Damn dog...

[crazyhorse]

Train him like Chaser. He understands english .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFbDSh-0 ... re=related

[basketcase0302]

Crazyhorse,
Simply amazing-but kinda' doesn't surprise me as my dog has a vocabulary of about 30-40 words she knows. Thanks for sharing.

[cowbay]

Crazyhorse,
Simply amazing-but kinda' doesn't surprise me as my dog has a vocabulary of about 30-40 words she knows. Thanks for sharing.

I agree that is great. Same here not to suprised. I know myself with Scout especially we really work as a team and he understands quite a few words also and is great with body language
I think the dog trainer I worked with really put it right. That the dog knows what to do, it is more of training the owner on what to do right.

[cowbay]

Take Henry with you next time...he just wants to hang with his dad.

I know it...he does have separation anxiety, but we're working on it...

I sort of have the same problem with one of my dogs Scout. If he does not go with me to work for more than a couple of days he starts to become a real pin head around the house according to my wife. When he is with me he is an angel. He will leave with me for work at 5 in the morning and stay with me by my side till we get home at 6-7 at nite. When there are big snowstorms and I am in the office with 5-6 other people managing snow equipment for 48 hours he is a happy as a pig in you know what. He will ride with me in my truck all day and not a peep. Just happy to be where I am. Casey on the other hand is my little stoner at a grateful dead concert, she will go with the flow and hang with anybody. Just a happy go lucky dog.

[Mancar1]

Once I learned to speak Dog-n-ease I get along great with my 2 buddies. They have me well trained.

[sublimer]

Train him like Chaser. He understands english .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFbDSh-0 ... re=related

I guess Lando's previous job was a news reporter

[Bob]

I had the same issue with my bloodhound Buddy. After I lost him I vowed to never let an animal ruin all my stuff... more than once... again. Wasn't going to watch three couches... two loveseats... several chairs... three seats in my truck... dash and steering wheel etc... etc... etc... get shredded again. There were times it was so bad that I grabbed hefty steel sacks and my leaf rake to clean up all the couch stuffing and shredded pillows.

Basketcase hit the nail on the head. It is separation anxiety and it's an easy thing to fix. Could take as little as a couple days to have him capable of being a free roaming house dog. Before buying my new dog I looked into this heavy and made time to train my new pup as soon as I brought him home. After a few days my mum came over and I told her how I wanted him dealt with. It only took a couple weeks before he'd let you know when he needed to go outside and he only had one small incident with a throw cushion... and it wasn't a total shredding.

All you need to do is ease him into the away time. Go into another room and close the door for a minute or two and then come out. When he gets all excited about your "return" don't over do the greetings with him. After a little time together do it again. Next you bump it up a notch by going downstairs or outside whichever way you go when you leave the house. Just leave for a minute and come back. Come back and hang then repeat etc. and gradually build up the amount of time you are away. During the times you are with him you also need to make sure you scold if he puts his mouth on something he shouldn't and then replace his urge to chew with one of his toys.

Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy...!

Another little thought. Every dog has a different personality and every breed has some stereotypical traits. Some breeds or dogs don't respond well to getting smacked in the butt and some train very quickly that way. Now I'm no expert by any means but I would NEVER recommend that folks smack a dog in the nose. It's a major faux pas in the dog training world. It's not a good idea to give him the thought that he needs to defend his face since that's where his ultimate defense mechanism is. Even if the dog is chewing on you playing around like they all like to do... if you want to stop them give them the "Alpha male choke hold" and pin them to the ground. Grab their neck and pin them just like another dog would do. You don't actually choke them... just simply pin them. You need to pin them until they say uncle. Also don't holler at them while you're doing it. Despite any screaming or whining the dog might throw at you... you need to keep them pinned until their tongue starts lapping. That's their way of saying they submit. If you leave them up early they chalk it up as a win in their heads. Dogs don't really mind not being the Alpha in the group, but if they feel the position is available their instinct tells them that the position needs filled and they will fill it. Once they're aware you are Alpha the training will also get easier.

And like the old saying goes... "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." Sure you can... but it's a heck of a lot easier to teach puppies while they are still learning how to exist and somewhat intimidated by their new surroundings. Earlier you get firm the better.

[Ranchero50]

You just needed an old dog to teach the new dog how to behave. My old lab taught the two youngster labs how to behave.

Dogs and cages don't go together either. That's probably half the problem. The other half is he's a work breed and needs to be exercised / worked before bed time.

Jamie

[eggman918]

You just needed an old dog to teach the new dog how to behave. My old lab taught the two youngster labs how to behave.

Be careful with the old dog teaching younger one,with us it seems that they first teach ALL the bad habits they know
We recently acquired two new pups as we have had some of our old timers pass away,one is 6 months old and over 75 pounds....you should see the trouble he can cause
But life would suck without them,and they eventual grow up and then you miss all the trouble they caused
Steve.

[Donnie]

So I decided yesterday that I would try to leave my dog out of his cage for the first time while I went out. I went out to dinner and was gone for about 2 hours. When I got home I found this...

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Keep in mind, the plant was originally located at the top-center of the picture. I couldn't clean it up so on my second trip to the store I rented a Rug Doctor. Cost me almost $50 to clean up that damn dogs mess. Then, when I was holding him down to punish him, he was so scared (because I brought the wrath of God) that he peed on me You may also noticed that he dragged my laundry into the mess.

My blood was boiling, still pretty mad at that damn dog.

You must catch the dog in the act, punishing him 5 minutes later is useless & xxxxxxxxx.
He will have no idea why you are being mean & may develop a fear of you.
Your dog is your best friend,,,be kind to him , he will learn.
Did you try to think this thru, why was he mad? Did he want to go along, have to pee, hungry?
I'm sure if you sit & think this thru, you will figure it out.....Donnie

[tmcalavy]

Had to put my old choc lab down year ago last October, after 15 years. Coupla months later, I adopted a young male choc lab from a young family with three little spuds and two many big dogs and one tired mom. Diesel stuck to me like glue cause I was his link to his old fam...he had one bad episode when my wife left him alone in the house. After that, I took him everywhere with me for about a week...going everywhere in the Bump. "Be right back" was his call sign to sit in the cab, watch and wait til I got back. Started by just getting stuff but staying in his sight. After a few long days of "Be right back" several times a day, he knows what that means and doesn't freak when we we leave to go out to eat or to the movie. You have to find a way to teach them that separation is okay and won't hurt and that you will come back.

[sublimer]

Here's that same dog doing his tricks. He's smart, takes him 2-3 days to perfect a trick

Yep, I'm showing my kid off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w34Qz2KW ... e=youtu.be[/video]

[basketcase0302]

Very smart boy! And I've changed my thoughts on why he got pissed at you. It now appears he likes to watch sponge bob square pants so you need to leave the cartoon network playing!
So I get home yesterday and my bad...(I forgot to put up the "kiddie gate" that keeps my little girl out of the master bedroom.
Only thing destroyed though? Her two year old doggy bed that needed thrown out to trash anyway.
Man's best friend...

[sublimer]

Very smart boy! And I've changed my thoughts on why he got pissed at you. It now appears he likes to watch sponge bob square pants so you need to leave the cartoon network playing!
So I get home yesterday and my bad...(I forgot to put up the "kiddie gate" that keeps my little girl out of the master bedroom.
Only thing destroyed though? Her two year old doggy bed that needed thrown out to trash anyway.
Man's best friend...

Haha, I'll try to leave cartoons on next time. I know Henry pretty well and spend a lot of time with him as I think his tricks show, I think what he did was a one-time mistake, but it'll be a while before I can confirm that theory.

[cowbay]

Great video. That is part of having a dog. Yes sometimes they do some bonehead things but in the end all they want really want to do is make you happy. Since he looks to be hound type breed they are their happiest when they are working. I know with mind when we practice or go on tracking trial or hunting they are just two real happy campers. When we go hunting we go with a few other dogs and to watch them work as a team is fanatastic. I just find it amazing how man domesticated the wold into a dog with so many varieties and specialties all pretty much done with common sense.
So the moral is Henry like all dogs will have his lapses from time to time but don't we all?