Hi! I own a 15 week old doberman boy. I’ve recently enrolled him in obedience classes, and even though he is obviously the most hyper dog in the class, he is easily the smartest ;]. However, his disobedience that has caused me to enroll him in school in the first place! Biting, barking, ignoring commands, the works! I’ve brought this to the attention of our trainer, who continues to press the method of “cruelty-free” dog training. This basically means that when the dog bites us, we DON’T HIT HIM, but show him that we are hurt and walk away. Dog training along the lines of “Culture Clash” (for all you trainers out there), if you will. My question is: is this the best method? My pup still seems to be agressive, and my trainer has basically said NO to any sort of doberman training that I’ve read about in Dobie books (she says “dogs needing alpha leaders” is false”). Please, knowledgable dog owners/trainers, for an independant breed like the Dobie, what should I do? How should I train him?

i have a 1 year old shit tzu maltse cross dog and bites i dont know if its for playing or not and iam wondering how to make him to stop biting or train him to?

My dog is now over 6 months old and has only shown small improvements since I got her from the shelter a few months ago. Despite my taking her out several times a day and having her poop outside, she still pees and poops on the floor when we aren’t watching, then she runs and hides in a dark corner as if she knows what she did. In fact, like clockwork, she poops as soon as we put her in the crate. She is treated well by my family and we all love her but she’s showing some aggressive behaviors if we stop her from misbehaving (jumping up on the furniture, grabbing food from the table, jumping on people and scaring them.) Now she is biting frequently. Recently, I took away her toy because she kept jumping up on the sofa with it. This is a new behavior. She watched me put the toy away, waited and returned and grabbed my wrist pretty hard and I had to put a pillow between us to separate her as she wouldn’t stop coming at me. When I try to get her to enter the crate at night she growls and tries to bite me. She nipped me tonight again, didn’t puncture my skin, but now I’m beginning to feel scared of her aggressive behavior. My husband won’t go near her as he is scared of her. Have I made a mistake adopting this dog? Is there anything I can do short of taking her back to the shelter?

Dog training, if you ask any pet owner or anyone who is an authority on dogs, is absolutely essential. The need to train your dog goes far beyond peeing or pooping in the house. It can mean a matter of life or death for your beloved canine companion.

Dogs must know to obey their owners. This could mean teaching the dog to heed both verbal and non-verbal commands for walking, sitting or eating. The stereotypical image of an animal chasing a mailman may seem funny until it happens to you.

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I know many people don’t like the idea of using electronic shock training collars. But I also know most people don’t know how to train their dogs properly which results in dogs biting people, running away and getting hit by cars. Tell me some positive stories.

As most pet parents can attest, dogs are both amiable and feisty. These two seemingly incompatible traits are what dog training so difficult, especially in the early years. Luckily, experts abound that can give us helpful hints on how to get our treasures pooches to mind their manners and behave in public and in the home.

Below are the things you should know to train a puppy and a full grown canine. You can modify these approaches to fit the personality of your dog as these are guidelines, not hard and fast rules.

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Dog Training
  Having a dog from a good breeder should mean that it came fully house trained. A reputable breeder will have had the puppy bred in an home that would allow the puppy’s mother to house train the dog.
To cover the stateof status quo where the above has not happened  is what this piece of writing is about.
To start with, we need to forget all the old wives about house training. Newspapers are to be read and not used for dogs to. Dogs bred in the hog-wilddo not have the benefit of newspapers. FREE dog training books are available on the web.
Rubbing the dog’s nose in it’s elimination is a total no-no. Would you rub your new baby’s nose in its nappy? I don’t think so, so don’t do it to your dog as it achieves absolutely nothing. See below re dog’s sense of cause and effect. Dog training is important.
The method that I have used which has worked well for me for more years than I wish to remember and with quite a few different breeds is as follows.
A responsible puppy owner will feed their dog two or three times a day, rather than leave food out all day for the dog to help itself. A dog and especially a puppy, will usually eliminate within 20 minutes of eating. If during this time one keeps an eye on the dog one can pick up the pose the dog takes on just before eliminating. At that time move the dog to a suitable place of residence. Stand back and wait for closure. As soon as the dog has complete its task give it effusive praise as well as rewards, so that it learns that going at this location is a good thing.
If, however, the dog messes in the house punishing it is NEVER an option. Ignore the mess while moving the dog to some other location from which it cannot see the cleanup process. After cleaning, apply a good scent eliminator to the spot, so the dog cannot identify that spot next time around and let the dog back. Dogs cannot over time relate cause and effect.(An important fact in training dogs) The cause and effect is either immediate (within less than ½ second) or they are two totally separate events, unrelated in the dogs mind Therefore punishing a dog for eliminating in the wrong place only learns the dog to be scared of you, whereas praising and rewarding the dog for going in the right place can only have a good outcome for both you and the dog.. Dog training is important. Free dog training books about obedience are available.

PROTECTION DOG TRAINING

A bite suit is an important tool in protection dog training, and is used in most protection dog training programs. When used correctly, the bite suite will assist in protection dog training by helping to develop a dog’s intensity and fighting urges to a more quality level than training with simply a bite sleeve alone. The following paragraphs will discuss some of the ways a bite suit is used in protection dog training programs, and the benefits protection dog training when a bite suit is used.

The best way to begin protection dog training using a bite suit is to work with an experienced trainer. Protection dog training using a bite suit incorrectly can develop undesired behavior and tendencies in the dog being trained. A failure to maintain positive control during protection dog training using a bite suit could very likely result in an unwanted edge in the dog’s demeanor.

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Does your puppy or grown dog keep biting you? If you have a puppy, biting is common and it isn’t something to worry about. Puppies use their nose and mouth as a way of exploring, which is one of the reasons they bite when they are young. Another reason they bite is if they are scared or angry. They will also bite when they are teething, when they are hungry, and when they are just plain excited.

This behavior can become annoying very quickly, to say the least. It’s important that you correct your puppy at an early age, and teach him that it’s not okay to bite skin. It may seem cute and harmless now, but it won’t be quite so cute when your dog is 3 years old and is still doing it. Normally a puppy would learn how hard they are allowed to bite from their mother, but humans take puppies home before they have had a chance to learn this, so it’s our responsibility to teach them.

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I was recently in a social setting where I was asked about my dog, Rocco. Rocco is my Rottweiler who has undergone extensive protection dog training. We were engrossed in a discussion about his training and capabilities when we were overheard by another person.

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