jesusismyvirtue
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At my wits end with my dog r/DogTraining
I posted here but there seems to be a long queue for the mod
I’ve had my dog since she was weaned. She was not supposed to be mine; she was my
Moms dog. But mom went travel nursing so I took care of her.
I love her, but she is driving me crazy flip flopping on our training. When I got her, I knew she was a mutt. Her mom was not small, so there was a big chance she would end up pretty big. I decided to be very diligent on her training. I watched videos, read articles, sought advice. So far, she -understands- commands like sit, wait, heel (no pulling), hush, crate, lay down, come. But she has a real behavioral issue. We will be doing well on our training. Consistently doing what she’s told, positive reinforcement with treats, exercise. And then she will back track on me. For example, just last night she pooped on a rug. She had 3 potty breaks; I asked her a few times if she needed to “go poopoo” that’s her signal for poop. She would sit and signal she was done. This morning I got up and was about to leave for work, and saw it there. It was not fresh, so she had to have done it in the middle of the night. I was livid.
And it’s not just potty behavior, sometimes she will refuse to listen at home. She definitely won’t listen somewhere else. She thinks if she crawls into someone’s lap, she does not have to listen to directions I give.
She had a to stay in her cage while I’m away or she will destroy my home. I tried the “ leave for a minute and come back then increase the time intervals training”. As I mentioned before, she will show promising signs and great progress and as soon as I’m confident she reverts and we’re back to square one. Especially if we have guests; all training goes out the window. I have let my guests and friends know that if I give her a command they are NOT allowed to pet her. She’s spoiled rotten and thinks everyone is there to see and pet her. I get so frustrated but it’s hard to reprimand without people giving you side eye like you’re being mean to your dog.. they’ll say “oh she’s fine I have dogs at home!” Well that may be okay in your home but not mine! And I think people don’t understand that and the dog takes full advantage of the situation.
In that case, sometimes I think she’s smarter than she lets on. She will guiltily run into her cage if she knew she did something bad, before I have even discovered what it was. But there’ no way she’s consciously disobeying knowing she will be punished…. Right?
I’m at my wits end; I talked with a. Few people with larger dogs like her or bigger. Everyone is saying shock collar or prong collar. But how do those help with the poop situation? She’s been stressing me out so much; I feel guilty making her stay in her cage all day, but if I don’t I’ll come home to my house dotted with piles of crap or my couch torn to shreds. I can’t take much more of this nonsense before I have to consider giving her to a shelter. I’m feeling as though it’s me as a pet parent and someone else could easily get her under control.
I posted here but there seems to be a long queue for the mod
I’ve had my dog since she was weaned. She was not supposed to be mine; she was my
Moms dog. But mom went travel nursing so I took care of her.
I love her, but she is driving me crazy flip flopping on our training. When I got her, I knew she was a mutt. Her mom was not small, so there was a big chance she would end up pretty big. I decided to be very diligent on her training. I watched videos, read articles, sought advice. So far, she -understands- commands like sit, wait, heel (no pulling), hush, crate, lay down, come. But she has a real behavioral issue. We will be doing well on our training. Consistently doing what she’s told, positive reinforcement with treats, exercise. And then she will back track on me. For example, just last night she pooped on a rug. She had 3 potty breaks; I asked her a few times if she needed to “go poopoo” that’s her signal for poop. She would sit and signal she was done. This morning I got up and was about to leave for work, and saw it there. It was not fresh, so she had to have done it in the middle of the night. I was livid.
And it’s not just potty behavior, sometimes she will refuse to listen at home. She definitely won’t listen somewhere else. She thinks if she crawls into someone’s lap, she does not have to listen to directions I give.
She had a to stay in her cage while I’m away or she will destroy my home. I tried the “ leave for a minute and come back then increase the time intervals training”. As I mentioned before, she will show promising signs and great progress and as soon as I’m confident she reverts and we’re back to square one. Especially if we have guests; all training goes out the window. I have let my guests and friends know that if I give her a command they are NOT allowed to pet her. She’s spoiled rotten and thinks everyone is there to see and pet her. I get so frustrated but it’s hard to reprimand without people giving you side eye like you’re being mean to your dog.. they’ll say “oh she’s fine I have dogs at home!” Well that may be okay in your home but not mine! And I think people don’t understand that and the dog takes full advantage of the situation.
In that case, sometimes I think she’s smarter than she lets on. She will guiltily run into her cage if she knew she did something bad, before I have even discovered what it was. But there’ no way she’s consciously disobeying knowing she will be punished…. Right?
I’m at my wits end; I talked with a. Few people with larger dogs like her or bigger. Everyone is saying shock collar or prong collar. But how do those help with the poop situation? She’s been stressing me out so much; I feel guilty making her stay in her cage all day, but if I don’t I’ll come home to my house dotted with piles of crap or my couch torn to shreds. I can’t take much more of this nonsense before I have to consider giving her to a shelter. I’m feeling as though it’s me as a pet parent and someone else could easily get her under control.