I have a 4month old puppy, jack russell, very cute and lovely. she has a chew which is great as she is teething, my partner went to stroke her tonight while she was chewing and she growled and threatened him quite badly back, she did it again so I immedialtely smacked her and said 'no' at the same time, I took the bone away. I don't want her to be proctective over her food/bones etc. how do I over come this problem?
2006-12-17 09:07:12 · 8 answers · asked by flurrymurry666 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
We took over a beagle with similar problems. In fact that was one of the main reasons given by the previous owners for leaving the dog. At first, we put a little food in the bowl, by hand, and not direct to the dog for fear of a nip. We wanted him to learn that good things came from us. We didn't take any food or treats away but required certain behavior before adding the next handful, i.e. sit. Beagles are greedy - he soon caught on! Over time, we fed him direct by hand, moving the hand away and saying 'no' when he stood up or became 'pushy'. We never quite cured him of grumbling whenever we needed to take a chew or toy away, but it wasn't quite a growl and he never nipped. This was an adult dog, but I can see this would work with puppies. Good luck.
2006-12-17 11:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by beagtan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did the correct dissipline for the action. Corgratulations ^^ You firmly said no, tapped her behind, and too the toy away. Good good good! Now, how to get her to stop being possesive over her food and toys will be a little bit difficult. First off, you need to feed her. ^^ sounds simple? Not really. When it's dinner or breakfast time, put her food in the bowl and put it where she usually eats it. Do Not let her just jump into the bowl and start eating. Make her sit and stay. She can only have the food if you or your partner say it's ok (and take turns doing this, it will show that you're both more dominant than her.) If she sits and stays for three seconds (one steamboat, two steamboat, three steamboat) then say, "OK, Good girl!" Praise her verbally and allow her to eat the food. If she doesn't wait, which she may not the first few times. Say no firmly and take the food away. Put it up on the counter or some place she can't reach it. Go and have a seat and go about your business. Wait five minutes then go back and put the food down. Make her sit and stay. If she stays great then ok and she can eat, if not same routine as before. Put it up and wait five minutes. She'll get the point that you descide when she eats, not her. (Also, make sure she eats after you and your partner. This is another way to show that you two are the alpha's of her little pack.) With the toys, when you're playing with her and she's being nice and not growling aggressively or biting (keep in mind that even play biting should be corrected at this time, her jaw will only get stronger as she grows) Firmly say no, you don't always need to give a tap on the behind usually just taking the toy away and ignoring her for a bit will work. The dog will learn quickly (especially because she's young) that when she growls aggressively or bites the playtime is over. Dogs love playing. Taking away play time is like taking a cookie away from a toddler. Go back five minutes or so later and play again, praise her for good play. Lots of good girls and happy words and lots of play ^^ Good luck hope this helps, ~manda
2016-05-23 02:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by Margaret 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVER smack the pup. You teach the dog to become more posessive. Your puppy is a toddler, would you hit a small child that wouldnt give you something? They dont know any better.
You now have to regain this animals trust, start by hand feeding the dog its meals. Teach the dog to sit and teach it a command like 'eat your tea" then feed it. It will teach it a few things : 1) mum and dad control my food BUT they will give it to me if i'm good 2) there is nothing to be posessive about because I will always get fed.
Pups learn to be posessive in the litter, it comes naturally to them. You have to teach them that there is nothing to be scared of. At the same time, dont go annoying your pup all the time. Imagine if you were eating dinner and i kept taking your plate away for no reason 5 times - I think I would have a fork in my eyeball :P
Dont roll the pup over and dominate them. You can be the boss without having to physically restrain and freak out the dog. Be consistant with your rules and persistant. Remember if the dog does something naughty ignore the bad, show them the right way and reward the good. If I can control a 60kg mastiff without resorting to rolling and hitting you can do it with a Jacky.
2006-12-17 09:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by Nekhbet 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Set this puppy up for some discipline. Give her the bone, or whatever she is really over protective of....take it away, and if there is any aggression, grab puppy and lay on its back on the sofa, whatever, so it won't get hurt. Take its head between your hands, holding skin if necessary, and stare into its eyes. Do not blink, do not look away. Your objective is for her to look away. When that happens, and I surely hope it does, you can release her and praise her. You are becoming the "dominate" one in the house. Jack Russells can become vicious if allowed to get away with this sort of behavior.
2006-12-17 09:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by Charles & Elizabeth C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i has a puppy who did that. what i did is every time i fed her or gave her a treat i would let her eat some of it then i take it off her for about a minute and or so and then give it back i would also stroke her aswel. you have to show her who boss otherwise she could become a nightmare in the future. it worked for me hopefully it work for you too.
2006-12-17 09:22:54 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You better start taking things away DAILY and feeding the dog out of your hand or with your hand in the food dish!!!! NEVER let them growl at you and get away with it by you then letting them have what they growled at you for!! If you let them win, they will be this way forever!!! Get a backbone and TAKE IT AWAY!!!
2006-12-17 09:13:59 · answer #6 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
encourage the dog away with something that is better than a bone such as some meat something like that.
2006-12-17 23:39:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you wanna get her to some obedience classes, don,t leave it to long otherwise you,ll never be able to take anything off her.
2006-12-20 07:48:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋