Comments on: My Darn (Biting) Dog… http://www.onlinebusinessmanager.com/blog/archives/121 Increase Your Capacity for Success & Profit, Your Way Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:03:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Tina http://www.onlinebusinessmanager.com/blog/archives/121/comment-page-1#comment-41 Tina Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:45:54 +0000 http://www.onlinebusinessmanager.com/blog/?p=121#comment-41 Thanks so much Kendall - this is quite helpful. Especially the part about playing tug, which we do... I just threw out all the tug toys. We do have an appointment with a behaviorist next week to get some proper dog... er, human training on this. Thanks so much Kendall – this is quite helpful. Especially the part about playing tug, which we do… I just threw out all the tug toys.

We do have an appointment with a behaviorist next week to get some proper dog… er, human training on this.

]]> By: Kendall http://www.onlinebusinessmanager.com/blog/archives/121/comment-page-1#comment-40 Kendall Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:22:45 +0000 http://www.onlinebusinessmanager.com/blog/?p=121#comment-40 I was in PetCo last night with my dog Milo, and happened to read a section on "playful nipping" (which is obviously less severe than what Katy did). What the book said is it's a sign she is the dominant dog in your household. You and your husband MUST become the dominant dogs, and fast, for her to behave. Which is probably going to apply to raising a kid too (-; What you can do to establish dominance is: 1. Make sure she will sit and lay down on command. The down command is especially good since it demans submissiveness. Use it often, especially if you are watching t.v. or reading. She can lay down at your feet. Just remember not to expect her to stay there for too long at first. 2. Do not ever play tug with her. If she has something she isn't supposed to have, snap her leash on and give her the command to "drop it", using a jerk on the leash as backup. 3. Keep her out of your bedroom. That is your "den" and she is not allowed in. 4. Don't move out of her way when walking around your house. If she's in your way, tell her to move aside and keep walking. If you walk into her, too bad. It's her job to move, not yours! I would also take her for professional training. That will help you learn how to be the alpha dog. Have fun--arf! I was in PetCo last night with my dog Milo, and happened to read a section on “playful nipping” (which is obviously less severe than what Katy did). What the book said is it’s a sign she is the dominant dog in your household. You and your husband MUST become the dominant dogs, and fast, for her to behave. Which is probably going to apply to raising a kid too (-;

What you can do to establish dominance is:
1. Make sure she will sit and lay down on command. The down command is especially good since it demans submissiveness. Use it often, especially if you are watching t.v. or reading. She can lay down at your feet. Just remember not to expect her to stay there for too long at first.

2. Do not ever play tug with her. If she has something she isn’t supposed to have, snap her leash on and give her the command to “drop it”, using a jerk on the leash as backup.

3. Keep her out of your bedroom. That is your “den” and she is not allowed in.

4. Don’t move out of her way when walking around your house. If she’s in your way, tell her to move aside and keep walking. If you walk into her, too bad. It’s her job to move, not yours!

I would also take her for professional training. That will help you learn how to be the alpha dog.
Have fun–arf!

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