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@justalittleone If the dog consistently experiences the crate as a safe place to eat, sleep and rest undisturbed, I don’t see why it should develop resentment against it. If trained well, even a „time-out“ (aka you sending him into the crate) isn’t perceived as punishment, but as a guidance to...

@bubbles78 For me it’s the same (walk and potty time). Because there is no other reason for me to go outside with my dog, I have to bc of its needs. And I don’t use a Halti, I use a prong collar as a passive management tool, it makes walks more enjoyable for me. And I train resp. reward her for...

@bubbles78 This sounds like a very reasonable training approach to me. However, I don’t find it very practical, except you have either inside-toilet trained dogs or a garden. I have neither, so I have to take my dog out three times a day, if she walks good on lead or not. I am glad I found the...

@anxioussleeper Absolutely not. It’s way more stressful and dangerous to have the puppy in the house uncontained, getting into things it shouldn’t do and getting overstimulated and overtired. Crate training is the best way for most puppies to learn to calm down and self-regulate.

@airamnire Good explanation, thank you! I think there’s nothing wrong with letting a dog earn food, play or attention. Especially when it’s used to getting it despite its horrible behaviour, like in OP’s case. Of course, you need to fulfill a dog’s needs, but on YOUR terms, not the dog’s imo...

@airamnire Totally agree with you! I used the word dominant to describe the controlling behaviour of this dog. He basically controls the behaviour of its caregivers who can’t even put a leash on him. I used to believe that dogs aren’t dominant, too, but I am not so sure about that now. It...

@airamnire I don’t agree. Withholding things like food and affection can teach a dog that the humans are in control of the resources, and therefore the dog needs to comply to get the resources. I think this is especially helpful with aggressive/dominant dogs. OP says that the dog is controlling...

@be4christ Best answer! If the dog is already yelping, the correction hurts and the stim level is too high. A correction should never really hurt, just be uncomfortable. If that doesn’t stop the dog, stop correcting and set the dog up for success. Another thing that OP could try is sound...