I have a dog I recently adopted from the pound who has many bad behaviors he likely learned from previous homes(he is a BIG dog (lab/shep mix)). The major one currently being his jumping on my bed.
I climb in the bed with him, tell him NO in a clear calm voice and point to his bed(inside his crate) and try to stare him in the eye. To which he responds by planting his rear firmly and whining at me. Shoving him off however when he refuses like this is incredibly counter productive, he'll fight and whine at me and mouth my hand/arm when this goes on (which makes me believe he thinks this is a game). Once I finally get him off he'll repeatedly circle my bed back and forth looking for an opening which I'll follow him, constantly trying to body block him. Is there a better way to urge him off my bed that will get the point across and how can I make his crate more inviting than my bed? He already has many sheets in there with water and all his toys (not to mention hes already proven he needs crate training XD). I've not had him long and this isn't the only bad habit hes definately picked up from a previous home.
I climb in the bed with him, tell him NO in a clear calm voice and point to his bed(inside his crate) and try to stare him in the eye. To which he responds by planting his rear firmly and whining at me. Shoving him off however when he refuses like this is incredibly counter productive, he'll fight and whine at me and mouth my hand/arm when this goes on (which makes me believe he thinks this is a game). Once I finally get him off he'll repeatedly circle my bed back and forth looking for an opening which I'll follow him, constantly trying to body block him. Is there a better way to urge him off my bed that will get the point across and how can I make his crate more inviting than my bed? He already has many sheets in there with water and all his toys (not to mention hes already proven he needs crate training XD). I've not had him long and this isn't the only bad habit hes definately picked up from a previous home.