how to calm my dog down?

Question

we have a new dog she is a very big dog
i have to young children and my dog keeps knocking them over because she is bigger then my children
when people come through the door both my dogs jump up at people and is hurting people how do i stop them?
also are new dog we have had her 6 months and ever person who walks past are house she barks at them and every car and every knock on the door how do i calm her barking down?

are new dog we got her of a couple that couldnt handle her she is a big cuddle dog shes great but she has picked up bad habits i have changed most but she is so big and some times she doesnt lissen to me ..... and dont worry about the post man i lock her in a room so she wont get to the post man :o)

and i dont mean i lock her in a room all day there are 2 doors to get through to the front room so i close both doors before opening the front door :o)

Answer 1

Hiya D
I know what your going through, my Dalmatians are the same. The kids get it and other people. Funny thing is they never do it to me. I have tried everything. In the end i had to put them in there beds each time someone came to the house, The barking was like howling but when they started that i did the same brought them in and put to bed, i done this for 3 weeks it was hard going on me and my dogs. Now they know when they do it they are going to be taken in and put into there beds so they have stopped now thank god

Answer 2

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Since it is obvious that you do not have a clue about obedience training, your services should be for free. You cannot train even an adult dog for 8 hours a day. About the most that can be done at any one time is 10 - 20 minutes and that is with an adult dog and not a puppy. The attention span on this baby is extremely short and training session should be no more than 10 minutes and twice a day. Additionally, there isn't going to be much learned if you will only be training for 5 days. Obedience training is cumulative and is done over a much longer period of at least several weeks to several months.
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Answer 3

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The new puppy is certainly one of the most adorable and cuddly creatures that has ever been created. It is the most natural thing in the world to shower it with love and affection. However, at the same time it is important to realize that if you want to have a well trained adult dog, you need to begin the training process right away. The dog, like its related ancestor, the wolf, is a pack animal. One of the features of a pack is that it has a single dominant leader. Your new puppy is going to want that leader to be you, but if you do not assume that role from the very beginning, the puppy’s instincts will push him to become the leader.

The most important thing to remember about training the puppy during its first six months of life is that it must see you as the leader of the family pack. The essential thing is gaining the trust and the respect of the puppy from the beginning. You will not do this by allowing the puppy to do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. On the other hand, a certain amount of patience is required. Most people err in their early training by going to extremes one way or the other. Although you need to begin the basic training process at once, you can not expect your dog to do too much at first. Basic obedience training is fine and should include simple commands like sit, stay, and come. Remember that trying to teach the dog advanced obedience techniques when it is a puppy is much like trying to teach a five year old child algebra.

It is also important to restrain from cruel or abusive treatment of the puppy. You can not beat obedience into your dog, and it certainly is not going to engender feeling of respect and trust. House breaking is an area where this usually becomes a problem because of the anger that is triggered when the puppy fails and creates a mess inside the home. Although this issue must be addressed without anger, it most be addressed. If you allow the puppy to eliminate inside the house, it will continue to do so as an adult dog. The same thing is true of other destructive or dangerous behavior such as chewing and biting. Do not expect the puppy to grow out of it. You are going to need to train the puppy out of it, but you should do so firmly but with a sense of play and fun using positive reinforcement and lots of love and praise for good behavior.

Answer 4

Calm down - no, but having another dog to play with would take the pressure off of you certainly. Moot point if mom and dad say no. Why not put some time into the dog you have now? Take her for more, or longer walks/runs and some structured play time would burn off a lot of that energy

Answer 5

Here is my suggestion. Start by keeping her on a leash at all times for a while. When you go to the door (where she would have jumped up on visitors in greeting), make her sit and stay. Bring the visitors on in. Tell her what a good girl she is. Be prepared to correct her if she gets up or jumps up.

For the children, that will be more difficult, I taught mine a command we call easy. I started the dog off in a sit/stay or down/stay position, brought the kids in, and then when the kids had their spaces (sitting on the couch or whatever) I released the dog and we went to greet the kids. When she started getting too excited and/or rough with the kids say easy, give her a correction, and put her back in a sit/stay or down/stay position. Wait 30 seconds or so, and start again. Whenever she gets too rough, use the command easy and back her off.

If you do this consistantly, you can have this control even when she is not on her leash.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Two words: obedience school!
Short of that, dog traning for dummies might help you out (not that you are stupid, that is the title LOL)
This is a behavioral problem that can be overcome with proper training and enough exercise for the dog. The jumping is aggression, and sometimes it is best to let a professional trainer handle that as it is very hard to break and very frustrating for an owner.
Most dog trainers are worth at least twice what they charge, so bite the bullet and get a dog that is MUCH better trained than your average pet....and will love you for it!
Also, try the link below for some ideas

Answer 7

I had a soft muzzle I used for my incessant barker.. I only had to apply it a few times.. I told him to 'shhhh' and if he didn't the muzzle was applied, and I repeated, 'shhhh'...soon, if he barked after I said, 'shhh', I would pick up the muzzle, and he would instantly hush..then, I just hung the muzzle on the wall, and he would bark once and look at it...lol...I only put it on him for 5 minutes or less when i began...Used it maybe 5 times..
As for the jumping, there are so many good sites here, I'll just post the link and you can decide what fits you best> http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-18,GGGL:en&q=dog+jumps+on+people

Answer 8

Just make sure you don't open your door when the mailman comes by..that is the mistake that most people make and it is very annoying.
They think their dogs won't run out..and they don't care that their dogs go after the mailman.
Well I am here to tell you..I am a mailman and I carry mace..and i do spray if I don't know the dog.
When a mailman gets bit,he loses time off from work,and gets a letter of warning from his boss because he didn't take proper care in protecting himself..enough said.

Answer 9

just dont shout keep it calm and treat her to a dog buiscuit when she stops barking make sure you use the same command like quiet

Answer 10

Have you had her neutered???? if not, you should! But also, when you train her make sure you are looking straight into her eyes - make her look into yours - that way she will learn respect and then you will gain authority. She has a brain and it needs training!