i have a stuborn dog that will not listen to me?

Question

my dogs name is luckie. he does not listen to me. i tell him to do something but he justs ignores me. do you know what to do??

Answer 1

Did you try giving him a treat every time he does something right? It worked extremely well for my Labrador puppy. She was very disobedient and always snapped when I tried to give her food. Now I have taught her to sit and take her food with patience. I did that by giving her food to her every time she sat down and did not try to grab the food from me

Answer 2

First of all, puppies/dogs aren't going to listen to you if they know they can boss you around. You need to let them know you're the boss, so if they do something wrong, punish them. If they do something right, praise them with a treat.

Have you taught him the things you want him to do? If you're telling him to sit and he just ignores you, does he actually know the command?

But then it all comes down the fact: does he boss you around? Does he know he can get away with not doing something?

Going to puppy school or getting a dog trainer can help this. You need to take control of the situation before it goes too far.

Answer 3

dogs do not necessarily have to be disciplined by voice alone ( the dog could be deaf ) after all they can't talk -- only bark .
you should start a signal and reward programme --- i.e every time your dog needs to be given a direction you should take particular note why the dog is not doing what you expect of him and work on the reason --- is it distraction or lack of interest -- is your dog bored ? -- how old is he ?
you need to get his attention and it may not necessarily be "voice " contact that will get him to change his ways .
you may need to get professional help --- you can a lead a horse to water ; but you can't make him drink . good luck ( no pun intended )

Answer 4

that's totally obtrusive out of your question, the respond. you're saying that he does not pay interest to you till you enhance your voice. each and every thing else around him is obviously greater exciting than you're. you ought to make your self greater exciting on your dogs than the distractions around him. additionally attempt working with some foodstuff to get his interest. teach him the command "watch me." If he's purely too hyper, attempt exercising him till now beginning a guidance consultation. If he has too plenty pent up power that's like asking a toddler to sit down down by way of a company assembly. no longer occurring. Now in case you permit that toddler run around and tire themself out, that they had have a greater efficient threat of listening to what you choose.

Answer 5

What kind of dog is he? Get his hearing checked!

If you're training methods aren't working..........you need to try something else. Ask your vet if there are puppy or dog classes in your area (besides PetCo or PetSmart).

Answer 6

It seems clear to me that your dog thinks he is the leader instead of you. I assume you went to dog training classes to train and socialise your pet? It's all to do with animal hierarchy and pack behaviour. It's difficult to know for certain since I am not present to view the dog's behaviour in his natural habitat off the lead.
How long has this behaviour been going on? Has the dog always ignored you or has the dog suddenly exhibited this behaviour?
The dog seems to think he is more important than you and so will not listen. Dogs who recognise their leaders will look to them for guidence, protection and so on.
Does he argue with you in any way such as showing aggression when you ask him to get off the setee or any furniture? If so, he has definitely taken the lead role and you need to correct it immediately. I can advise on how to correct ignoring you, but if the dog is aggressive or snappy in any way, you may need a dog psychologist/pet behaviourist to help you personally.
Where does your dog ingore you? In the park, at home? In what situation?
Keep this in mind.
A REWARD results in an increase in the selected behavior.
A CORRECTION results in a decrease in the selected behavior.
It seems obvious enough. All too often an astonishing number of people ignore them. How many times have you seen someone call their dog over many times only to be ignored. How many people automatically reward their dog continually until the dog is bored and wanders off, or will not obey unless food is offered? How many people punish their puppies when he soils the house?
So, examine these scenarios in detail. Any owner who calls their dog repeatedly without action is teaching their dog the "Come" command is meaningless. Essentially the dog is not rewarded for the correct behavior and is corrected for the unwanted behavior. Therefore, "Come" is meaningless for dog.
If you consistently reward your pet regardless of how he performs the selected behavior, two things will occurr. Firstly, the behavior will not improve because the dog has no feedback on which, is 'better'. Secondly, the dog learns he is always
rewarded. Therefore, his/her incentive to continue working (unless the dog is food motivated) will decrease. Conversely, if the dog is clearly food motivated, they may refuse to obey when they realise food is not forthcoming. Food has ceased being a reward and in the dog's opinion it has become an entitlement.
A puppy or dog that is slapped for soiling his/her home has no way of associating the correction with the action particularly if you do not correct immediately and leave it too long. This means that you must catch the dog in action and correct the behaviour there and then. Furthermore, hitting a dog is interpreted by them, as an aggressive act as apposed to a corrective measure and will not reduce the unwanted behaviour.
Returning to rewards, they should be given in a way that increases the behaviour. It means to begin with it should be something the dog is motivated by and enjoys. For many,
food will do. Toys, anything squeeky, playing tug, tennis balls are all good items. Most dogs are motivated by verbal praise, some are not.
Mostly, dogs learn to accept verbal praise as secondary reward through association with a primary reward. You can use multiple reward methods if it interests the dog.

A primary reward is inherently rewarding to your dog -- food, petting, toys, etc. A secondary reward is something that the dog learns is a reward. For example 'Good Boy/Girl.' a click or clapping. The tecnical term for reward is positive reinforcer.

When rewarding it shoud be directly associated with the behaviour. A reward is ineffective if applied at the wrong time. However, the problem with rewards is people will inadvertantly reward the dog for unwanted behaviours.
An example: The dog growls or barks when he sees another dog. It can be fear agression particularly if the dog has been bitten/attacked before and he is exhibiting anxiety, but it could be for another reason. However, your natural instinct is to pet and talk to him to calm the dog down. This is the wrong thing to do. The dog thinks you are backing him up and so then will growl when other dogs approach. By patting him you have rewarded the dog for growling. In this instance, you need to stay calm, remain quiet and walk away. Do not look at your dog. You are the leader, you are calm and confidant and as leader you are unafraid. This will help your dog and reinforce the fact that you are the Leader of the pack.

Corrections can be equally full of pitfalls. What constitutes a correction? It's more difficult to answer than for rewards. For many dogs tone of voice will suffice, but others will not notice. Many corrections are secondary, i.e. learned corrections. Many typical corrections fail to do anything other than make the dog agraid of you and if applied inconsistantly, can take away the trust built up between you both.
A classic example:
When out walking and the dog is at the far end of the field or park and he ignores you when you call many times. So you go over and start to correct him. Or hours later, (slight exageration, but can be true for some dog owners,) he finally decides to come back. Angry you correct him. What happens? Well, in that instance the dog most likely will not know what you are mad about. If the 'come' command has never been learned, even if you think he knows it, then marching over and hitting him hard will only teach him that it is bad when you approach. If he did come back and you really hit him,he will remember next time when you call to be afraid. Essentially you have applied a correction to a behaviour, i.e. come back, in order to decrease it.

People frequently misuse rewards and corrections in this way because people seem to think dogs really do know which are good and bad behaviors correctly associating one behavior (out of several) with the punishment. This simply is not true. You have to teach the dog what is correct behaviour and what is not. Tell him what is required of him and his place in the hierarchy.
Dogs will associate what they did recently with the correction or reward.

I could go on, but not sure about space here. It's also a long process. I think you need to reassert yourself as Leader of the pack, as I feel this could be the issue.
Please email me directly for more information on how to do this. I would also like more details on the dog, what he is ingnoring when asked, if indoors and outdoors and so on. Try to give me as much infomation as possible.

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Answer 7

If he is too stubborn I would hire a dog trainer. They can teach you what to do with him.

Answer 8

well what are you telling him to do? have you trained him to do this or are you giving him your shopping list and your car keys? what are you asking?