Why is my 14 week old puppy barking at me when i say no?

Question

I have a 14 week old german shepherd puppy. When he dose something bad like biting i tell him "NO BITING" he starts to bark at me but stops biting. It works but he barks like crazy at me. Is he being aggressive or is he showing dominance ?

Answer 1

He's a typical toddler. He is talking back, sassing, expressing his displeasure; in short, pushing the envelope.

Answer 2

Yes it will get better as the puppy ages and if you train him. During the night I would put the puppy in the crate like usual and when it starts to bark or whine, simply leave the room . Wait for your puppy to settle down and be quiet, then enter the room again and praise your puppy. You can let it out to pet it for a few minutes if you wish, but I don't recommend it. Continue this until it knows barking does not get it attention. Also, do not forget to let it out every 2-3 hours to go potty as it cannot hold it longer than that. For the destruction, I would not leave the house for more than 2 hours at a time. I recommend kind of hiding outside the door, making your puppy believe that you are gone. Listen for when your puppy starts destroying your belongings and thats when you enter the house and scold him and take it away. Continue this until your puppy believes that you will catch him and scold him every time he is destructive. Make him feel like he is never really alone. Good Luck!

Answer 3

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/thedogtrainer

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 4

You need to maintain your position as the alpha-dog in the family. When he starts biting you can hold his nose and say NO. It is usually best to have one word commands to a dog.
A really great way to stop the barking problem is to get a spray water bottle and fill it with water. Every time he barks you squirt him.

Being a male your puppy naturally wants to establilsh himself as the top dog aka alpha-dog. Whenever there is bad behavior. Get the dog in your lap or somhow get eye to eye and hold his head so you have a stare down. Don't smile.
Say, "who is the boss?" or something like that and wait for the dog to look away. Some dogs will challenge their owners to establilsh top dog on a daily basis and others take to it right away.

Your puppy need to play and run. Make sure you take time a couple of times a day have some playful time giving the puppy full attetion.

Also give the dog lots of compliments when he is good . He needs lots of praise for good behavior.

You need to establish boundries and be very consistant to help him grow into a good well behaved dog

Answer 5

First, dogs do not speak English and they are not humans. He is not 'sassing' you.

When you raise your voice to a dog, all he hears is a loud voice. He thinks you are barking at him. He's not entirely sure why, but since dogs always bark back when a dog has barked at them first, he's responding the best way he knows how. Most good trainers teach you not to use words for negative reinforcement. Words are for positive commands only- Sit, Down, Stay. When he misbehaves, simply make a noise, like Shh or Uh-Uh. Anything that gets his attention, but is not loud or aggressive. Hitting is generally not useful. A quick squirt with a water bottle can help.

If the barking is really bad, consider a citronella-spray bark collar (never an electric one).

If you don't have it already, buy Cesar Milan's book Cesar's Way. His training methods are wonderful and he has helpful hints for almost any obedience problem.

Answer 6

He is probably argueing with you, teach him the "quiet" command.... just have treats and when he gets excited grab some treats and say gently "quiet". Say it softly because if you yell or are loud with him they see this as just you barking at him, and he is naturally going to bark back. Also using a hand signal with giving the command helps because your giving a visual and auditory cue to the dog. "I put my index finger up to my mouth" but you can make up your own.

Just keep repeating quiet when he gets excited in a calm voice with a treat ready, and it will take a long time at first for him to catch on, but when he finally settles down say "good quiet" in a happy voice and give him a treat.

It took a while, but I also have a breed that barks "shelty" and he now quiets on command.

If your going to use a lot of treats break them into little pieces, otherwise if you overfeed him treats he will get an upset stomach and vomit. Since you have a large breed when he gets bigger make sure to keep him settled down for 45 minuets to an hour after he eats a big meal, otherwise he could get "stomach bloat", which is hard to fix and can be fatal. I think puppys are safe though, its just for when he gets big.

Answer 7

I doubt he's being aggressive or showing dominance. He's probably just a spoiled little puppy and just like a child, he's talking back at you. He's just testing you. Germans are very very smart dogs and they read your facial expressions. If you really work with him, you can teach him to sit, lay and come with a facial expression. My three year old male has been doing it for a year and a half now. GREAT dogs. A little hyper but extremely giving!

Answer 8

Keep with simple commands. When he listens to you even for a second praise him. The small amount of praise distracts him from the problem. Puppies are like real kids. If they are going to throw something, redirecting to something positive throws them off. Try keeping a toy or treat that he likes close and when the bad behavior starts, say "NO" and when he stops give him the toy or treat. Worked for me.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

He's just being sassy like any toddler would be. I've used a spray bottle to correct bad behaviors that I want to stop. It works pretty good & doesn't make them afraid of your hands (which will happen if you pop them on the snout or behind). Enjoy your pup cause it's be a teenager soon!

Answer 11

Cause he's cheeky! He doesn't take your NO seriously.. He thinks you are playing with him.

Edit : Nah, don't give him a good pop on the snout.. Hitting, a puppy especially doesn't do you any good, and never does a puppy any good.. You can hurt them, and Aggression builds Aggression.. If you want your dog to fear you, hate you, or become aggressive, then by all means, smack him as was suggested by someone.. If you want your dog to love you, respect you and listen to you, then never ever hit him, even if it's a pop on the nose..