Stop my dog from being excited and wanting to play with other dogs when on the lead.?

Question

My dog kepts barking and trying to get loose from his lead when he sees other dogs. I have tryed clicker training, use of a bottle with stones. Walked the other way, tried to walk pass. Has a medical problem with continue visits to the vets, will keep barking and gets very excited, just wants to play. Its getting embarrassing and he is a large German Shepherd. Any help to resolve this problem?

Answer 1

You need help with this, take him to classes. Make sure they are good quality classes though. The trainers should be a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). You can find a trainer on the following web site
http://www.apdt.co.uk/

Answer 2

You need to become the most wonderful thing in your dogs life to the detriment of anything else.... make being with you so exciting, than any distraction, whatever, he just wants to be the focus of your life!

It will take time and training, but try and find a local dog training classes or behaviouris, they will help you. Any dog can become a nuisance, but the bigger the dog the worse it gets.....

Take treats and train at home, get the dogs attention on you and you alone, use "watch me", when the dog looks at you, praise and give a treat. Keep doing but reduce the treats. The move to lead work, (similar message in the dogs threads) , you and your dog need to bond, a firm "no", and the"watch me" should break any outside influence. At the end of the day it is reiteration and practise. Another good command, which you can start when you feed, is "leave it", put the food down, then say "leave it", and pick the feed up, keep doing that, you should be able to stop the dog eating, until you give the command that it is ok. I am not a dog trainer, but have had dogs for over 20 years. I have had my dogs off the lead, when they have seen herds of deer out, they have taken off to go in pursuit, but a sharp "leave it", used through training, has stopped them in their tracks. You need to work on it or get professional help before this embarrassing problem becomes a real problem. good luck!

Answer 3

Shepherds are very intelligent. You are letting your dog "lead" you. Try this, when on leash, keep it very short and high on his neck. The second he pulls, STOP in your tracks and say "heel". It may take you an hour to walk around the block, but he'll soon learn that he must calm down and walk next to you. Watch him closely, even the slightest sign of excitement...STOP. Be patient. Try to get eye contact with him when you stop. He needs to know you are the boss. The more troublesome a dog, typically, the more intelligent it is. Be consistent, no matter what you do. You have to stop the arousal process before it gets out of hand. That is why it's important to keep on him at any tiny sign of excitement, barking included. Can you throw him a ball in the yard before taking him out? Tire him out a bit. Before you let him off leash, make him sit...quietly. If I tell my dog to "wait" before crossing a road, then she stops and waits for me to say "cross." I started her young, but you can still do this. Don't give up. Good luck.

Answer 4

Especially with a large dog like a GSD, FIRM obedience training is key! Go to classes. A trainer there can help your dog overcome its playfulness with other dogs unless YOU say it is okay. Often making your dig do a sit stay, down stay or heel when passing other dogs is a good way to start working on this kind of behavior. Definitely get into some obedience classes.
Good Luck!

Answer 5

You dont say how old your dog is but this is very puppyish behaviour still and a sign of submission towards other dogs aswell.This can also stem from what interaction your dog had with humans while he was a puppy,dogs that dont get chance to develop a strong bond with humans naturally focus on dogs and tend to ignore the owner.You need to work more on developing a bond with your dog,making your walks more enjoyable,such as having a game with your dogs favourite toy,or doing some training while out.Also 1 procedure you could follow is to make your dog watch you,with some treats show your dog that you have one and give the command watch me,as soon as your dog looks at you reward him etc repeat this untill your dog knows that command and looks to you automatically,you need to be consistent and patient and do the same thing every time your out.You will eventually be able to build up to giving a seperate command such as go play,so that your dog learns he can still go and play but only with dogs that you choose and know are friendly.Good luck.

Answer 6

Take some treats out with you, everytime you spot another dog get his attention by shaking the bag of treats. Ask him to "sit" in a calm but assertive tone. When he sits praise him and give him a treat, hold another treat then continue walking with him focusing on the treat. Once past the dogs, if he was good the ask him to sit again and give another treat.
As previously recommended obedience training would be the route to take as you can be shown techniques.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

why should it be embarassing you have got a playful dog surely you'd rather that than one who is viscious. if hes a pup he will probably grow out of it but you could go to obediance trainign if its that much of a problem but if you can handle him fine when he pulls on the lead theres no problem its just when people get these large dogs and cant hold them back thats the problem any decent dog owner will not frown upon you for having a dog thats wants to play if you can hold it back and if they do they are just miserable

Answer 9

As previously stated. You need to take him to classes so that he can learn that you are more interesting to be with than other dogs. But you need to learn how to do it hence the classes. Find a reputable trainer, It will cost a bit but will be worth it and they will advise you on castration , which tends to calm a dog down somewhat.

Answer 10

Obedience training.