Hello, I'm new to the forum and though I'd say hello. Me and my Fiance' have been fans of "The Dog Whisperer" for years. We finally decided to get a dog a few months ago. We both grew up with dogs, so it's nothing new. We rescued a **** hound mix, about 8-9 months old, about 40 lbs, named Trigger. We did nearly everything that Cesear teaches. For example, he was absolutely terrible on the walk. Now he requires little correction. He also was house trained within a week. Hasn't had an accident since.
The problem. He is the boss. As much as we've tried to be the pack leader, it hasn't worked. The problem is he wants to ply all the time and loves to be chased.
For example, we'll be grilling something on the deck and he walks up and tugs on my pant leg. I reach down to "bite" him back (the touch), and he takes that as game on. Then he'll grab my pant leg, let go and take off running. Ignoring doesn't work. Once I get him and put him into a submissive position, (on his side), he'll fight for a bit, then give up. I can usually stand over him with him on his side. Once I let him up, he's usually back to how he was.
He's also VERY mouthy. He plays with his mouth, and we can't break him of that.
We give him lots of exercise. He gets usually 30 minute walks a day, sometimes more. A few times a week I'll take him on a 4 mile run. He still has tons of energy.
We also take him to the dog park several times a week. He humps every dog in the place. I correct him and it doesn't bother him at all. There was a small fight that broke out the last time we were there. Where was Trigger? He was humping one of the dogs involved in the fight. Talk about embarrassing! I walked/ran him for 30 minutes around the dog park, then walked him into the park and put him onto his side and let all the other dogs sniff him. Didn't work at all, and all the owners there thought I was crazy.
Like I said, we follow Ceaser's advice to the T. And I feel like we're making any more progress.
Anyway, just wanted to get some opinions on what we could do differently.
Thanks,
Steve
The problem. He is the boss. As much as we've tried to be the pack leader, it hasn't worked. The problem is he wants to ply all the time and loves to be chased.
For example, we'll be grilling something on the deck and he walks up and tugs on my pant leg. I reach down to "bite" him back (the touch), and he takes that as game on. Then he'll grab my pant leg, let go and take off running. Ignoring doesn't work. Once I get him and put him into a submissive position, (on his side), he'll fight for a bit, then give up. I can usually stand over him with him on his side. Once I let him up, he's usually back to how he was.
He's also VERY mouthy. He plays with his mouth, and we can't break him of that.
We give him lots of exercise. He gets usually 30 minute walks a day, sometimes more. A few times a week I'll take him on a 4 mile run. He still has tons of energy.
We also take him to the dog park several times a week. He humps every dog in the place. I correct him and it doesn't bother him at all. There was a small fight that broke out the last time we were there. Where was Trigger? He was humping one of the dogs involved in the fight. Talk about embarrassing! I walked/ran him for 30 minutes around the dog park, then walked him into the park and put him onto his side and let all the other dogs sniff him. Didn't work at all, and all the owners there thought I was crazy.
Like I said, we follow Ceaser's advice to the T. And I feel like we're making any more progress.
Anyway, just wanted to get some opinions on what we could do differently.
Thanks,
Steve
