While obedience training goes a good distance to giving you a well behaved dog, it does not always clear up or stop all behavior issues. By working on your dog's behavior you can actually tweak your pup's bad behavior habits.
Let me tell you what falls into the dog behaviour category. I have covered a few of these behaviour issues already, and others I'm going to be getting to soon.
Inappropriate barking
Gnawing on non-dog items
Eating Poop (Coprophagia)
Digging
Hyper
Biting
Separation anxiety
Jumping on people
Issues with eating
Mean to other dogs
Peeing places they don't seem to be allowed to
Jumping over your back garden fence
Running away from home
Taking off counters
I'd like to address each of these individually, so I won't go into them now, but I would like to lay out 1 or 2 thoughts to keep in mind about your dogs behaviour. Above all, is the significance of consistency. You can resolve many of those Problems by employing the command words that your dog learns thru repitition.
For instance, to keep your dog from eating dog poop, use the command "Leave It."
To stop your dog from jumping on folk, use "Sit" or "Down"
To calm your dog from being hyper, you need to use "Heel"
As you can see, dog obedience is a vital part to keeping your dog's behaviour in control. If they have been trying their obedience training, and are still having behaviour issues, then the obedience coaching can be used as a building block or stepping stone.
Many dogs behavior issues come from separation nervousness. If you remember when I discussed separation anxiousness, dogs sometimes act out due to fear or insecurity of being left alone.
Here's a reminder for you on how to help with your dog's anxiety if you happen to feel that their behaviour issues are coming from this separation stress.
Start leaving your dog alone for short bursts throughout the day. This lets your dog know that you won't always be there, but you will always come back.
Ensure that your dog has everything they want while you are way,eg water, food, and toys.
Make sure to walk your dog or let them run around for some time before you leave for an extended period.
If your dog is housetrained already and they have a way to get rid of while you are gone, try leaving them their enormous meal to eat before going. This'll help waste some time for them.
Consider adding another pet to your family. Many animals want a companion home with them.
Leave your pup in their crate or another secure area.
Ensure that your dog has had obedience coaching. This helps them learn the way to control their emotions.
Pay a neighbor or a friend to stop by and let your puppy out and play with them in the middle of the day.
Leave the Television or radio on so there is noise in the house.
Leave your pup with a unusual treat that they like and only get when you're leaving. Shortly they may wish to push you out that door to get something tasty for their belly!
If your dog has behaviour issues while you are around, and you think that separation anxiety isn't the guilty party here, then there could be a dearth of understanding who is precisely the master in the house; you or your dog.
You have to start making an attempt to clearly define your role as a leader and your dog's role as a follower. Ensure that they know what is expected of them, and reward their good behavior.
When they misbehave, correct their bad behavior immediately and don't let them get away with it. Your puppy will soon learn that what they are doing is not OK with you.
Another helpful tool is identifying what is causing your dog to behave badly. If they're barking at the doorbell, you could need to literally ring the doorbell more often to have them get use to it.
Neither you or the people around you wish to have a bad dog. Beginning early with behavior modification will not just help your dog, and your folks, but also the others in your lives.
Let me tell you what falls into the dog behaviour category. I have covered a few of these behaviour issues already, and others I'm going to be getting to soon.
Inappropriate barking
Gnawing on non-dog items
Eating Poop (Coprophagia)
Digging
Hyper
Biting
Separation anxiety
Jumping on people
Issues with eating
Mean to other dogs
Peeing places they don't seem to be allowed to
Jumping over your back garden fence
Running away from home
Taking off counters
I'd like to address each of these individually, so I won't go into them now, but I would like to lay out 1 or 2 thoughts to keep in mind about your dogs behaviour. Above all, is the significance of consistency. You can resolve many of those Problems by employing the command words that your dog learns thru repitition.
For instance, to keep your dog from eating dog poop, use the command "Leave It."
To stop your dog from jumping on folk, use "Sit" or "Down"
To calm your dog from being hyper, you need to use "Heel"
As you can see, dog obedience is a vital part to keeping your dog's behaviour in control. If they have been trying their obedience training, and are still having behaviour issues, then the obedience coaching can be used as a building block or stepping stone.
Many dogs behavior issues come from separation nervousness. If you remember when I discussed separation anxiousness, dogs sometimes act out due to fear or insecurity of being left alone.
Here's a reminder for you on how to help with your dog's anxiety if you happen to feel that their behaviour issues are coming from this separation stress.
Start leaving your dog alone for short bursts throughout the day. This lets your dog know that you won't always be there, but you will always come back.
Ensure that your dog has everything they want while you are way,eg water, food, and toys.
Make sure to walk your dog or let them run around for some time before you leave for an extended period.
If your dog is housetrained already and they have a way to get rid of while you are gone, try leaving them their enormous meal to eat before going. This'll help waste some time for them.
Consider adding another pet to your family. Many animals want a companion home with them.
Leave your pup in their crate or another secure area.
Ensure that your dog has had obedience coaching. This helps them learn the way to control their emotions.
Pay a neighbor or a friend to stop by and let your puppy out and play with them in the middle of the day.
Leave the Television or radio on so there is noise in the house.
Leave your pup with a unusual treat that they like and only get when you're leaving. Shortly they may wish to push you out that door to get something tasty for their belly!
If your dog has behaviour issues while you are around, and you think that separation anxiety isn't the guilty party here, then there could be a dearth of understanding who is precisely the master in the house; you or your dog.
You have to start making an attempt to clearly define your role as a leader and your dog's role as a follower. Ensure that they know what is expected of them, and reward their good behavior.
When they misbehave, correct their bad behavior immediately and don't let them get away with it. Your puppy will soon learn that what they are doing is not OK with you.
Another helpful tool is identifying what is causing your dog to behave badly. If they're barking at the doorbell, you could need to literally ring the doorbell more often to have them get use to it.
Neither you or the people around you wish to have a bad dog. Beginning early with behavior modification will not just help your dog, and your folks, but also the others in your lives.
About the Author:
Tess Maguire is a professional dog coach who is devoted to helping dog keepers enjoy the relationship that will really enhance and bless their lives.
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