My dog. It's a 2 year old maltese and it just won't stop barking. I tried to comfort him by carrying him but ir just doesn't work!! So for now we just put him in a room alone, but that doesn't work either!! He just scratches at the door and shakes it. I need help. When relatives come into my house, he sniffs, then barks and then starts biting theier pants. People think my dog is useless, but I want to show people that my dog is trained and is nice. For a 13 year old kid, I'm not very good with dogs. PLease help.
2007-11-21 07:13:27 · 7 answers · asked by krn_kimchi_kid 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
get him more used to being around other people, that is what we did with our dog, it worked, now he just barks at the neighbors
2007-11-21 07:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by Jackson F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, imagine this. You want to change how your dog FEELS about people coming over. There's a good chance that your dog is afraid of people, and even if he isn't and is just a brat, you do the same training.
Dogs get better at any behavior they get to repeat, so you need to stop or prevent your dog from practicing this behavior. Putting the dog in another room is a good idea to start with. Get something special that the dog loves, and only gets when people come over. Teach your dog to sit and stay. Use treats to reward your dog when he does. Keep a leash on your dog when people come over. Ask your dog to sit nicely and give it special treats, but don't let the people near the dog or let them give the dog treats, the dog should not get too close to the people, even if they have treats, he may eat the treat, find himself too close to what he's afraid of or doesn't like and start biting. Ask people to ignore your dog. They shouldn't talk to him or look at him. You should continue to feed your dog treats while people are over and the dog should be far enough away from them that he can sit and eat the treats.
This will not be easy and will take time to change your dog's behavior. But if you can make your dog feel good when people come over, by feeding special treats and keeping people away from him,so he isn't scared or gets to practice the bad behavior, little by little he may feel better, and when he feels better he'll act better. So you're doing two things-helping the dog FEEL better about people AND showing your dog the behavior you want (sitting nicely,looking at you and eating treats). One day you won't need to use the treats, but use the treats all the time until the dog is happy to see people.
You can practice by having someone ring the door bell or knock on the door and you get the dog to sit nicely and eat treats. Open the door and shut it. Then have someone knock or ring the door bell again and again. Soon the dog will think...hey the door bell, better sit and eat my treat.
You can train your dog the same way your parents could train you. You get an allowance for cleaning your room or helping with the dishes. The allowance is nice and after awhile it's not so horrible to clean your room or help with the dishes. If you go to the doctor's and you're scared and the doctor gives you a lollipop you are probably going to feel better about being there. If the doctor gave you a $100 bill or a brand new 21 speed bike every time you went, you might start to look forward to going. Do the same thing with your dog and people. Make amazing things happen for your dog when people come by.
Don't ever hit, punish or yell at your dog. It is not trying to be dominant or prove anything. You're the person, be kind, gentle and understand that your dog is upset and needs your help.
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2007-11-21 16:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I'll try giving you some help. You dog has decided he is leader of your pack. To get him into a follower mode take him for walks. Put on the leash and put him in a sit mode, be sure he stays there until he is calm if it take 30 minutes. You decide when the walk starts. If he gets up put him back in a sit. Then start out, be sure you go through the door or gate first. If he goes first he is pack leader. Keep him right next to you or just behind you and close. If he tries to run or take off, correct him IMMEDIATELY. Pull up on the leash, not back. If he get crazy, stop and put him in a sit. Then you decide when you start off again. Do not let him lead. If you have problem with this...just reverse and head back in the other direction that way you are in the lead again. Keep using the sit or the reversal of direction. He will get the idea eventually. If for some reason, he just will not cooperate go home and end the fun time. He needs to know that you are the leader and the fun stops if he get wild.
DO NOT HIT HIM, DO NOT YELL AT HIM AND DON'T YELL HIS NAME.
Find an abrupt noise you can make when your correct him. A shush, or a throat noise. One that is easy for you and sharp and quick. You may be using it a lot.
Do not try to comfort him when he is bad. That tells him it is ok to be a brat and he thinks you are agreeing with him. When he is doing something you don't like, put him down immediately and stand with your hands folded up out of his way. When he is bad the attention stops immediately.. Pet him only when he is good and doing the correct thing.
If he commands the door when guest come. Get a friend to help you. Have the friend knock or ring the door bell be ready and fast. Get to the door before the dog and block him from the door. It's your door and not his. Make the noise in your throat and point you hand at him. He will stop his heading for the door. If he tries to get around you block his body with yours and your noise and the hand signal. Eventually he will stop just with the hand signal. This will not happy over night and you will have to stay on your guard. But he will learn to stay back from guests and the door. Allow him to sniff guests. That's what dogs do. The smell is the thing, no eye contact. Have your guest come in and ignore him, give him no attention until he has earned it.
Lots of luck.
2007-11-21 16:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by Lyn B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol im 13 tooo
OK have a volunteer knock on Ur door (make sure this volunteer is patient)
when your dog starts barking when he rings the door bell when it barks again sit back down call him or TeX the person and tell them to ring the bell again get up walk to the door if he barks again sit back down repeat the process until the dog gets tired of barking and gets quiet open the door if he doesn't say anything tell the dog shes a very good boy or girl and give her a treat
2007-11-21 15:38:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hand out treats to your guest and let the dog sniff them. If you just lock your dog in the bedroom he will not get use to other people and he won't be social. Also, start walking your dog outside so he will be more familiar with other scent than the people that live in the house. You shouldn't carry your dog when it's in aggressive mode. You're just making him worse. You shouldn't comfort him because he's the one misbehaving and not your guest. You need to let him know you're the boss. Just be patient and it will pay off.
2007-11-21 15:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by justme 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first, get a leash and secure it on your dog. then ask for a volunteer guest to knock on your door and come in. every time the dog bites the guest or barks at them, you pull the leash a bit (not hard so that you choke the dog) or push the dog down to the ground and say no until it calms down. Every time it doesn't bark at a guest or bites them, give them a treat or praise them for their behavior. Make sure that it gets to know its guest so he'll get used to them as he grows older and possibly stop its behavior towards future guest. Make sure you talk to a professional for tips too.
2007-11-21 15:29:08 · answer #6 · answered by Cindy ZM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will always bark u big dummy
train him!
2007-11-21 15:21:28 · answer #7 · answered by Thalia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋