks," there is certainly definitely anything to be said about maturity.

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Dear Adam:

Please assist! I am ready to give away my 6mo. old Maltese. I grew up with certainly one of these dogs- the most gentle and affectionate dog I'd ever met so I bought one particular for my loved ones at excellent expense. I attempted to find a good breeder and had the dog shipped.

The issue is this - He growls and snaps at my 4 year old whenever he tries to pet him or choose him up, or if I'm watching saying, "Good dog, no growl, it's OK.. " he is not going to growl but struggle to have away and growl as soon as he's down. He has bitten when I was not watching.

I attempted the suggestions within your book and that given by others around the discussion group. For a long while my son was the only 1 to feed the dog, I kept him off the furniture and also the youngsters owned the toys. Practically nothing seemed to help, so not too long ago I've been grabbing him firmly by the scruff and growling "No" at him, then placing him in a little space by himself for a number of minutes. These days when I went to correct him he snapped and growled at me! He's now frightened of me and I'm angry at him.

Essentially the most upsetting issue for me is the fact that I wanted this dog to become a pal for my son like mine was for me when I was young. My son is really a gentle, quiet boy who loves animals and is saddened my this. Is there any hope?

Signed, Stewart

Dear Stewart:

I don't know how to say this without sounding like a total jerk, but... Pay Consideration AND Adhere to DIRECTIONS!

The a single issue you apparently Have not Accomplished would be to Right THE DOG'S Undesirable BEHAVIOR!!! The 'pulling around the scruff from the neck' is only for young puppies, eight to ten weeks old. It is ineffective for older dogs.

For correcting older dogs, I invest a lot of the book explaining the rewards of the pinch collar. Bear in mind the concept of motivation? Remember the notion of associating a negative/correction with all the dogs undesirable behavior? Don't forget how I teach you to have a look at the corrections you happen to be giving and decide if they're motivational or not? Keep in mind page 23, web page 38, page 59, web page 62, web page 155, web page 173, page 174, page 181, web page 226, web page 241, and page 260 ?

I will quote in the book, "After you correct the dog, immediately tempt him to do the behavior again. Supply him the option: If he does the behavior once again then probably your initial correction wasn't motivational... If he refuses to complete the behavior, then praise him - as he's just created the proper Choice." [Page 156.]

Now, in case you have a particular query about the way to implement any of those strategies... then that is an additional problem. But telling me that you happen to be confining the dog inside a bedroom as some kind of "Time Out" strategy just isn't something you have discovered in my book. And neither is, ""Good dog, NO growl, it's OK..."

Once again, I will repeat: Praise the dog only when he makes the proper selection (staying calm). Do not tell him, "No growl," if he's already becoming quiet. This really is SOOOO CONFUSING For the DOG.

It really is very simple:

The dog does some thing good = You say, "Good dog," and praise. The dog does anything undesirable = You say, "No!" and administer a correction together with the leash and collar.

I can only speculate why your query isn't more along the lines of, "This is what occurred when I corrected my dog employing the pinch collar and tab for this obnoxious behavior."

The only cause I'm becoming so blunt about this concern is the fact that it really is a central theme all through the book. I anxiety over and more than again the elements of timing, consistency and motivation. In fact, several readers have commented that my repetition of this notion is at times tedious.

After you are able to clarify to me how especially you've utilised timing, consistency and motivation and applied these components to your dilemma, you may (possibly surprisingly) uncover yourself inside the position of explaining to ME how you'll have fixed your dog's obnoxious behavior.

That's all for now, folks! Adam




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