How to take good care my Golden Retriever?

Question

My Golden Retriever is about 2 years old!
But when I open the gate....
My Golden Retriever will run outside immediately!
I even can't stop it!
It has gone for so many times already!
and it was always fighting with my puppy!
and it was really hard to train!
Can anybody help me solving this problem?
Thank you...

Answer 1

What I would do in a case like this is have a VERY LONG LEASH (40 or 50 ft) and start in your back yard. Let the leash out to allow your dog to be able to run around. I would keep some treats with me for a while. (My dogs love dog biscuits.) Then start calling your dog by its name while at the same time pulling on the leash. When your dog comes to you -give it a treat. This way the dog will associate coming to you with something positive -the treat. Always make sure to praise the dog by saying GOOD DOG. Keep practicing this and hopefully this will become a habit for your dog. Another thing that I have seen that might work is to get low to the ground and call your dog. I watch a show called Me or the Dog with Victoria Stillwell as the trainer and this is what she has done to dogs to get them to come.
Hopefully this is of some help. I know that not being able to recall your dog is very distressing.
When the dog starts fighting with the puppy say to the dog HEY,HEY very fast and sharply!! Dogs don't like sharp noices and then when the dog minds you - give it a treat and praise the dog.
Good luck with your dog and the problems you are having.

Answer 2

Train your golden with hot dogs. cook them in the microwave until they are almost like jerky treats and cut them into small pieces. Let him have a few and then start doing easy tricks. Give him a treat every time he does something right. Tie heavy fishing line to his collar and have it tied to something that you can hold onto without cutting your hand. Open the gate or door and let him run as far as the line will go. When he reaches the end, he will be stopped and come back. Give him a reward for coming back. Do this several times. He will not see the line and will never know if it is attached to him or not. Try to always keep a treat close by and reward him for good behavior while IGNORING the bad. If he is fighting with the puppy, seperate them. Do not try to train them together. 15 minutes a day at least 7 days straight to start and every other day if you do not have enough time. If he was the first dog, he is the alpha dog and needs to establish this with the new puppy. Keep the puppy safe from harm but do not punish the Alpha dog for doing what dogs in packs (which is what you now have)do. They will learn to get along but you might need to turn your head or ignore the growls and grunts for awhile. Train them seperatly and be sure that the Alpha dog gets the hello, the pet and fed first. Help him to establish his rightful position.

Answer 3

I have a Golden Retriever. He is 11 months old.

Despite their reputation for being "easy to train", Goldens still need obedience training. That is, you have to set the rules, become the "alpha" and train properly. My Golden, even as a tiny pup, would pull and pull on his leash. I even tried a choker collar, but all it did was, well, choke him. Utterly ineffective. It wasn't until I started working with a trainer and used a prong collar that we made progress.

Dogs will always challenge you, but if you remain the alpha, you can control them. This means being consistent in your training and praise, and not letting them "blow you off". If they disobey the command or break the command, you give them a pull on the prong collar or squeeze their neck and correct them while repeating the command.

Once you establish yourself as the "alpha", you can work on these other issues, like having him sit and stay, calmly walk by your side, etc. Therefore, I strongly suggest obedience training first, then working on commands. Once he is trained, you'll notice this dramatic improvement. My dogs (I also have a Dalmatian), will sit and stay when I open my gate, will sit and stay off leash at the dog park, and sit and stay when I give them food. They are only allowed to move, play or eat when I say they can. This is the advantage of obedience training. So even though Goldens are easy to train, you need these basics first. After that, trust me, your Golden will be an absolute joy (they are so adorable and loving).

Answer 4

Go back to basics.
Put him on a lead whenever you let him outside.
What type of puppy have you and how old?
I believe goldies are very wilful and need a lot of patience

Answer 5

Get your dog into doggy obedience calsses.

Boogie