How can I get my dogs to stop barking and wanting to jump on people when we walk them on their leash?
It’s so annoying I can’t take my two little shit heads, I mean Shih Tzus for a walk without the one barking because she’s scared and the other one whining because he wants to talking the people and lick them to death. Please help, this is so annoying I don’t even want to take them for walks anymore.
Obedience training. Teach them heeling and mannerly loose-leash walking.
Sign up for classes.
November 26th, 2009 at 2:28 am
Obedience training. Teach them heeling and mannerly loose-leash walking.
Sign up for classes.
References :
November 26th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Start out walking them separately. If you use one of the Flexi leads with the plastic handle and retractable leash, set it aside for now. Get an old fashioned lead and a training harness or collar (there are many varieties).
When you take the dog out, just remain very calm and try not to assume that it is going to act like an asshole. They can tell if you are anticipating a stressful walk, and if you are, they will give you one.
When the dog begins to pay more attention to someone else than the walk itself, give a quick tug. If the dog refuses to continue walking without barking or pulling, stop walking, and force the dog to sit down and focus on you (or something other than their object of obsession). Once the dog has calmed down and complied, continue the walk.
Once you have each dog walking appropriately alone, you can take them both together again, just remember to remain in control.
It’s time consuming, frustrating, and ridiculous to do. But it’s worth it in the end.
References :
November 26th, 2009 at 3:39 am
Training and socilisation…………and start by walking them separate so they don’t get support for their bad manners from each other, you will find you also can deal with one dog far easier and training will be quicker.
This is anxious behaviour and I suspect once you start walking them separately you will find it is only one of them that is causing the real problem.
The behaviour you are describing is anxious and it is displayed to people to stop you realising it is anxiety, set up some ‘meetings’ using friends and ask them no to look, touch or talk to your dogs this takes the pressure off the dog and you will find it stops this anxious behaviour, once you have practised this many, many times you can then move on to the next stage, when you can ask the person to pet the dog once it is calm again this needs to be done many times, if you have the dog on a lead then you have control and you should also not look, touch or talk to the dog during this training.
Good luck if you put the time in you can achieve this and you will have less anxious dogs who will be well mannered.
References :
Animal behaviourist
November 26th, 2009 at 3:53 am
I don’t know about the quit jumping part. However I was watching the dog whisper on the discovery channel once and he said that when you see some approaching your home, hold the dog back or pick him/her up itll calm the dog down and 90% of the time they wont bark.
References :
November 26th, 2009 at 4:13 am
You should train them not to. The perfect trainer that a dog can have is the owner. You can have training guides available on the web.
References :
http://digg.com/educational/Puppy_Training_Books_Free_Downloads