http://www.petforums.co.uk Discuss dog training and behaviour problems in this section. Are you having problems with your dogs behaviour? Then submit your problems and get help from other members. Do you have some excellent dog training advice? then submit your details here to help others. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:01 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.petforums.co.uk/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.petforums.co.uk http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72727-circus-trick.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:00 GMT My collie is 12 years old and the other evening i was watching tv (Bavarian Bongo or similar) and suddenly my collie started to go across the living... My collie is 12 years old and the other evening i was watching tv (Bavarian Bongo or similar) and suddenly my collie started to go across the living room as if he was riding a very small motorbike. He had his back legs in the air and was going round the room on his bottom. At first i thought he had managed to sit on my nephews roller skates but i could see he was just on his backside. He looked as if he was enjoying it and by the end of the programme he had gathered quite a speed and broken his previous lap time !

What is up with him ? Is he okay ? Should i take him to a vet or a race circuit ?
Thanks. ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour Gretoltud http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72727-circus-trick.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72709-submissive-weeing.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:36:36 GMT Hi everyone, We have a 6 month old beagle dog (M) who has always leaked when excited or in the presence of men he finds dominating. I wondered if... Hi everyone,

We have a 6 month old beagle dog (M) who has always leaked when excited or in the presence of men he finds dominating. I wondered if there is anything we can do to help him with this as we're having a new heating system installed in January and the place will be busy with men for the best part of a week. He is mostly confined to our kitchen so it's easily mopped up, but I don't want it to be a huge ordeal for him and for it to affect his behaviour further down the line (or for the guys to not notice and trapse it all round the house :eek: ).

Would bringing all our male neighbours through with treats etc be helpful? If not does anyone have any other suggestions?

He's a very friendly and intelligent little chap, and this only happens in the house.

Thank you
Tracey ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour topcat http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72709-submissive-weeing.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72689-please-help-stop-lulus-stealing.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:35 GMT Please help, I really have run out of ideas to stop LuLu stealing. We have had her for 6ish months now, since she was nearly 3 months old. We have... Please help, I really have run out of ideas to stop LuLu stealing.

We have had her for 6ish months now, since she was nearly 3 months old. We have never fed her from our plates, any left overs she might get are put in her bowl. I have taught her the leave command, which she will do for a few minutes, and when she thinks you've forgotten she will try to get whatever it is again, so she is then told leave, which she will do, and this will go on untill I've had enough of saying leave and move whatever it is that she's after.

She has now taken to stealing food. She will jump up on the sofa (which she is not allowed to do) to steal food. She will take it out of my little boys hand, so we have to watch her like a hawk if he's eating anything, and she will even try to steal from me!! She ran off with one of Reece's cups the other day and chewed it up as it had a tiny drop of milk in the bottom.

It is not just food either. She will try to steal toys from Reece's hand too (toy cars, teddies, etc.)

I really don't know what to do anymore. I have just found out I'm pregnant again, and not sure how I will cope with her trying to steal from the baby, and chewing things up. So I have 7ish months to make her stop. Any tips and idea's will be greatly appreciated! ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour charlie9009 http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72689-please-help-stop-lulus-stealing.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72652-clinginess-whining-dominant-all-one.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT I took joey on when he was 13.5 week old, he is now 11 months old. from the start he has been hard work. I also have a bitch (which is his half... I took joey on when he was 13.5 week old, he is now 11 months old. from the start he has been hard work. I also have a bitch (which is his half sister and 2 months older) It took about 5 months to get him into a night time routine but the rest of the training etc is still tricky.
My partner and I work but I make all provisions to ensure they are not left alone too long. longest is 7 hours. Neighbour lets them out in day and gives a chew. they get two long walks in the woods every day so they are exercised well (even for small lhasa apso's!).
problems are:-

Joey sits and stares at us and whines... attention seeking? dominant?
Wants to play ALL THE TIME, cannot settle
If gemma plays or gets attention from us, he grapples with her as he doesnt like it.
He whines and scratches at door when I walk out of a room, yet doesnt do this when I leave the house and put him to bed.
Barks at random people and dogs and snaps at bigger dogs and has started to ignore recall.
Jumps up and does a very strange stretching thing...??? - attention??
Has started jumping on top of us on teh coouch when this is a no go area.

What I have done so far.. ignore the stretching and jumping up, tell him ENOUGH and clap my hands and pin him and make him submit if he gets too boisterous with gemma, ignore the whining and scratching at the door and just act as if nothing has happened, either stare back at him or ignore him.

My patience is gettiing a little worn with all this, he doesnt respond well to certain commands like OFF or DOWN. and no matter how many times I recall he ignores me. Yet if I get him to stay or wait he is excellent.

His whining is something to be explored lol, its as if he has mental health issues!!!! if he comes a cross a dog that he likes which is very very rare he will do his whining and follow them (there are only 3 dogs he does this with) and he also does the same whining when playing in his bed and with his ball!

he is such a character sometimes it is funny but when he is on teh dark side :mad2: its so frustrating and exhausting. I did consider rehoming him at one point but I thought my reasons were not good enough and decided to keep him, he settles down for a while then he kicks off again and Gemma is following suit with the jumping and ignoring.

any suggestions APART FROM PAYING A DOG SHRINK!

phew, sorry for the long post. ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour meisha http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72652-clinginess-whining-dominant-all-one.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72625-quote-day-pos-r.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:58:17 GMT "For what the horse does under compulsion is done
without understanding, and there is no beauty in it."

- Xenophon
Greek author of *The Art of Horsemanship*, written
circa 200 BC. this has also been translated as
"Nothing forced is ever beautiful". :thumbup1:


cheers,
--- terry ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour leashedForLife http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72625-quote-day-pos-r.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72616-teaching-mika-sleep-roll-over-lie-down.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:14:11 GMT whatever the correct command is lol

I can't seem to teach him that one - he doesn't seem to get it! Can anyone tell me an easier way on how to teach him this? He doesnt seem to get it!

And i thought he was the smart one! LOL ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour ad_1980 http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72616-teaching-mika-sleep-roll-over-lie-down.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72610-teaching-obsessed-dog-fetch.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:03 GMT Our JRT is 9 months. He is obsessed with balls. He hasn't had one for a few months since destroying his last one, but every time we are at the park he runs off with some other dog's ball. As soon as he has a ball he doesn't listen to a word we say. He won't come and food is no good.
I've been training him to 'leave' the past few days and it is working really well with food treats, socks, slippers etc Hubby gave him a tennis ball for the first time in months this morning. He started responding to leave but now just runs off. He is obsessed with this ball.
We want to be able to get balls off him when we go to the park and have him come to us instead of chasing him round. Just had a thought, possibly take a spare one to offer him when he has another dog's? Doesn't fix the problem of him not coming to us on command, but I think he might come if he sees we have another ball. Is that a good idea or not?
The kids like playing frisbee with him and it is great exercise for him but he won't bring it back!! What is the point? We thought he would realise if he brought it back he could play more but he just runs off and tries 'killing' and chewing it.
I don't know what to do, any suggestions? ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour maya http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72610-teaching-obsessed-dog-fetch.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72553-talas-eating-habits-leaving-something-desired.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:49:16 GMT Hi everyone Tala is a 15 month GSDxHusky, and will seriously eat anything...... apart from her food. She will eat cat poo (even sniffs the cats bum... Hi everyone

Tala is a 15 month GSDxHusky, and will seriously eat anything...... apart from her food. She will eat cat poo (even sniffs the cats bum when they come in and asks to go out if she thinks they have pooped!) cow pats, any human food she might find (which isnt much - but this has included banana skins and rotten pears, which I got back from her after coaxing). I am worried about what she might find in the back garden when she does out in the dark for toilet, as she ate a slug the other day, and threw up at 3am. Our neighbour has a pond, and I have been frogs in the past.

She'll able through her 'proper' food, unless a cat is watching, in which case its a RACE AGAINST TIME!!

I am feeding her JWB lamb kibble. And I know she will eat it as she will when the cats are watching.

I dont really understand why she'll break thru boundaries to get at poo, but cant be assed to eat her food??

She also has started not wanted to come back in from the garden when she is called, maybe there is more POO to find!! I cant really clear it up as quickly as she finds it because I get home from work and its pitch black, besides the cats can go in and out all evening, and I dont know when they poop!

She's testing my patience !! We are trying to get her to gain weight too, as she was underweight in the kennels, so any advice would be good.

p.s if we mix a bit of tinned food in, she'll sniff all that out, and leave the rest for ages!!

Thanks

Julie ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour juleszoemay http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72553-talas-eating-habits-leaving-something-desired.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72536-sleeping-under-stairs.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:36:56 GMT Our dog has started sleeping right under the stairs as far back as she can go. She clambers over boxes and shoes etc to get there. She does it... Our dog has started sleeping right under the stairs as far back as she can go. She clambers over boxes and shoes etc to get there.

She does it mainly after we have gone to bed and we can hear as she does it, however she has also started doing it when shut in the kitchen.

We have a big kitchen with her bed, that then goes through to a galley Utility room, with the stairs at the end.

Any ideas why this maybe happening, she has been spayed so I know she is not nesting....

I am just wondering, if she prefers to be there, then to clear everything out to make it easier.

Any and all ideas/advice welcome....

Thanks Sarah ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour barnesy http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72536-sleeping-under-stairs.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72529-whats-going-their-relationship.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:13:21 GMT My 3 year old pug was spayed 10 days ago, since then she has been bright as a button. There were complications with the spay as there were some... My 3 year old pug was spayed 10 days ago, since then she has been bright as a button. There were complications with the spay as there were some adhesions inside and the change of behaviour, back to a puppy, suggests she may have been in some discomfort.

Her son is 10 months old.

In the last week they have started to fight. It doesnt go on but they appear to want to pin the other one down, heckles up and staring. They start by both chasing a toy, then playing tug with it, then one just lays into the other. This is a breed and two dogs that have no aggression so it is so odd.

So if there are any doggy psychologist people out there can you explain what is happening here and what if anything I should do about it? Could it be something to do with the spay or his age, what is the dominance issue and why now???? i am hoping it won't esculate and feel i should let them sort it out whilst no one is getting hurt.:confused: ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour peppapug http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72529-whats-going-their-relationship.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72524-hyper.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:30 GMT my jack russell is kinda hyper tonight. i just took her for a 2nd walk (15 mins) got home and she started biting the skirtin board again so i put... my jack russell is kinda hyper tonight. i just took her for a 2nd walk (15 mins)
got home and she started biting the skirtin board again so i put her in the kitchen. now she is barking , what at i dunno:mad2: she been barking for 10 mins....

if i play with her she gets too hyper :confused: ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour jessiegirl http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72524-hyper.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72464-very-intelligent.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:12:09 GMT So I was out this morning with my puppy Blush and my treats. I learnt the whole litter how to sit when they were about 5 weeks old and kept it going... So I was out this morning with my puppy Blush and my treats. I learnt the whole litter how to sit when they were about 5 weeks old and kept it going until they went to there new homes at 9 weeks. But I was out a few days ago and she has learnt to sit, paw, lie down and roll over all in the space of an hour :001_huh: I thought she would forget but I went out again about 15 minutes later and then again today and she does it all perfectly!?!

Is it normal or intelligent? I have never had a dog do this, it took me about 2 months to learn Hattie all that! ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour RachyBobs http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72464-very-intelligent.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72463-how-teach-bowel-control.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:11:36 GMT I think Murphy can hold his wee as I have been out for about 5 hours before and come home to no accidents and if I'm able to get Murphy to poo before I go to bed at night there is nothing in the morning , but it's very rare that he will poo on his evening tolilet trip so every morning I have wee and poo to clean up ( I think the act of pooing makes him wee too ) . I have tried feeding earlier and feeding later but nothing seems to make a difference and he still goes overnight. Does bowel control take longer to come ? ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour Ameliexx http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72463-how-teach-bowel-control.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72443-dog-barks-uncontrollably-when-owner-leaves-house.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:40:52 GMT Hi all, We have a female 13 year old cross between an Alsation and Collie. The problem is when my Mum or Dad leave the house for any reason the dog... Hi all,

We have a female 13 year old cross between an Alsation and Collie.

The problem is when my Mum or Dad leave the house for any reason the dog barks uncontrollably (even if she is not being left alone because others are still home). When me or one of my brothers leave the house, the dog doesn't bark at all. In the past we have basically been told that it's the dogs nature because of her being more of an alsation than collie.

I realise it will be difficult or impossible to train her because of her age, I just thought I'd see if anyone has any advice.

Thanks in advance. ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour techie678 http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72443-dog-barks-uncontrollably-when-owner-leaves-house.html http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72432-peeing-problems.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:55:03 GMT Hi Millie is now 1 year and 4 months however recently she has been strange when peeing she will sniff for ages and then about to go and then dont go... Hi Millie is now 1 year and 4 months however recently she has been strange when peeing she will sniff for ages and then about to go and then dont go and then sniff again turn around finding the right place and then scout across the floor again! Why does she do this sometimes im outside for half an hour waiting for her to go?
Thanks ]]> Dog Training and Behaviour ToddyxxMillie http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-training-behaviour/72432-peeing-problems.html