help with dog!!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

My dog grabs stuff like socks, newspaper, underwear, anything and when i try to get it he runs behind the sofa, and i go behind and its like im following him around the sofa for 15 mins until i bribe him witha treat, plz help
P.S plz...no mean ways, i had doing something mean to him

Answer 1

He grabs stuff to get you to chase him! Don't chase him, just ignore him! It is just a big game to him and if you don't play along then it won't be any fun. Walk away, walk into another room and close the door behind you. He will get the picture.

Answer 2

block his way to get behind the sofa while you are training him what he can and cannot chew on. Don't leave too much stuff laying around that are no-no's.
DO NOT give him a treat to get him out. That is re-inforcing his undesirable behavior. Instead, once you have blocked off his escape route behind the sofa, leave a few things around he would be tempted to steal, along with a number of okay things (his toys, chews) for him to take. Shut doors to other rooms so he won't run for another alternative escape route.
Tell him "drop it" when he grabs a "no-no" and while he runs to go behind the sofa and realizes he cannot and has nowhere to go, again say drop it! (if he still has it.) If he doesn't then physically remove it from his mouth. Don't even allow any growling or aggressive behavior. If he starts to even act like that put him into a down position and tell him NO. Firmly. If he drops it, carry a few of his "okay" favorite chew toys and give him one.
Keep doing this and he will start dropping the no-no items as soon as he hears your voice.
Have plenty of "okay" things for him to play with and chew on. He'll get the picture. There is no way for him to know underwear is not a toy unless you train him.
Make sure none of his chew toys resemble no-no items. Like, no chew toys shaped like shoes...

Answer 3

By now he thinks it's a game. Snatch something and the chase is on. You have to stop the game. Pull the couch out (even though it's in the way) and leave it until you get his habit broken. When he grabs something tell him No! Drop it! just the one time and then wait until he settles down and take it from him. If you can catch him when he's snatching, grip the back of his neck while you take it from him. (Dogs are like cats and don't struggle when held by the nape.) Tell him No! firmly and after he's recovered, give him the treat. If you have to go behind the couch to get it, no treat. Eventually he will determine if he grabs it and stays still, he gets a treat, and soon you can try the treat before he touches it, and from there to not touching it at all. It's a slow process. He's got it in his head now that it's a fun game with his people and it will take some time to get him past it. If it's something you don't worry about (like the newspaper) sit down and see if he comes out with it to see where you are.
Good luck.

Answer 4

NEVER bribe your dog with a treat to get the item away from him. This will only encourage him to take more items so he can get more treats. It sounds to me like he is not taking anything improtant so I would ignore him. Right now, when you chase him and then give him a treat, he sees it as you want to play with him and then reward him for taking your stuff. If you ignore him when he steals things, he will eventually get tired of strealing stuff because he doesn't get attention for it. If he steals something important and you need to get it away from him right away, block off the couch and corner him in a room. Once you catch him, roll him over on his back and tell him to drop the object. If he doesn't drop it then take it from him. If he won't let go then push gently on the back corner of his mouth and he should let go because it will be uncomfortable. This is not a mean tactic and it won't hurt him at all. It will just teach him who's boss. I honestly think the ignoring thing would work best though. Good luck!

Answer 5

Wow, your dog has taught you a great game!! (For him anyway!) Steal something, run and hide, get a treat!! Wow! What fun!! NOT!
Ok, so stop the treats. You're rewarding his bad behavior. When he grabs something and runs, ignore it. Stop playing the game.
Instead, teach him to "fetch." Teach him that bringing stuff to you is what gets the reward. Yes, you may have him retrieving all kinds of things to you at first, but over time and with practice, he will learn to distinguish what things (toys and balls) he can carry that earn the best reward, and what things will get no response from you.
Sounds like he wants attention and has found a way to get yours! Teach him that in order to get the best attention - treats and praise - from you, he has to do something your way!

Answer 6

First of all, any time you want the dog to come to you...you shouold run the opposite way... they almost always fol.low you (part of their chase instinct) The next thing you need to work on is having him learn the "drop" command. If you replace the item with something he wants even more than the shoe/ newspaper or whatever he will be more apt to comply. USE LOTS OF PRAISE AND LOTS OF TREATS WHILE TEACHING THIS!
Hope this helps

Answer 7

I've got a toy that my puppy love, which has a clicker in it, so she gets clicked as soon as she does something good. Get something your dog love, hold it up and tell him, 'Drop!' If he drops the sock, then tries to get hold of the toy, reward him with the toy and give him lots of praise. I know this doesn't happen all the time, so you'll still have to wrestle socks off him, so make sure that you really bring home the message 'Bad dog!' when he does this. Don't beat him or anything, just convey how displeased you are at his behaviour. Dogs are smart, he'll get the message and quit the bad behaviour eventually!
The best of luck!

Answer 8

Don't chase the dog, dogs like playing chase. Walk away, pretend you don't care, and leave a cookie somewhere the dog can see it, but not too close. The dog will get bored and walk away and eat the cookie. Do this a few times and your dog will learn that you won't play the "steal chase game" anymore, and he will no longer grab random stuff to intice you. He thinks that because you run after him like that, that you like it. Dogs do that sort of thing with each other when they play.

Answer 9

Okay. First off. Never give the dog a treat. In his eyes he is getting the treat because he picked up the sock or underwear.

Go to the store and buy a cheap nylon leash and wait for the dog to pick something up. When he does it walk over to him and he will probably run away. But don't forget that you have the leash on him. You can step on the leash and he will stop(or correct himself) and you can get the item from his mouth.

Good luck!

Answer 10

He does it because you give him treats to get it back. He thinks it's a game and he is rewarded in the end. STOP giving him treats for being bad. Make a loud "psssst" noise and make him sit- use an aggressive voice and take it away from him. Don't use treats that is just making him do it more. Also, when you chase a dog they think you are playing- don't chase him.