Sassy is an auatrailian Shepard Border Collie mix. She respects me and pretty much my 16 month old boy. She gets real aggresivewith my 7 and 5 year old girls. I don't know how to train dogs or puppies. Are there any techinques anyone is willing to share. Someone please help!!!
2006-09-30 07:50:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
It sounds to me like Sassy is treating the girls as equals or rivals.
It might be something as easy as having the girls take Sassy for her walks-letting them be the boss will reinforce their place in her mind. I would make it clear to her than she is not to mouth any human or jump on anyone. A good basic training class if you can afford it might be in order.
Sassy is at a critical stage-she's turning into a teenager, and teaching her basic manners now will pay off in the long run.
Good luck!
2006-09-30 07:58:35 · answer #1 · answered by hoodoowoman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as jumping goes, you should teach her an alternate greeting with any human not just your children. Put her on a lead and make her sit, then ask your children to approach her. If she gets up have the children step back, place her back into a sit and have them try again. Eventually she should get the hint that sitting camly gets her attention while jumping up causes the exact oppiste.
Another thing that may help her with you daughters is to have them in particular take part in her training. You said you do not really know much about dog training, an obedience class might help everyone. If you do decide to take that avenue you should try to find an a instructor that is okay with you children attending and possibly participating to some extent. Explain to them your puppy's behavior with your two girls, and see what ideas they may have as well.
They may end up suggesting that your girls take an active role as leaders over the puppy. One way you can do that is at feeding time. Have the girls prepare the puppy's meal and give it to her in a controlled manner. Have them make her sit and wait for them to give her the food. Have the puppy work for everything that she gets.
Also an australian shepard/ border collie mix is probably a very high energy dog. One thing that may help her is if you take her for long walks every day and work off some of her energy. The best thing that you have going right know is that she is still a very young dog,and a lot of what you are seeing may just be a very high energy puppy. I hope that some if this may help. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions or want more details on something.
2006-09-30 15:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by nksneakers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some bites are unintentional, they think they're playing but we reckon they're being naughty by biting. If you look at them playing with other dogs they do the same thing, and the other dog doesn't seem to be bothered by it at all, cos that's what they do. So if you don't want them to bite, what I used to to was everytime that happens, esp when I'm playing with my dog, I go "OUCH~!" as loud as I can even if it wasn't painful and stand up, don't even look at the dog and walk off (basically just ignore her without giving a 2nd look). They'll usually just stand there looking confused as to why they're suddenly being ignored. If they "bite" very often, you will realise that the bites are gradually improving, being less and less painful if any at all.
With the jumping, everytime have treats with you. Everytime she tries to jump on them, stand in front of ur children, extending ur hand with the treat further in front of u (behind the dog), so that she'll turn back for the treat instead and give the command a name like "back" or something. So what u're doing is 1st of all using ur body to shield ur children as well as leading the dog backwards. After awhile she'll know when u say "back" means she has to move away.
2006-09-30 12:24:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the dog is doing it for attention. I say, push her down/flick her nose and ignore her for a few minutes. Remember to reinforce her positive behaviors, like when she is not jumping up on you.
2006-09-30 07:59:39 · answer #4 · answered by Nicholas M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
put a leash on her and asked ur kids to play with ur puppy when she is about to jump on bite yank on the leash and yell no it will take a few days but she will get the point
2006-09-30 08:02:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every time she jumps, try stepping on her last feet, but not hard, and say no. That worked with my dog.
And for the barking part, I'm still figuring that out.
2006-09-30 09:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by thinraukowen 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
every time your dog jumps or bites at someone or something smack your dog on the nose.
2006-09-30 09:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by joansbrothersluver123 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hit her on her mouth or flick her nose then if she keeps on tie her up and keep her loose in the night or keep her were your kids aren't at
2006-09-30 08:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
flick her nose and say no. this way she learns not to jump and to stop when you say no.
2006-09-30 07:57:55 · answer #9 · answered by walks with goats 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
train it
2006-09-30 08:08:56 · answer #10 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋