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Oh My Dog SuppliesDog Articles & TipsDog BehaviorAre You One of the 63 of Dog Owners Who Feel their Biggest Problem is Disobedience

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Are You One of the 63% of Dog Owners Who Feel their Biggest Problem is Disobedience!

Monday, December 8, 2008 | Printer Friendly Printer Friendly

My dog is always happy to see me. That’s what I like about dogs. They are happy to see you whether you’ve been gone five minutes, five hours, or five weeks.

However, when that joy is expressed by jumping on you or your guests, it can be a problem. Some people don’t like dirty paw prints all over their clothes. Large dogs can knock people over. And little dogs can just be annoying. And I’ve seen little dogs knock people down too - by jumping at the backs of their legs and buckling their knees.

How do you train your dog to be happy but keep all four feet on the floor? And what word do you use in training?

You’d be surprised how many people reinforce the jumping behavior when they think they are training against it. And you may be shocked to realize how you are confusing your dog with the words you are using.

There are five rules you need to learn and use every time someone enters the house:

1.  First, use a firm but not loud or mean voice with your dog. Never yell or raise your voice when training your dog not to jump on people.

2.  Second, keep a training collar and leash by the door and put it on your dog before opening the door to guests.

3.  Third, and this is BIG – use a word such as “Floor” to mean, “Keep all your feet on the floor.” Never use a word like Down to mean Floor. The word Down means to Lie Down so using it to mean Stay On The Floor or Get Off The Furniture only confuses your dog. When the word means more than one thing, he will ignore you and not do any of the things you are using it to mean.

4.  Fourth, use the leash and training collar to reinforce the idea of staying on the floor. Give a quick jerk, pulling his head and neck down when he starts to jump and say firmly, “Floor.”

5.  Fifth, when your dog keeps his feet on the floor, praise him lavishly and give him attention. It is best to do this by getting on his level so he will not jump to your level and ruin all the good training and good behavior.

Use these five steps every time you enter the house and every time someone else enters the house. Be consistent. It won’t take your dog long to understand what “Floor” means and start doing it without the jerks on the leash to remind him.

You can even go one step further and make your dog Sit whenever you answer the door. Make him sit until you tell him “Free” or “Okay” to free him from the Sit. That will allow you to answer the door and talk with someone (or pay them) even if you may not invite them inside without your dog running out the door or jumping on the person.

If you do invite the person inside, you can free your dog and immediately use the “Floor” command to keep him off the person. His welcome will be much appreciated by your guests.

Training dogs learn the correct behavior pattern can be an extremely tiring process, especially if your furry bundle of joy is already behaving like the perfect disobedient brat.

We do everything in our power to keep our canine friends happy, healthy and obedient. But apparently, that is not enough. Playing the hard taskmaster does not always produce the desired results. More often than not, your dog gets more hyperactive and uncontrollable than before.

Some animals become increasingly energetic and disregardful over a period of time while others are so from the very start.

Either way you need to do something to calm their errant ways! Bet patient and be consistent – with time, you will be able to train and control your out-of-control pet.

Article by Nancy Richards from TrainPetDog.com - Learn how to control stubborn and hyperactive dogs like the Doberman Pinscher  or German Shepherd.




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