Hi,
I have in my household a mixed Retriever / Pyr that I have picked up off the street when he was 4 months old. That was about 2 years ago.
He has spent 3 weeks at a dog trainer and returned to us.
Last few months his behavior has become quite difficult with several regards.
He sometimes pees in the house, especially when we are entertaining guests.
He has become extremely aggressive towards other male dogs.
He is also sometimes agressive towards random people walking on the street, barking at them angrily.
Lately he tries to find any way to get out of the house and into the porch, opening windows and even breaking window blinds just last night.
When he's on the porch he likes walking on the railing like a cat, which is why we dont let him on the porch unsupervised, as we live on the 6th floor, and he's not too concerned with the aspect of falling off.
When going on a walk, he likes to pee multiple times, but that is nothing new.
He gets to go outside 3 times a day, in the evening for a long 45 min walk on a Halti leash.
I have brought another trainer to take a look give us some suggestions. Basically he suggested having him spayed, although that would have only a small effect according to him. He also wants to take the dog for another session of 3 weeks training in his pound, possibly using an electric collar.
Frankly, I'm not really sure what to do.
I have tried asserting much more discipline. The dog is no longer allowed to sleep in our bed and we stopped scratching his back. We are exerting more dominance over him, making sure he never walks first out of a door or elevator, and never leading the way. We are also trying to stop him from marking his territory in every corner by allowing him to pee only once at the beginning of the walk, but in that case he just pees on the ground while walking.
When he sees a stranger he doesnt like or a male dog, he doesnt care about anything anymore, not the commands, pulling or even an offered treat. He just becomes agressive until he can no longer see whatever he is angry with.
I am concerned about training with electric collar, since most resources I have read mention that this type of dog doesnt respond well to training with punishment, only to positive reinforcement, however it does not seem to work for me.
I am quite confused and would appreciate any help possible.
Thanks,
I have in my household a mixed Retriever / Pyr that I have picked up off the street when he was 4 months old. That was about 2 years ago.
He has spent 3 weeks at a dog trainer and returned to us.
Last few months his behavior has become quite difficult with several regards.
He sometimes pees in the house, especially when we are entertaining guests.
He has become extremely aggressive towards other male dogs.
He is also sometimes agressive towards random people walking on the street, barking at them angrily.
Lately he tries to find any way to get out of the house and into the porch, opening windows and even breaking window blinds just last night.
When he's on the porch he likes walking on the railing like a cat, which is why we dont let him on the porch unsupervised, as we live on the 6th floor, and he's not too concerned with the aspect of falling off.
When going on a walk, he likes to pee multiple times, but that is nothing new.
He gets to go outside 3 times a day, in the evening for a long 45 min walk on a Halti leash.
I have brought another trainer to take a look give us some suggestions. Basically he suggested having him spayed, although that would have only a small effect according to him. He also wants to take the dog for another session of 3 weeks training in his pound, possibly using an electric collar.
Frankly, I'm not really sure what to do.
I have tried asserting much more discipline. The dog is no longer allowed to sleep in our bed and we stopped scratching his back. We are exerting more dominance over him, making sure he never walks first out of a door or elevator, and never leading the way. We are also trying to stop him from marking his territory in every corner by allowing him to pee only once at the beginning of the walk, but in that case he just pees on the ground while walking.
When he sees a stranger he doesnt like or a male dog, he doesnt care about anything anymore, not the commands, pulling or even an offered treat. He just becomes agressive until he can no longer see whatever he is angry with.
I am concerned about training with electric collar, since most resources I have read mention that this type of dog doesnt respond well to training with punishment, only to positive reinforcement, however it does not seem to work for me.
I am quite confused and would appreciate any help possible.
Thanks,
