Your Questions About Dog Training

Tips on training my dog? (more info inside)?

Okay, well, I have a miniature poodle male, and ever since I got him I’ve had problems with him disobeying me, licking all over me, and jumping on me. If I squat down next to him, he puts his paws on my chest and licks my face, my hand if I try to pet him, and my neck. And if I go into the gated area I keep him in, he jumps on me over and over and with the weather we’ve had lately, his feet are wet and dirty, which messes up my clothing. If you have any ideas or tips on what I should do to train him to not lick like he does (I’m okay if it’s just a little bit but he does it obsessively) and jump on me, I would greatly appreciate it if you shared them with me.

Where do I find a good dog behaviourist? Does my dog need a dog behaviourist? Tips for training my dog?

Back in January of this year we moved into our new house. On the day we moved in we saw an advertisement for a puppy. It was really cheap and we thought we’d check it out. We went to see her and she was gorgeous but you could see she had been treated badly and I couldn’t leave her there. Her collar was too tight and when we took it off she had a bright red mark around her neck. She had been fed on adult food so her stomach was bloated and she smelt horrible.

After a few weeks of nursing her back to health she become our baby. But I think because she was treated badly we didn’t train her properly instead we just cuddled her. We did our best to train her but the cracks are starting to show.

So I’ve got her to sit, lie down, say please, hi 5, paw, other paw and all that but the house training just isn’t going anywhere! We live in a 2nd floor flat and take her down first thing on a morning, after breakfast, before we go out, when we come back in, after dinner, before bed but she’s still going when we’re not there. We keep her confined to the kitchen area when we are not there and most of the time she is still pooing. So we changed her feeding schedule so she eats earlier and she’s still pooing at night. Every now and then we’ll get one where she’s good and has had no accidents and we praise her lots and lots. If she’s done something we ignore her and clean it up then leave her in her bed for an hour. The weeing is better – we take her water away from her when we are out! She’s also started sneaking off when we’re at home with her and doing it. She never used to do this – she’s usually good when we are in and she tells us she needs to go out. Any tips?

The other thing is pulling on the lead. Tried everything! Tried all the different pull harness’ and she still pulls. Tried taking treats out with us and she still pulls. Tried turning around when she’s pulling so that she’s behind us and we end up walking round on the spot! Any tips?

It’s starting to get to my partner a lot as he is usually the first one up in the morning and first one home from work so he has to clear the mess. He thinks we should take her to the re-homing centre but I really don’t want too! I recently lost my baby at 25 weeks and since then Bailey has been my rock. I can sit and chat to her about everything and she doesn’t moan! She gives me cuddles when I’m in pain and kisses when I need cheering up!

Also if you say she needs to go to a behaviourist – any ideas of a good one? I’m in Northamptonshire in the UK.

We’ve manged to stop her chewing as much now but she’ll still do it if we forget to give her toy or something to do. Any tips on how to stop this? We’ve tried the sprays – she licks the area it’s sprayed on…
I don’t know if I want to lock her in a crate. It seems cruel?? I could be wrong…
Thanks John. My partner is always 5 mins away from the house and we have a friend who lives just round the corner who has our key. So if either of us was delayed she always helps! We very rarely leave her alone for more than 4 hours.

i need some tips on training a hyper dog with anxiety?

my boyfriend and I want to move in together but theres a problem. he has a 1 yr old german shephard who is not disiplined. Ive been trying a little but im not there enough to continously to work with him ( im there every wkend or other wkend) and hes fixed. this may sound weird but he acts like a dog on crack no aggeration or a child with ADD or AHD. without medication. he jumps constently, wines alot, paces licks,ect. every time you speak if your sitin or standin he comes flying up at you. i know some of it is because hes not played with and exercised properly. i think my bf should have got a cat, that doesnt need much attention. he cant even sit still or sit long enough for you to pet him hes too busy bouncing around. my bf says hell work with him and hes not. we both work 3rd shift and i realize its a hard shift for some people but then why havea dog. ive suggested for him to takl with the vets to see if he does need medicine and have also offered to pay for it. any advise ?

can anyone offer tips to train my dog to stay off our couch?

he only gets on our one couch. he doesnt get on the beds or our love seat or the chairs. i normally do not mind if my dog is on the couch and i have let past dogs lay on the couch, but this paticular dog licks the couch cushions which is, well kind of gross. not all of my cushions can come off to clean very well.

right now i set up tv trays on the sofa to keep him off which works. can anyone offer a better method?

he is about a year and a half old and we have only had him a couple months. i think he might have been allowed on the couch at the previous home as he jumped right up to the couch the second he came in ours.

how to train my dog not to lick himself?

Is their a way to teach my dog to stop licking himself down there. He does it all the time. Then he comes and licks us it’s GROSS! It’s just embarrassing also when visitors come over too then he starts licking them also. Any tips please. Thank you!