He is out of control!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Taren]

i have posted about maverick backtalking before but i feel like i could give up. I dont know what is wrong with him. he is acting like he is deaf. when we call him he just looks at us. AHHHHHH. We tell him over and over and over again to get out of the garbage can he repeatedly goes back to it. when we tell him to come in he runs from us like its play time. we dont have a fenced in back yard YET so i know hes full of energy but that should be why hes being rebelous. oh my gosh he makes me so mad and upset. i have popped him a couple of times and i feel like a little piece of crap after i do it. but sometimes i cant help it. tonight we had our neighbors boxer over and we fed her and him at the same time. she was eating her food on the other side of the room and mav was eating his well he wanted hers i stood between them and kept telling maverick no he kept going back to her. i grabbed him and put him towards is food and he looked at me and growled a little bit. i got mad and yelled at him i said no you dont do that.!!!! i know yelling doesnt do anything but geeez i get so dang mad at him.!!!! hes been like this for about 2 weeks and is getting worse day by day. we started NILIF but when we tell him to sit it takes him 5 mins to sit we tell him a couple of tiems but he just looks at us like im not doing that for you i will get waht i want!!!! AHHHHH i am fed up with it so bad. i have the book the dog listener i am going to start reading it tomorrow. i feel like a piece of crap right now i feel its my fault and it prob is. me and my fiance are fed ulp with it!!!!!111

 

[Louie's Mom]

ooo thats bad

You are definatly not alpha - he dosen't respect you at all, he should have no privelages and you have to be very firm with him, you might want to read something on dominence quick. don't put up with any of his crap, right now he is not your "baby" he is a dog, and he is trying to take you over, so you need to put his butt back in its place . . . at the bottom of the chain where he is supposed to be. not above you and your husband, and another thing dogs don't have piers. pack members are always above or below, never beside or equal so he can't just be your friend, he has to be below you and take your command. do you know what I mean?. he can only be treated like your "baby" if he is behaved and submissive. You are probably being manipulated by him. - they do that you know
I would get help with that right now, I would take a more physical approach ( not beating but getting very seriouse and angry with them right when they act this way) don't let him take his time listening to you if you tell him to sit don't wait 5 minutes for him to do it, make him do it. If he is to the point where he will bite you, You are definatly not in charge and need help now.
Good Luck.

 

[brenmich]

I am sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time. We went throught that
with our boy Jake he is almost 4 yrs, Jake was about 6 months old he would run from me , bark & try to hump me. I was so upset with him & ready to give up my husband told I had to show him who was boss. If he barked & would not sit I pushed him down & lay across him till he clamed down.

When Jake ran from me I tried a few things till we put him in training first I ignorned him and went away, then him came looking for me. I used his favorite treat that I'd carry in my pocket and use those to practice getting him to come. I used a kids whisle to get his attention.

Good luck! Hang in there please try not to hit him lay on him or go out of the room and close the door for a couple of mins.

 

[dharmadoodle]

i agree with the last comment about hitting - pinning them down is a good way of letting them know who is the strongest - sometimes we have to do that to regain control of a very excited 6mth pup.

It's what their mum would do to them in the wild.

I think our trouble is we just want to fuss them like we do our children & then just like our children they end up spoilt & trying to be the boss of us.

So get tough in a doggy way - reading your book will help you to find the right way.

remember that dogs will react differently to shouting & hitting than any human would.

So it's back to the wild for you my friend. . :D

Be consistent (much different from willpower).

 

[nanci27]

Sorry to hear your having trouble I dont have a fenced area for a and when she gets out she does not want to come back what i do is make the house look really interesting, with treats toys noise etc. If your angry he wont want to caome back simple as that, I had the exact same problem also its the dominance thing, does he sit on the sofa if so, you should sit in his place sit straight make yourself tall, when you feed him make him sit and have all eyes on you he should wait next to you, he will respect you if he knows your in control of the food make him work for everything, when you ask him to sit do you have a treat in your hand somthing special, he will do it maybe some force on his butt not much, dont leave toys everywhere put them away and make sure when you give him some he sits and knows the toys are yours. It takes time, dont give up

 

[ldyjulia]

I'm not sure if this well help, but about 6 years ago my family adopted a male beagle puppy. He started showing aggressive behavior. My sister spoke to the trainer about it and the trainer asked if we were letting him up on the furniture (couches, beds, etc). We said yes. She said to stop allowing him on the furniture. She said that we had to put him in his place and show him that he is below us. By letting him up on the furniture he was at equal ground with us. We took her advice and noticed the difference immediately! If you allow your dog on the furniture you may want to try disallowing it to see if that improves your situation. Good luck!

 

[Kerry Jane]

Obedience

My recommendation would be for you to start taking your dog to obedience classes - if he has already done some, then do some more. Practise at home - and reward him when he does obey you. He needs to learn that it isn't optional to listen to you - and the Dog Listener will be very helpful in that regard. But, I would also recommend some obedience classes - in my opinion it helps to reinforce that you are in charge and that he needs to listen to you.

The other thing I would suggest that you do for a week or two is to hand feed him - put some food in your hand and let him eat it - and do the whole meal this way. This is another great way for him to learn that all good things come from you.

 

[My Samson]

I agree with all of the other people who posted replies. You need to show him who is boss (not by hitting).

My parents had a lab mix puppy that didn't want to listen to me. He was really hyper. So, I would sit over top of him until he calmed down and came to realize that I was 'above' him and eventually (a lot of time and patience) he started listenting to me.

Also, you mentioned that it takes you 5 times to say sit before he reacts to your command. Keep in mind, you should only give your dog the command ONCE. If he does not do the command (such as sit) you should make him do it by using the pressure points on his butt and then praise him. Or, say 'no' in between saying the command. If you continuously say 'sit, sit, sit, sit' - trying to get the dog to sit - he is learning that he doesn't have to do the command the first time you say it. To him, 'sit, sit, sit, sit, sit' is the command to sit.

Good luck!

 

[sgbtab]

sounds like teenager problems.:(
you might want to do the nilif.(nothing in life is free)
it takes time but if you make him work for everything he should catch on. hes 10 months now and with that age comes testing you and who ever is close to him. it will take alot of patience but can be done. just make him sit for everything he gets.
don't yell at him or force him to do things as he does not know this is bad behavior. if he does not sit he does not get your attention. you must turn your back on him or go to another room.
the key word here is praise praise praise. make him want to do good things. it is hard but will pay off.

 

[BasilStreets]

i agree with the last comment about hitting - pinning them down is a good way of letting them know who is the strongest - sometimes we have to do that to regain control of a very excited 6mth pup.

It's what their mum would do to them in the wild.

I would actually really disagree with this. There is no need for physical re-enforment of one's alpha position at all, and doing so can in fact be dangerous. On eof the more well known books which advocated the alpha roll, The Monks of New Skete, has, in newer additions, removed this technique as they realized its potential danger.
NILIF is a much more effective and safe way to establish yourself as alpha as it is none confrontational. Not only will you not risk getting your face bitten, but you will maintain a trusting relationship with your dog while re-enforcing pack status.