My 4 month old jack russell has started to answer me back and bark when he gets told off ? How should i react?

Answer 1

you shouldn't react at all. Ignore him. Turn your back on him - they hate it. The second he stops, give him lots of praise

Answer 2

Hahah yeah...jack russells can be like that. They give you the look ..."like who are you to tell me what to do" or talk back by barking

Just be really consistent, and don't let the dog get away with things. Correct him in a firm voice but do not yell. Obedience school is also a great thing to get involved in. If he gets really out of hand, just give him a short time out. Believe me, it does get better. I have a 14 month old jrt and I keep her busy and exercised and she has turned out to be a great dog. Of course, they still will answer back a little as they get older....its just thier nature....soo strong willed. Have fun with your pup...they are the best!!!

Answer 3

Basic Training of the Puppy - Read here https://tr.im/uPp6S

The new puppy is certainly one of the most adorable and cuddly creatures that has ever been created. It is the most natural thing in the world to shower it with love and affection. However, at the same time it is important to realize that if you want to have a well trained adult dog, you need to begin the training process right away. The dog, like its related ancestor, the wolf, is a pack animal. One of the features of a pack is that it has a single dominant leader. Your new puppy is going to want that leader to be you, but if you do not assume that role from the very beginning, the puppy’s instincts will push him to become the leader.

The most important thing to remember about training the puppy during its first six months of life is that it must see you as the leader of the family pack. The essential thing is gaining the trust and the respect of the puppy from the beginning. You will not do this by allowing the puppy to do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. On the other hand, a certain amount of patience is required. Most people err in their early training by going to extremes one way or the other. Although you need to begin the basic training process at once, you can not expect your dog to do too much at first. Basic obedience training is fine and should include simple commands like sit, stay, and come. Remember that trying to teach the dog advanced obedience techniques when it is a puppy is much like trying to teach a five year old child algebra.

It is also important to restrain from cruel or abusive treatment of the puppy. You can not beat obedience into your dog, and it certainly is not going to engender feeling of respect and trust. House breaking is an area where this usually becomes a problem because of the anger that is triggered when the puppy fails and creates a mess inside the home. Although this issue must be addressed without anger, it most be addressed. If you allow the puppy to eliminate inside the house, it will continue to do so as an adult dog. The same thing is true of other destructive or dangerous behavior such as chewing and biting. Do not expect the puppy to grow out of it. You are going to need to train the puppy out of it, but you should do so firmly but with a sense of play and fun using positive reinforcement and lots of love and praise for good behavior.

Answer 4

He sounds like a dog with character. I am looking for a Jack Russell. I thought of getting 2. They can keep each other company and when I take them on walks can chase each other.
I have been looking in the rescue centres but the dogs are psychotic. The kennel staff aren't much better either.

Answer 5

Surely at five months he is ready to be allowed the freedom of the space where his cage is? I would agree with wander, wonder in that he is ready to rise, wants you to do the same and is exhibiting normal terrier behaviour. I have a cairn terrier who doesn't do this. She is up until I go to bed (between 12 and 2am) and will rise when we get up at 7am. It is her "routine" and beyond suggesting that you might try letting him out a bit later on a night for a last pee, I wonder- could there be a male chicken crowing or something similar? I have noticed that on a morning (around dawn) that there are a lot more birds out and about due to the unseasonally weather and that we have a male chicken crowing somewhere. Molly goes mental at that. :-) Of course incessant barking is communicating something the pup is unhappy about. Not a case of throwing water at them (besides- makes your home wet!) but ensuring that the dog is not uncomfortable or bored. Boredom is a big factor and your best means of dealing with it is to tire the dog out better. :-) I know that the one night Molly was walked for two hours (we have a huge garden and she is usually not walked much) she crashed out and lay as though dead for the WHOLE night! LOL! (edited to change the common name for "male chicken" and to say- I also agree that he may want to BE with you- you are his pack afterall! Molly, on the other hand, when she has had enough will march off to her basket bed in the kitchen where she has been since 8 weeks and NEVER ever asks to sleep with us despite the fact she can, on a Sunday, fling herself onto our bed and lick us awake as though it were the best sport ever. -end edit)

Answer 6

Stop telling him off. Seriously, he interprets your scolding as barking, and he's just answering you. You need to adopt a calm but firm tone when you speak to him. Don't raise your voice. Use positive reinforcement---praise him for doing things right---rather than negative response to what he does wrong. When he quiets down, reward him. He's still very young. Be consistent and he'll get the idea.

Answer 7

Are you raising your voice when you correct him? Dogs imitate their leaders so if you "bark" at him, he will bark back. Try giving commands in a low, firm tone instead. You are the dog's pack leader and the leader is supposed to be in control at all times. Yelling at a dog signals to him that you are out of control.

Answer 8

If your boss/partner/mum shouted a load of jumbled noise at you, would you shout back? You wouldn't know why, or what they were saying.

That's what you do to your dog when you shout at it. He doesn't understand human language!

Forget "bad" behaviour. If he does something he shouldn't, (jumping up at people/ weeing on the floor/ whatever it is, do not talk to him, but completely ignore him and turn your back on him. Reward his "good" behaviour by playing with him or giving him a small dog biscuit when he does something like sitting when told to

Answer 9

You may want to forget about telling him off. Actions speak louder than words. When he misbehaves, put him in his crate for ten minutes, or so, making no eye contact with him. Best to leave the room.

Remember: Show him no anger and give him no eye contact until his time out is over. If you are the scolding type, it is difficult to disengage, but it is so necessary. This applies to children, as well.

Good luck!

Answer 10

Ignore him when he start playing up & barking back at you.
He will soon start to realise that if he misbehaves he gets to petting & treats. When he quiets down lavish praise on him & he will soon learn.

Answer 11

I think the best thing to do is turn your back on him for a moment and ignore him. Then carry on with what you were doing before hand.