If you are ever going to be a successful Doxiepoo trainer, there is one basic thing that you must do. If you can’t do it, then it is time to find a new career. Dogs, like wolves, are pack animals, and each pack has their leader. You need the dog to see you like the alpha leader in a dog pack. Once the dog sees you in that position, you will garner both confidence and respect. Once the dog knows that you are the alpha, you will be able to successfully train the dog.
Once the pack status is established, respect will come. You also need to establish a special bond of trust. Trust is not something that comes easily, it needs to grow. Trust has to be earned, and the only way to have this happen is to have positive interaction. phentermine with acomplia Once you have trust and respect, training is a piece of cake.
Think of the dog as a child. No matter how cute and cuddly they seem, you need to establish acceptable lines of behavior. Do not let your Doxiepoo set these lines, no matter how cute they are. Your dog still needs to be showered with love, but sometimes it has to be tough love. If you don’t establish these boundaries, you have in effect relinquished your position as alpha leader of the pack.
Once you have set the pack order and pack rules, the dog will feel safe. This order is what helps a pack live successfully and be able to survive the wild. Dogs need to have this structure. Without it, they may feel panic because it doesn’t have this structure around them. You aren’t being cruel by laying down the law. It is a natural thing for dogs to seek leadership; you have to make sure that you are that leader.
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Has anyone had success with the puppy training spray?
I have tried absolutely everything (making the cage smaller, scheduling her eating, making sure she uses the bathroom before entering the cage, etc) to keep my pup from pooping in her cage, and I’ve tried all the suggestions from this site but none have worked. I did try the diaper but instead of it keeping her from pooping in her cage, she just pooped in the diaper instead. Now her skin is turning red so I don’t want to use the diapers anymore. I thought of trying the off spray for pups that keep them from peeing and pooping in the house. Has anyone else tried this? Do you think it will work?
Okay, let me explain this so people will stop thinking that I’m retarded! She is PERFECTLY house trained for a pup of only 12 wks, the pooping problem is only in her cage, period. Read carefully people and stick to the question. For those of you that are answering the question directly, thank you.
Let’s try once more, maybe I need more details. Like I said, she does great in the house. The crate is used at night and udring the day when all of us are at work/school. My oldest daughter takes her out as soon as she gets home. At night, I get up in the middle of the night to take her out, but inevitably, she has pooped in it already, and poops in it again after I return to bed.
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Puppy spray doesn’t really work. It can actually attract some dogs. It did mine!
The reason your dog is crapping in the cage, is because she doesn’t like it. So she’s going to make it as uncomfortable for you as she possibly can. Instead of crating her, put her in a room. Like the bathroom, or laundry room. Put some baby gates up. Crates should only be used for when you’re traveling, or the dog is totally unsafe!
Your dog sees the crate as punishment. Not as a bed, or a place to relax. If you absolutely insist on using a crate, don’t use a smaller one, use one that can accomodate her size, a blanket/towel, and a toy of her choice. Make her crate fun by putting a comfy bed in there, and one of her fav toys. When she goes in there, don’t yell at her to stay, and don’t close the door. Your dog is afraid of the crate, so yelling and closing the door, will only make her more afraid of it.
If she sees that she can be in there, without getting yelled at, or closed in, then she might want to stay in there more often, and you won’t have such a problem with her in the crate.
Tossing one of her fav toys in there, will entice her to enter, but once she has the toy, she won’t want to be in there anymore, and she’ll run out with the toy. So take the toy, and tie or sew, a rope onto it, and tie it to the inside of the crate. That way, when she can’t get the toy out, she’ll either give up andtry later, or she’ll jsut stay in there with her toy.
No matter how you get her to stay in there, without having to use force, praise her like she just won you the lottery, and give her lots of treats! She has to see that her crate is a safe place to be, not a punishment.
You didnt’ say when you put her in there. But I’m guessing, when she did something wrong, when you leave, and at nite, right? Well, try putting her in there for 5-10 minutes a day, 3-4 times a day, when you’re home. Start out by closing the door, then gradually leave the door closed, but not latched, then you should be able to leave it open, without her coming out.
“Dogs are cave dwellers by nature. This is sometimes true. Not all breeds were made to live in caves.
If you’re having a really hard time with her, you need to sit back, and look at what is going on in the house. Are you the pack leader, or is she trying to take over as leader?? You need to keep her submissive to you, while keeping her trust and love.
You can also try clicker training. I’m just starting it, so I don’t really have any tips for you. But I can say this. The first time I did it, my dog understood that the click meant a treat. I’d click, and he’d prick his ears up, and look at my other hand, the hand that had the treats in it.
The links below are to the dog whisperer, which is a great show! The guy is a dog psychologist, which wounds a little silly, but it’s actually a great thing! He trains people in handling their dogs, and he retrains dogs, to act like a family dog, instead of the pack leader, or whatever else their problem is.
The other link, is to clicker training. It has great tips, and ideas that you can do for clicker training.
If you are worried about the price of a clicker, you can go to petco and get on for 2 bucks!
And whoever told you to use diapers was stupid. They are animals, not babies. It doesn’t work, and as far as I know, it never will lol!!
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