This advice has been compiled through years of animal coaching experience, text books and useful un named information available on the web.
This is information is useful as a guide and professional advice should be sought for behaviour improvements.
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Barking in the car is usually caused by excitement at going out to the park etc. This can start when you pick up the car keys or any other activity that normally precedes an outing for the dog.
To stop this behaviour you must start with picking up your keys and as soon as the dog starts barking put them down again. After you have done this for a while and broken the association that picking up your keys means going out. You may then proceed to putting the dog in the car, remembering that...
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Dogs chew up cushions etc when their owner leaves them at home alone or in the car because of anxiety.
To alleviate anxiety you must teach the dog to be secure, so start by giving his own place, whether it be a mat, basket, beanbag, or just a certain spot in the house. While you are at home teach the dog to go to that place and lie down while you stay in the room, do this for short times to start then build up the time. When the dog... |
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Aggression towards Other Dogs
If you see another dog approaching when walking your dog try to get your dog to focus his attention on you by making him work for you in some way. Try to do this before your dog has already eyed up the other dog.
Do not yell at your dog or the other dog, this will only create aggravation, your dog will... |
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The people in the family the dog ignores or doesn't respond to must be the only ones to feed the dog. Give the dog a command before giving them their food. If a dog does not follow the command (i.e. to sit), he does not eat. Try again in about 20 minutes or longer. Repeat this until the dog listens to the command.
All humans must eat before the dogs, as the leader always eats first. When you give your dog its food eat a small snack first while he is watching, lay the snack near the dogs food so that he thinks you are eating out of his bowl (the leader always eats first).
No table scraps should be fed to the dogs during a meal. |
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Never give your dog a command that you know he will disobey and you cannot re-enforce.
In most situations you are better to say nothing than yell or discipline your dog, in most cases the dog is trying to get attention from you and quite often it doesn't matter whether that attention is positive or negative as long as it gets a reaction. |
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