I have a 11 month old yellow lab (male) he barks constantly, still likes to bite, tried training, spray bottle w/ water, can w coins to startle him, pinch collar. Hes great with my wife and I but get him around other people he wants to jump. We just got a mastif (female) puppy 8 weeks old and they get along ok but he gets a little to aggressive at times so we just watch them playing very closely so she won't get hurt. My trainer says hes going thru adolescence. Any other suggestions. Please help...
2007-12-01 17:47:23 · 7 answers · asked by jmac 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
We have a lab. We had to do a couple things...
1. We used a bark collar sometimes and it helped.
2. We added listerine (original to the water bottle as it tastes bad. (It was our trainers idea)
3. We use a pinch collar also and it works good for the pulling but doesn't help with the jumping
Jumping... our trainer said to try this and it worked after a while...
When your dog goes to jump up hold the front paws and don't let go. Eventually your dog will want to pull away and get down don't let go. Don't let go until he/she is really wanting down. then say "Down" or "Off" or whatever command you use a the same time you let him/her down. After a few times of Hating the experience of having to stand up too long then begin to learn not to jump up.
Biting... for us we had to start grabbing her by the muzzle each time she started to bite or "mouth" one of us and tell her no. sometimes we would put her in a submissive hold right away depending on the biting severity to ensure she understood that this was 100% not acceptable
Our dog was the craziest dog in training clases and our trainer never said it was acceptable behavior due to adolescence but gave us ways of working through every issue. The only thing we can't seem to get over is her need to chew on things that are not her toys. We recently got a training collar to see if that will help us punish her while in the act of chewing up our stuff. (Our dog is 2 1/2 now)
Good luck and if you still have problems and your trainer doesn't help you then I would find a new trainer
2007-12-01 18:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lol...I have a lab just a bit younger than yours...I can relate. My lab mix is already out of that stage (thank goodness!) so there is light at the end of the tunnel...just keep with the training and continue monitoring play time.
One big helper is exercise. Those dogs seem to have an endless supply of energy. Mine gets at least an hour walk a day, sometimes more. Randomly, I will take him to a field or the tennis courts and just let him run and play fetch. When we're in the house, I play fetch as well...even while I'm doing household chores or on the computer, etc. Good luck...but my mom always reminds me...enjoy him while he's young (despite the wildness,) because they don't stay young forever.
2007-12-01 17:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by KS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats like having a toddler and a newborn. Good luck. Ask your trainer for some detailed tips on how to correct these behaviors. She/He will know more about the specific behaviors, reactions/actions of both the mastiff and the lab. Good luck
2007-12-01 18:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem. Believe it or not, having him fixed to reduce hormones will help alot! But also hes just young and wants alot of attention. Best thing I did was to ignore him if he barked at me and the biting, find out whats causing him to bite. Is it because you are holding a toy of his, or touching him while hes eating?
2007-12-01 17:58:23 · answer #4 · answered by MonkeyGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha sounds like a typical Lab!
My dad has 2 Labs, and I can remember when they were pups...so hypo!
Just give them lots of toys to play with. A tugger-war rope one is good, so you can play with them. Also try and take them for walks whenever possible.
Might be good to get them into puppy pre school also. Its not too expensive (not in Australia anyways). It teaches them discipline and its really cute too!
GOOD LUCK!
2007-12-01 18:56:24 · answer #5 · answered by ally 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have multiple problems going on here and it would take a book to really give you exercise to work with them. You need to establish yourself as pack leader to both dogs.
Dogs play fight and that is their way of establishing dominance and they normally will not hurt each other. As soon as one of them accepts the submissive role.
see trainer cesar millan...he is the best.
http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/
2007-12-01 17:57:23 · answer #6 · answered by Lyn B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
..........my lab was always well behaved and easy to train from the time we got her(10 weeks old)
sorry i cant helpp.
2007-12-01 18:08:16 · answer #7 · answered by Joey Crawford is love 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋