How can I convince my mom to letting me get a dog trainer?

Question

How can I convince my mom into letting me get a dog trainer for my dog?! I've tried asking for weeks now and she won't give in! She keeps on telling me to be calm and wait until he's grown up and that the problems will be gone! Hello! I'm dealing with a 3 month old dominating/biting the heck out of me pup!!! Problems like that just aren't gonna go away!! I need help!! Please anyone give me some advice!

P.S. Another reason she won't let me get a dog trainer is because of the price! What should I do?!

Answer 1

If you follow the advice I gave you on the last question, your problem will be solved...Once you have done that for a few days, and he is settled down, reinforce the training that you said he already knew..
Don't be lazy.. Your mom is correct in not paying for a trainer, when YOU can do it..Just give it a sincere try...You need to be willing to invest time, not money..in your dog..
The Basics
SIT, COME, DOWN, STAY, HEEL.

SIT

Holding a treat in your left hand just above the pup's nose, gently rest your right hand on pup's rump.
Slowly move the treat in an upward motion while applying gentle pressure to the rump. ( you don't want to push hard because if you do the dog will sit every time someone touches him and this is not good for competitive obedience)
as soon as pup sits say in a very happy excited tone "GOOD SIT" and give the treat.
Repeat exercise 7x. then take a play break and move on to something else.
very young pups should not train for more than a half hour each day
every time you put food bowl down or give a treat give the sit command, and wait for the sit. then once pup sits give treat or food down.
DO NOT move on to something new until pup has the new command down pat.

COME

walk away from pup about 10 feet to start. say pup's name and "COME" in a happy voice. once pup comes praise it lavishly have a bit of a play and give it a treat.
Gradually increase the distance you walk away. and eventually once pup knows command only treat every 3rd come. tapering off until he comes every time with out treat using only praise.
this will take a few days to learn if you practice every day.

DOWN

Start with pup in sit. move hand with the treat between the pup's front paws on the ground.
Say "DOWN" in firm but not loud voice.
pup might try and get treat without going down, don't let him have it until he downs.
praise in happy voice "GOOD DOWN"
repeat 7x

STAY

Start pup in down position. say "STAY" in firm voice. walk to end of leash, backwards. if the pup moves say once only "AP" in a not pleased tone. go back do not say anything. put pup in down again repeat "STAY" walk backwards to end of leash.
pup does NOT get praise or treat until he stays for 30 seconds, then a minute, then 5 minutes. move times up each week.
after he can do a 5 minute down/stay every time. move on to a sit/stay doing exactly what you did for down/stay.
Once on leash sit and down/stays are reliable for 5 minutes each. drop the leash and walk away from your pup, your back to the pup. about 10 feet away. wait 5 min. recall your dog. with dog sitting in front of you once he reaches you. treat and praise.

HEEL

Please do NOT train with a choke collar. i recommend martingayles .
with dog on a short leash exactly beside you on your left side say "HEEL" if the dog starts to pull give a correction snap with leash on collar. and recommend "HEEL" the second your dog complies praise with "GOOD HEEL" in happy voice. and continue to walk , correct, and praise for 30 minutes.


Always end training sessions on a positive note. Never get angry with your pup for not responding to a command. Praise lavishly every time pup responds to a command.

Answer 2

You might try getting some books at your local librbary; you can do a lot of training yourself. Oftentimes, you can find obedience classes at Petsmart or Petco for a pretty moderate fee. You also might try getting involved with a local obedience club. They might be able to help you. The local humane society or animal rescue might know of some affordable trainers.
There are lots of reasons that puppies bite; the most common is that they are playing and haven't developed bite inhibition yet. This is something that they learn through playing with their littermates, but you have to continue to teach them once they leave their littermates. Everytime your puppy bites you, I would gently close it's mouth with your hand, say "no" in a firm voice and simply stop playing with the puppy for a few minutes. It shouldn't take long for the puppy to figure out that if it is biting, then it won't get played with. You should see the behavior decrease quite a bit. Obedience training should help, too. I wouldn't be too hard on the puppy, or expect too much out of it until the puppy gets older. Make sure that you make learning fun for your puppy, since they have such short attention spans.
Three months is way too young to decide that the puppy has a dominance problem. True dominant behavior doesn't usually appear until the start of sexual maturity. Chances are, the puppy is just being a bit too rough in play.
Hope this helps!

Answer 3

If you can't get a job and pay for it yourself then you can't make your mom get one there is no talking in too...she has bills to pay and a dog trainer is something that you can do your puppy is just 3 months old...be dominating over your dog and tell her no..take her for walks and be more active with your dog maybe he/she is just full of energy and needs to realise it.

Answer 4

Dogs need training and guidance right from the beginning. You should enroll your puppy in puppy class to just get the basics. Phone your local Petsmart stores, they have puppy classes, and are very reasonable.

Another alternative is to call your local shelters, and maybe they could recommend local trainers who could help you out.

Answer 5

Find the statistics of how many people, and children, are mauled, damaged or killed by dogs every year. By badly trained, badly handled dogs owned by idiots.

The Bureau of Statistics should have this information. OR, get a job and pay for the trainer yourself. How old are you?

Answer 6

Sometimes your local humane societies will give free training tips and advice to help you with your new pup. you can also contact a rescue group in your area and tell them your situation and most will volunteer to help you. I help numerous people who contact me needing help. If it means the difference between them being able to keep their pet or taking it to the pound, then I gladly give my time to help teach THEM how to teach their dog. Show your mom the website I sent you and ask her to help you to train your pup. If you can make it a family event, then they are more likely to get involved and WANT to help. Once they see the benefits of having a well behaved and trained puppy , the more likely they are to continue to help. Good luck and ask mom nicely; moms like to feel needed and like teaching their children things. You may be able to convince her that way :)

Answer 7

Tell her the truth. The trainer (seriously) is for her and not the dog. Call the trainer a owner trainer instead. Then she'll get it. Tell her the dog will behave and feel alot better too.