Dog barking at other dogs whilst out on walks.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

My dog isn't allowed upstairs after he slipped trying to chase me & sprained his knee in the process. Now I have a stair gate lol.

Person_one

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

My dog isn't allowed upstairs after he slipped trying to chase me & sprained his knee in the process. Now I have a stair gate lol.

No stairs here.

Shepherd1

RevolvingDoor wrote: »

How do you stop the dogs from jumping onto your bed?

Mine sleep on their dog beds in another bedroom. I used a crate/pen while I was toilet training my pup but I don't use it now although I think some dogs seem to like to be in their crates.

It's quite easy the word no seems to work.

Person_one

Shepherd1 wrote: »

It's quite easy the word no seems to work.

Well, it does if you've taught them what 'no' means.

Dogs don't understand English...

Shepherd1

Person_one wrote: »

Well, it does if you've taught them what 'no' means.

Dogs don't understand English...

Exactly training goes a long way

RevolvingDoor

Shepherd1 wrote: »

It's quite easy the word no seems to work.

My first rescue dog was used to sleeping on the bed with his previous owner so I find it easier for both my dogs to have their beds in another room as I don't think saying "no" would work.

rustyboy21

Rusty, up to approx 2 years before he passed used to share my bed. He would have it in the daytime and I would have it at night. A quick ' Come on' to him got him to move. lol

Back to OP Question. Rsty was exactly the same. He was GSD/Lab cross, I think the GSD part went into protection mode when we were out.

I used to Victoria Stilwell technique with Rusty. When you fell the tension in him to bark/drag, a very loud ' AH AH' stopped him in his tracks ( it normally stopped the other dog too !) Another trick is a water bottle with some dried peas in it, shake it loudly to distract him. Both of these worked great for me, the 'AH AH' seemed to make him think that dad is ok, he's not frightened, I can relax.

Have a go, it worked wonders for me. She also showed how to get your dog, doing their business on command. For 16years he wouldn't have a poo until I said to him ' Be good poo po , or be good wee wee ' You can usually get them to do their business where you want them to ( ie the kerb) so any remnants left are out the way of peoples feet. It led to him being a very happy and chilled out dog most of the time.

rustyboy21

Shepherd1 wrote: »

Exactly training goes a long way

What do you mean they don't understand English.
I could give my dog full sentences and he could understand what I was on about. I could say to him for example' go out to the kitchen and get your ball and bring it back and I will play with you' or go into the kitchen and go and have some water' if he was panting he knew loads of words and phrases

I don't believe in that at all and I would suggest a lot of other owners of dogs have had the same experience.

Shepherd1

rustyboy21 wrote: »

What do you mean they don't understand English.
I could give my dog full sentences and he could understand what I was on about. I could say to him for example' go out to the kitchen and get your ball and bring it back and I will play with you' or go into the kitchen and go and have some water' if he was panting he knew loads of words and phrases

I don't believe in that at all and I would suggest a lot of other owners of dogs have had the same experience.

I didn't say they don't understand English I agree with you that they do, as I said its about training if you train your dog they understand no problem.

dibuzz

Our rescue staffie used to bark and growl at other dogs, it took a while but we trained her to ignore them by using treats. When she sees a dog or cat now she just sits in front of me and asks for a treat.
She is getting cheeky though and has started to ask for one if she sees an animal on tv