That's been my experience as well.
A friend told us about the muzzle type leashes, and they have worked for everyone that I know that have tried it.
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That's been my experience as well.
A friend told us about the muzzle type leashes, and they have worked for everyone that I know that have tried it.
Ya know, my grandfather had/raised/breed Weimaraner's for many years, he always had at least one, and a Doberman. Dobie guarded the house, and Dakota was the bird dog. I lived with my grandparents during one of grandpa's dog breeding phases...
I remember one time one of the pups in the litter was pretty aggressive, feeding time seemed to be a trigger point, play time became less playful and the dog would nip at the hand. I was just a kid then, but I remember my grandfather sitting down on the floor with "troubles" and another pup he had an issue with at feeding time, and setting them up separate bowls, and placing one nug of food at a time in each bowl and letting each dog eat only one at a time until they learned that they each would get enough food for themselves, and they quit clamoring all over themselves and fighting, he did this over and over for quite a while...
As it turns out, both the pups were possessive but one more so than the other, with pretty much everything, and as a result, required extra attention, love and discipline, "troubles" always was the "immature" pup and was one of the last get picked of the litter due to its behavior, but before he was sold he was pretty much trained for a puppy and had quit the biting trend
Just a momentary anecdote from my childhood that I thought may help you in your situation...
the feeding trick, it establishes a few things: order for one, it takes away the feeding frenzy and anxiety animals in multiple animal households feel during feeding time that often leads to inappropriate behavior, it establishes you're the boss and they only get food when you say, it shows them they have something that's theirs, it shows them that you are providing for both of them separately and, if you can pull off rewarding them with petting and proper and timely play surrounding and ending feeding time it will show them you care/love them equally as well, the time spent with the animals during feeding (especially at a young, puppy age) will also nurture a really strong bond between you and your animal, that bond should also lend itself handy when training :thumb:
I remember one time one of the pups in the litter was pretty aggressive, feeding time seemed to be a trigger point, play time became less playful and the dog would nip at the hand. I was just a kid then, but I remember my grandfather sitting down on the floor with "troubles" and another pup he had an issue with at feeding time, and setting them up separate bowls, and placing one nug of food at a time in each bowl and letting each dog eat only one at a time until they learned that they each would get enough food for themselves, and they quit clamoring all over themselves and fighting, he did this over and over for quite a while...
As it turns out, both the pups were possessive but one more so than the other, with pretty much everything, and as a result, required extra attention, love and discipline, "troubles" always was the "immature" pup and was one of the last get picked of the litter due to its behavior, but before he was sold he was pretty much trained for a puppy and had quit the biting trend
Just a momentary anecdote from my childhood that I thought may help you in your situation...
the feeding trick, it establishes a few things: order for one, it takes away the feeding frenzy and anxiety animals in multiple animal households feel during feeding time that often leads to inappropriate behavior, it establishes you're the boss and they only get food when you say, it shows them they have something that's theirs, it shows them that you are providing for both of them separately and, if you can pull off rewarding them with petting and proper and timely play surrounding and ending feeding time it will show them you care/love them equally as well, the time spent with the animals during feeding (especially at a young, puppy age) will also nurture a really strong bond between you and your animal, that bond should also lend itself handy when training :thumb:
Choker works good if you know how to put it on and train them
A dog should be trained only with it .And not a regular collar.
Practice with a dog in a 20 ft length.back and forth.A dog should never lead you.If he does quick jerk and command to sit .Some will be stubborn but all dogs can be trained if you put the time into it.
My dog always will stay on the side of me or my kids when walking.
dont use a choker if they know how to behave.
And it dont matter if its a full breed or mixed.
Dogs will always test you.My meanest dog is a mix.Very protective
Snarled at my wife one time .Wife took it by the snout and bit her hard on the snout.I laughed so hard she is afraid of her now.
I been around coon dogs to the meanest pit
never had a issue .
You want a hunting dog dont domesticate it
want a house dog train it well and let it be around alot of people
A dog should be trained only with it .And not a regular collar.
Practice with a dog in a 20 ft length.back and forth.A dog should never lead you.If he does quick jerk and command to sit .Some will be stubborn but all dogs can be trained if you put the time into it.
My dog always will stay on the side of me or my kids when walking.
dont use a choker if they know how to behave.
And it dont matter if its a full breed or mixed.
Dogs will always test you.My meanest dog is a mix.Very protective
Snarled at my wife one time .Wife took it by the snout and bit her hard on the snout.I laughed so hard she is afraid of her now.
I been around coon dogs to the meanest pit
never had a issue .
You want a hunting dog dont domesticate it
want a house dog train it well and let it be around alot of people
I trained this one to walk beside me in the class with a spoon and peanut butter. Every time he looked up he got to lick it. Worked pretty good and he stayed right there and focused for the most part.
The female had a habit of being annoying and "play" biting my wifes arms. Not to hurt her, she wasn't being agressive just playing around. Somebody said to bite her back, so I bit her ear one time. Confused the crap out of her and she quit for the most part.
Thanks for the tip I'll try that one. The last couple nights he's been fine though.
I believe its called a gentle leader collar and it is amazing my rot would drag my wife down the street if I didn't have it on him. It really helps to calm him down. I would recommend this for anyone walking a dog that pulls a lot.