Help with my staffy and her barking....please...?

Question

Help please,

our 1 yr old female staffy has taken to barking when she wants attention, I have tried ignoring her but all she does is bark louder and jump up at us.
Also, when greeting us, she is very exicited, it can take upto half hour to calm her down, she has also started to nip the cuffs of clothes when you walk in the front door! whilst it is nice to be greeted, when your carrying several bags of shopping and you got a staffy tearing at your sleeve and cuffs, it can get a bit tiresome! Any ideas any one?
any dog obediance classes in surrey that you can recommend?

wow, thankyou to the people who have tried to help, please however, no more sick gags about babies or shotguns....you really are twisted and ill in the head..

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It sounds to us like this dog is a real attention seeker, and needs more of an outlet for its energy level.

When your dog comes at you barking or nipping, give it a firm but very calm "Down" command and then IGNORE the dog, no matter what else it does, until it calms itself down.

Since the dog already has a history of getting what it wants when it barks more loudly or tugs at you, this new technique is going to take several days to work, and the dog's behavior may get worse before it gets better (as the dog seeks other loud and obnoxious ways to get you to notice it).

The instant the dog is quiet, give it lots of praise and one-on-one attention. This teaches the dog that it gets what it wants by being quiet, not by being loud and fussy.

This techique is based on the "nothing in life is free" style of training, which requires the dog to do something good before getting attention, or food, or anything else.

Do NOT spray the dog with anything; this doesn't teach it to respect your command, it teaches the dog to fear the bottle.

Do NOT crate your dog for misbehavior. Crates are to be used only to provide dogs with a safe "den" in their home; a place that is theirs and theirs alone.

We also suggest making sure this dog has plenty of time outside to run off its pent-up energy.

Answer 3

As you already know, she is barking for attention - and she's getting it. Even if the attention consists of you pushing her away or telling her "NO", it's still attention.

If she wears a collar in the house, and you already own a crate, try this. If she barks, get up, take her by the collar, and lead her to her crate without saying anything. Put her in the crate and close the door, then walk away and ignore her. As soon as she stops to bark, go to the crate, praise her for her good behavior, and reward her by petting her or playing with her.

Repeat this every time she barks for attention. She will eventually learn that barking means she will get absolutely no attention whatsoever, and being quiet means people will pay attention to her.

Same with the greeting - place her in the crate before you leave and don't let your out until you've put all your things away and are ready to pay attention to her.

Answer 4

I Breed staffy`s , and you must make sure that she get`s plenty of exercise it`s no good keeping these dog`s locked in all day while out at work or shopping .
Make sure she has plenty of toy`s to keep her occupied while you are out . she is running wild when you are coming home partly because she has missed you and partly because she need`s to burn off energy !
I can not stress enough about exercise you need to take her for a run in the morning for at least half an hour then the same again later in the day ! The toy`s will stop her from getting bored and from chewing the furniture ( most dog`s chew thing`s they shouldn`t when they are bored ) change her toy`s every other week so she won`t get bored of them swap them around a bit you will soon see a difference !

Answer 5

i have two staffys, the ***** was very barky and behaving in the same manner as your dog, we were advised and it worked to re direct her attention to other things i.e a ball when people come to the door or to the house, and reward with her favourite treat when she has done what you have asked. If she has a place where she would normally be sent like her bed or to be told to sit and w8 is another good thing to do, when you come in with shopping or just come in say hello without all the "hello" just say hello good girl and ignore her and go to what you were doing tell her to go to her bed if she does this reward her. I t will take time but it does work. good luck and all the best staffs are lovely dogs if they are put in there place.

Answer 6

when you come through th edoor, have empty hands (ie leave your shopping outside). When she jumps and barks turn away and ignore her. Fold your hands across your chest and ignore her until she is quiet and sitting nicely, then fuss and praise her. This will take about 2 weeks for her to realise she gets nothing until she is well behaved. All training is about ignoring bad behaviour and rewarding good; this is no different

Answer 7

I'm don't know much about fixing the problem of barking meaning my dog rarely barks, but you should consider ordering the book of Cesar Millan I've bought his book and he's VERY good he's a dog psychologist and really knows the true answers, he also comes on TV on the discovery channel and was also on the Oprah show as he helped her with her dogs. I highly recommend this book and know it will solve the barking matter with your staffy.

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Answer 9

We tend to think of dog training as a series of steps for teaching particular behaviors. To teach a dog to stay in a particular position, you reward her as she remains in place for gradually longer times, at gradually greater distances, with gradually increasing degrees of distraction. Read more https://tr.im/SIjnC

Now, this is fine, training does involve teaching dogs specific behaviors with a step-by-step approach. This week, though, I’m going to discuss three mental habits that will not only enable you train more effectively but also make life pleasant for both you and your dog.

Answer 10

The latest thing is a bottle of salty water. Get an ordinary spray bottle and fill it with water. Add about 7 teaspoons of salt. Shake it up and spray it at the dogs mouth every time she barks.
I go to training, and this is what they recommend using. It's unpleasant for the dog, but not cruel. My dog only has to see me reach for the bottle and he behaves himself, now.