how can you disciplined your own dogs?

Question

all dog trainers have their own concept on how to descipline their dogs can you please tell me how...

Answer 1

If you work on developing a bond with your dog, where you are a source of good things in the dog's life, and work on building your leadership skills (NILIF, mentioned above), you won't need to use physical discipline - a look, a body posture, or at most a sharp word is all it takes to intercept a problem behavior before it happens, or to stop a behavior mid-way.

Don't bother trying to punish for a behavior after it's over and done- the dog won't make the mental connection. It might look like she's acting guilty, but that's just a submissive behavior in response to your anger - she honestly has no idea what you're talking about unless you catch her in the act.

If you focus on teaching your dog what you want her TO do, instead of what you want her to NOT do, you can get a lot farther, a lot faster.

For example: by teaching your dog that she should sit to greet you when she wants attention, she learns how to please you, and she can't jump on you while she's sitting, so you're both happy. If you just focus on punishing her for jumping on you, she never learns what you want her to do instead, and you both just get frustrated.

Take a trip to the pet store or book store & pick up a copy of "The Other End of the Leash" by Patricia McConnell, and/or "The Power of Positive Dog Training" by Pat Miller for some very useful information.

Clicker training can also be a very powerful training tool, if you have a lot of patience and very good timing. I've found it's the most precise and effective way to teach new behaviors, and the behaviors learned with a clicker tend to be remembered more easily by the dog.

With positive training, by teaching your dog what is expected of her, you are freed from dependence on physical disciplinary devices such as choke or pinch collars, and you'll be able to obtain far better control of your dog for off-leash work than traditional punishment trainers can.

I have never hit my dog, and she has never tried to bite me or threatened to bite anyone else. If you use the NILIF "nothing in life is free" method mentioned in the answer above, you will establish yourself as leader without having to resort to using force. And if your dog sees you as a good leader, it is unlikely to threaten you unless it has serious issues.

Aggression in dogs is very serious, and needs to be dealt with - but hitting the dog isn't how to respond to a threat. The best response is to figure out what it's about - is the dog exhibiting fear aggression, or possessive aggression, or, much less common, dominance aggression? The treatment varies, and it's best to consult a pro trainer or behaviorist about aggression problems. Aggression can be made much worse with the wrong treatment.

Answer 2

You have to take time out for some basic obedience. When I was younger I made sure my dogs knew sit, stay etc.

NOW I'm a lot more lax. Sometimes to lax on them.

I absolutely do not tolerate my dogs growling or biting me. I never can understand how owners tolerate this from their animals. If they do I usually smack them in the mouth and put them in a submissive position.

No growling and no biting and we get along great. And for all those people who "I would never hit my dog" people. You enjoy your dogs biting you.

I also will train them to kennel themselves after a walk. I have no plans on chasing them after a walk either.

Answer 3

My dogs just listen to me....I really never trained them much different from my children. They learn what no means.....they know when I do a deep inhale or put my hands on my hips......it means watch it. I also took my GSD to an obedience class....I learned so much from that class! Which was the point....for ME to learn. I felt I needed to know more about basic training techniques. It was a class offered at my local humane society. There are also tons of new books out there for training and understanding every breed.......these I have also found very useful.

Answer 4

I had problem with the same thing. First I tried the spray bottle but she loved it so now when she does something wrong i put a dab of hot sauce on her tounge. I got the idea for that from my friend who is training to be a vet.

Answer 5

Disciplining my dog was effective by using plenty of repetition and treats as rewards for the appropriate behavior.

Answer 6

Sometimes i use treats to get my dog to do tricks, sit down, stand on his hind legs, etc.

Answer 7

The basis of any training should begin here
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/nilif.pdf