dustyfox Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 I have a 10 month old lab. I have been to soft on him and now he thinks he is boss. Anyone got any ideas to show him that I am boss? thanks dustyfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratus Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 My lab is 11 months old, i find that as i am training him if he disobeys or ignores you get on to him straight away! good luck Ratus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopy bunny blaster Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 a good tap on the nose works when its being naughty but dont take a stick to it or something like some ****** would do. also pretend to eat from its bowl before you feed it, because dominant animals eat first. theres a few other tricks i found from a website that worked on my dog ill have a look for you B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 would u give him a slight smack because I have seen other people do this and its not very nice seeing it done. I always say no. but I am wondering if there is another way like ignoring him turning ur back on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Not sure if it's too late and some other tactivs are required but I took the following advice.......... When you enter the room, ignore him for the first few minutes and go about your business. Acknowledge him when you decide to greet him, not when he decides to greet you. As already said, pretend to eat from his bowl for a bit then give it to him. You should eat you meal before he gets his, and he should see you eat. Make him work for every reward - nothing for free. Make him sit and stay before he gets to go for his food. Try to keep it all fairly "light" if possible - you need to make yourself the most interesting and best thing in his life. You don't get that by beating dogs. A loud "no" followed by a growling "what the hell dya think your doin" should be enough to send him scampering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 When my lad has played up, he gets grabbed at the back on the neck...............he is then "pushed" down till he lies down and I sort of "cover" his body with mine asserting dominance on him. Likewise, he is told to sit before dinner. I often test him by throwing a food item on the floor. If he makes a move or grabs it, I take it from his mouth and do the "dominance" thing. He will leave an item till he is "tapped" on the nose and given the "go on" command. Being "soft" with a dog has nothing to do with being boss. Im very soft with him when we are in a play situation.....he loves being stroked and chewing on my ears. He doesnt get shouted at every day or scoulded. He knows who is boss in the house, the wife sometimes stuggles with him though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 impose your will my man!!!!! when my spaniel starts getting ballsy......he gets put in his place...............no question........they need to see you are the alpha...otherwise you will be wasting your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-max Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Look's like you need to be trained.best bit of advice is find a good gundog handler or a professional in the area.Sound like you dont have the back bone to invorce/disapline when needed & done right you need never be to hard on them as voice/body posture etc can be enough.Secret is say it ONCE or get out there & reinforce it & dont stand there routing & tooting or calling on it till it listen's as you make it deff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Just what is it that the dog is doing? and what training have you done with it? NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Just what is it that the dog is doing? and what training have you done with it? NTTF Eveything i need to do like retrieving but it is when he meets others dogs or people he just seems to ignore me I have managed to get him to sit for a while but as soon as the other dog or person moves he jumps up. and he does that squelling sound when he gets excited as well and I was wondering how you stop that? he is a Black Labrador thanks dustyfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Is he obediance trained to heel, sit, laydown, recall both on and off lead? If so where did you do your training....back garden, neighborhood park, field Was he trained alone or among other dogs and people? Does he jump on everyone, or just people he does not know? Has he been exposed to other dogs, or is that new to him? NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Is he obediance trained to heel, sit, laydown, recall both on and off lead? If so where did you do your training....back garden, neighborhood park, field Was he trained alone or among other dogs and people? Does he jump on everyone, or just people he does not know? Has he been exposed to other dogs, or is that new to him? NTTF he has been exposed to other dogs since day one but I dont let him near them because I think he might get attacked by them the way he plays with them, but saying that I was out yesterday with him and he saw an irish setter at first he was jumping about it then he calmed down a bit and started to do wat dogs do the irish setter was playing dead thou. I have trained him out in a big field alone with no distractions off the lead he seems to be alrite but a bit impatient some times. I can probably get him to stop this myself but give me ideas that might be able to help. Most of all thou I want him to stop making that noise when he is excited or when sum1 making a fuss of him, really anoying as I want a quiet dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 It is time to take him to the park on lead and go through all of his training until he ignores everything around him....them repeat off lead. Change locations and distractions often...kids baseball, soccer, etc. Also introduce him to other dogs that are on lead and well disaplined and controlled. Your dog is whinning from anxiaty and excitment. He needs more exposure to places, things, dogs, people. Do not let people approach him to pet him until he is sitting calmly and quietly beside you. When he is whinning ignore him, when he is quiet praise him. If you get him out and about and exposed now, even walks in the village down to the pub sit on the outside patio with him, then you may be able to keep him from forming it as an ingrained habit. I had one pointer that was so bad she did it in her sleep. Spend time working his obediance in public places so that he has something else to focus on instead of just whinning at the people. Basically you need to get him out in public. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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