Training a dog to use a litter box
Thanks for all your good advice. training a dog to use a litter box French-bulldog-puppies. Cheryl HaaseANSWER:Nice to hear the tapes helped. There are a couple of issues here. Be very careful about working a dog (especially a Dobe) in defense at one year of age. training a dog to use a litter box Bichon-puppies. Dobes are usually defensive as a rule. They are very intelligent and if you make a mistake in training they are not going to forget it anytime soon. So keep working the dog in prey. training a dog to use a litter box Pictures of newfoundland dogs. The only defense I would be doing would be at night. Take the dog out for a walk. Walk into the wind - have a helper hide up wind. As you approach, have him rattle the his keys or money in his pocket - if your dog's ears go up give any command you like - i. e. "Hey you in the bushes - my Dobe has a thing for your ass," (just stick to the same command - BAD GUY also works :)) The guy steps out make a few threatening gestures - not too much pressure - just enough to set the dog into barking - do not make him bark a lot before the guy runs off - you chase for 20 feet and praise your dog. You will get 10 times more effectiveness than what you are doing now. You may want to consider my tape on Training Personal Protection Dogs. Unless it is done properly, too much bite work in a suit becomes prey work for thedog. The simple sight of the suit will put the dog in prey drive. After the dog has learned to bite the suit - I do not believe that it should be used that much - only for testing. Start to consider getting the dog used to wearing a muzzle. So when it is oldenough to do muzzle fighting it will be used to having it on. To TopQuestion:Hi Ed,I've spent the last several days reading as many of your Q & A sections, training articles and so forth as I can.
Training a dog to use a litter box
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