My dog goes made when anyone passes the house what can i do?

Get a training collar and a leash. When the dog barks at people/other dogs give the dog a sharp leash correction and a "No"…sounds too easy to be true but dog training is 100% common sense. If it’s not simple, or doesn’t make sense, it won’t make sense to your dog. By correcting the dog every time he/she barks at somebody outside you give a clear black and white message that barking at people outside is out of bounds and will not be tolerated and of course, the dog will stop. It’s truly as simple as that.The dog needs to be trained.

I use distraction and rewards. She gets a reward for warning me that there could be a potential problem, and then gets a toy and a command to head to the other room and stays there. She may still mutter under her breath to let me know the problem isn’t gone, but she’s not going ‘mad’.

She’s also trained to go to a certain spot and sit until I get up to investigate the problem and reward her. She can bark all she wants from that spot until I release her. I have the same trouble, I have two small dogs and when people walk by they just bark and bark, I have been told they are protecting our house, but yet very disturbing to all that walk by. The kids have also thrown things at them or have poked things at them. So no matter what I have tried nothing seems to work and I hate tying them up, because they are not going to hurt anybody, so i am just going to live with the barking when people go by. I know this didn’t help you any, but look at it they are letting you know that someone is around your house.Does your dog get enough exercise? It sounds like this is the outlet for his energy. When dogs are sufficiently tired out each day they don’t develop behavior issues like problem barking. He is probably bored and inventing his own "job" to do for lack of anything better to occupy his time. It’s a bit hard, because people passing the house are a form of entertainment for dogs.

First, never yell at the dog when it barks at passers-by. In the dog’s mind, you are joining in the barking because there is something exciting happening.

When the dog barks, go calmly and look out the door or window. Then say, "that’s enough." If he continues, say calmly, "no, that’s enough." Or even SHH! Speak low but firmly. Don’t get excited.

My dog barks at passers-by, but this way it isn’t too bad.

And my other dog doesn’t join in unless somebody is actually coming to the house, so that’s how I know when I have a visitor.is he aggressive or just letting the dogs know he is there to watch and protect.

hm, if u decided to get tha breed (whatever it is) u should get to know it before u decided what u want. if ur dog is protector, there is nothing u can do. if ur dog is aggressive, then u r to blame coz u dont know sh–it about training and socialising a dog.have a spray ready. When the dogs barking, spray it with water.

I dont quite know what "made" is but i think u ment to say "MAD"

Hope this helps =]If you mean that your dog goes MAD the you should get a dog trainer to fix your problem.What do you mean by your dog goes "made"?

I have had this problem forever with my dog and have tried some of the best food out there from recommendations of other dog owners and pet food companies. I have done extensive research for each food that I fed her and still have the same problem.

She is a rat terrier and she sheds worse than a cat, itches & bites at her feet. She also has terrible ear infections.

Nothing seems to help, so I would like to know what experience other people have had out there with food. Thank you for your help!

How do you catch your dog running around your house?

My dog got away, and I can’t get her. I’m scared she’s going to run into the road. Anyone have any ideas?? I put a hot dog on our deck so if she goes on it I can run out and close the door, but she’s saw me try to close the door and beat me to it every time. i have no more tricks up my sleeve and she’s been loose for over an hour. Any ideas???Leave the door open and stop chasing her. This is her fun game and you seem to be playing right along. Unless she keeps wandering down the road, just keep an eye on her and calmly close the door when she comes in and praise her.

If your dog is the type that LOVES car rides, you can try going out to your car, getting in and turning it on. She might try to come along, and then you can just open the door and let her hop in. (Bring a leash so you can get her back in the house).

don’t chase a dog, they think it’s a game and run faster. You have to turn and run in the opposite direction away from your dog, raise your arms and say YIP YIP YIP YIPYIP and she will then chase you. Whenever you finally do get her, praise and be happy and excited so she always learns that coming to you is a good thing not scary. Too many people make the mistake of hitting the dog when it finally comes home or goes up to them and the dog then thinks, wow I’m not going to make that mistake again and guess what….never wants to come home.

Glad you caught her but yes chasing her = game and run away, chasing you = game and her return to you.call her name in a high pitched voice, my dachshund always comes when I do that. I think it’s because they sense you are in a happy playful mood so they come, but if you say their name mean, or deep or something they think you are mad and then they won’t come. Or try holding a treat, one with a big scent that will get your dog to come to you.

I think you need to teach her "come" maybe obedience classes would work, if you can afford them.if your dog likes car rides drive around your neighborhood for a little while and when you see her open the door and call her, hopefully she will be excited and jump right in. it has worked for me beforeYou need to spend alot of time training her on her recall.

This should be 100% unacceptable behavior.

Shes 14 and due to really bad legs she stopped going for walks. She has always suffered with fleas but one spray and shes clear.

But lately I decided to take her for small walks. she loves grass, but since walking her shes biting herself mad because of the fleas.

How do people that walk their dogs every day keep fleas away?

What objects and materials are best to start training scent discrimination?

I’ve heard of metal and leather being used to train scent discrimination at the utility level. We plan on working with standard dumbells. Dumbells are available in wood, plastic and metal. Is one better than the other to start out with?

Any suggestions for other objects to work with?

This is for a service dog, not obedience.I wouldn’t focus on dumbbells. Use common houshold items instead, because they’ll be made of the variety of materials you’ll be using in real life.

You’ll probably need him to tell one person’s laundry from another’s. Or shoes. So those are the things you should practice with.

I don’t think I would necessarily set it up as scent discrimination training because you’ll still have to give the object a name for it to be of any use to you. In other words, if you tell him to "find it" he’ll bring back the first item he finds with your scent on it. That’s not what you want. You want the shoes with your scent on them or the shirt with your scent on it.

So instead of setting it up as formal scent training, I’d teach him to fetch your shoes. If he brings the wrong shoes, just ignore them and ask again. He’ll figure out you want your specific shoes and your specific shirt on his own just fine. Frankly dogs tend to naturally choose the item that smells like their owner over a similar object that doesn’t.

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In competition wood dumbells are sometimes used. They just aren’t used in AKC obedience trials. They are used in Canada.

Also, most dogs will more readily take leather in their mouths than metal, probably because the metal is cold.For the utility level in AKC, scent discrimination are always metal and leather, never wood. Wood is usually used for the Open level retrieves on the high and the retrieve on flat.

You don’t have to use dumbells, plenty of people use other things like canning lids for the metal, only they must all be the same.

Remember, that though leather is softer, it already has a smell of it’s own. Most dogs don’t generally enjoy taking the metal, but as long as you keep it fun and positive it should be OK.

You’ll have to elaborate a bit more. With the type of training I deal with scent discrimination means: This is cocaine, this is marijuana, this is heroin, and this is speed…if you smell it go nuts (or sit). Dumbells are for retrieval work, but I suppose if you wanted to teach a dog what wood smells like you could buy wooden ones, and if you wanted to teach a dog what a plastic one smelled like you could buy a plastic one…and I’m sure if for some reason you wanted to you could train the dog to be able to smell the difference in the two…but I still don’t see how that’d help a service dog. If you want the dog to bring you the phone you don’t say "Seek plastic!" you point and tell the dog to bring it correct?

-edit- Oh okay I see what you’re saying now, ummm. I’d use wood at first because it’s porous and will hold a scent better. After practice he/she should be able to pick up your scent on metal and plastic as well. You may also want to try using some sort of cloth at the very beginning because it holds scent better than just about anything. Good luck!Contact a professional trainer.

Has anyone ever had a puppy get seriously hurt or killed while being shipped?

Does your house smell of dog? if so are u ok with it?

Sorry to ask, but i get the sense from some people that is ok and i should get used to the smell of dog.

i havent had a dog since i was a kid,but i had and heve cats, rabbits and all sorts of animals.

I am sure my house never smells like animals,i wash all surfaces in the morning and in the evening and i wash their blankets and beds every 2 days.

A I being to anal? or should i just get used to smells?

I live in a 3 bedroom apartment with 4 dogs and 4 cats and 4 foster cats— we are neat freaks. When my dogs are put up in their kennels and the cats are hiding- no one would even know we had any pets! and that is the way I am going to keep it!!!

this made me think of something, a girl I worked with lived in a one bed room apartment with 5 dogs 6 cats, 2 birds, a huge spider, a chicken and 3 ducks… I am not kidding.

one day she asked me to go feed her animals for her while she went out of town- honestly, my partner and i walked in her home and got sick, it was the most horrifying thing in the world.

we obviously turned her in, but from then on i always make sure my house is clean with no traces of animals except for a scratch post and a basket of dog toys!! Having lived with any number of Bassets for 36 years ………… I know there are times when it’s pretty obvious they are in residence, although I have it on authority that most of the time it doesn’t smell that bad!! I have rented for a number of years too, so I’m paranoid about any smell they might be making. However, every house smells of something – and I personally find the smell of smoke in a house far worse.

It is possible to live with dogs and not be knocked back by their smell, but it takes effort – and removing carpets and washing their bedding regularly does help.

I guess it’s just a case of love me, love my dogs………..I don’t think you’re being anal because you don’t want your house smelling!

I don’t think your house will smell at all if you are washing surfaces twice a day and bedding every two days. I can pretty much assure you that no-one else will think your house smells with all the cleaning you do!

However, dogs do smell and I think you are more aware of the smell because you are not used to having a dog around. You will get used to it though

Well if you clean your out often it will help, and you may not notice the dog smell because you get use to it. Others may smell it if they don’t own pets or a dogs. Just make share you wash your dog when you notice it starting to smell or even once a month and keep your house clean, air fresh plugs in and sprays etc.. also help.I am paranoid about dog smell. I wash all my bedding and the dog beds once a week and the dogs are bathed often enough that they don’t smell doggy. I vacuum every other day and use Febreze for Pet Odor like it’s going out of style. My apartment doesn’t smell like dog, but it does smell like cat litter box. I can not seem to conquer that one. well, most of the people think they house doesn’t have particular smell coz they are used to it and not even knowing. u r maybe not aware of it…

but , i have a basset, and she has days when she has her smell, and sometimes she doesn’t smell at all.but all i know that she is healthy and clean. dog smell is dog smell, and THERE IS NOTHING U CAN DOno your not being anal at all! i have quite a few pets at home, and our house doesn’t smell of them! it sounds like your keeping on top of things so you don’t need to worry. obviously if you don’t clean, the house would smell and i defiantly couldn’t live with that lol!

i have meet people in the past who have pets and never do any housework, and believe me their place smelt worse than a zoo!!My dog gets a bath and once a month and her bedding washed monthly. My house doesn’t smell like dog.

If your house is smelling like dog, you need to find the reason…your dog could be ill and needs a vet or has bad skin and coat and in that case you need to change your dog’s food to promote a healthy coat and healthy skin.

i have a puppie and if im in the house all day or long periods i dont tend to smell it but if i go out soon as i come in smell of dog just hits you in the face and yet dont matter how much i scrub or clean it just comes back i have all them odur neutrilisers and nice smelling floor cleaners but nothing works or nothing lasts anyway. i hate the smelli use plug in air fresheners, wash floors daily and wash bedding weekly and i cannot smell dog and noone has ever said my house smells like dog but once when talking to an online friend she said its cos your immune to your own dogs smell and all houses that have dog smell like dog, but i beg to differI don’t think mine smell like the cats or dogs. But maybe I am used to it…although no one has eveer mentioned anything. Though everyone that comes over are animal people…so maybe they don’t notice it either.My apartment smells clean.I have 3 dogs and my house doesn’t smell of them…I hope…now you have got me paranoidYeah, I don’t care about it, ahhhh take in a whiff of that, fresh dog, straight from outdoors.to other people my house probably stinks, but i dont notice a smell.

my 4 month old puppy had parvo virus so i spent 10 days helping her survive now she is completely her self she eats her food on her own she barks she runs around like crazy like shes always done so im pretty sure she hasrecoveredd so now when do i give her hershotssshouldd i wait??

My dog is seriously freaking out.. Advice/help please?

He’s 11 years old and is usually pretty calm, he sleeps in my bedroom next to my bed. Usually he spends most of the day curled up, and gets put out into the garden when he needs toilet needs.

Today he’s gone very strange. He started whining a lot, so I let him out into the garden. He had a pee and then came back in, he has food and water, he’s been out several times since.

But he’s still just whining, LOADS, and digging at the door/his bed. He won’t calm down, and he won’t shut up.

In the garden he’ll just bark on and on, and in here he’ll bark on and on too.

I’ve NO idea what’s causing this but it’s driving me mad! Any suggestions?

He’s not in any pain or anything, there’s no reason for him to be doing this!How do you know he’s not in pain? Dogs are masters at hiding pain. A UTI or something similar can cause behaviours like this, and yes, can be painful.

Step one is to bring the dog to the vet.

Once he’s given a clean bill of health, it’s time to investigate the yard.

It’s possible that you’ve had a wild band of chipmunks move in. Or carpenter ants. Or moles. Or something that you can’t hear but he can.

The next concern is that it’s something that’s going on at a neighbor’s house. A new toy next door may be giving off a weird frequency that’s driving your dog batty.

It’s also possible that 5 blocks over, someone is making noise that’s outside of the norm. Painting their house, cleaning their carpets, etc.

GL!

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Things can change in 24 hours, much less "a few days". If these are new symptoms that the vet didn’t address then, then how do you know that he’s ok? The vet can’t examine him for things that he doesn’t know to look for?

As far as the critters, being used to a critter in the house is a HECK of a lot different than the sound of one digging under the porch or in the walls. My dog loves cats, but if a strange one comes into our yard – she goes CRAZY!

You’ve eliminated all these things incorrectly. You are thinking like a human, not a dog.Vet is first call!

What he is doing is certainly fear induced causing him stress, if he is not normally like this, something has upset him or is worrying him or he can hear a high pitched sound ( that you can’t hear) or he is in pain.

Try a T-Shirt on him, an old human one and tie up any excess on his back , this will give him a secure feeling, like a ‘portable hug’ and try not to give him too much eye contact, as if you are worried he will pick up on this and it will make him more anxious.

This happened to my dog a few weeks ago. he would keep getting up and sitting down and he was whining all the time. After a while I noticed he had fleas and they were bieing him all over. It is flea season right now and even if your dog never has fleas like mine, they can just get them. It turned out he was reacting to the bites and they gave a infection a few days later. I would check him and de flea him. If you have had the dog checked out and the vet said everything is OK maybe it’s time for you to get checked out. A lot of dog are in tone with their owners and can sense that you have a medical problem. So if the Vet gave your dog a clean bill of health, you should get one also.hey may have seen something a bug or something that you can’t see, sometimes my dog stratches himself and bcoz he has long fur he gets his foot caught in his fur, mayb he has done that and it still hurts, maybe he has something on him thats causing him aggrivation

Somebody else has said what I’d do – eliminate it being something medical, and then start on what might be going on outside. Is your boy entire by the way – has a new ****** come into the immediate neighbourhood who is in season?

All I can think of really.Maybe a mouse or rat or some other rodent about?

My dog freaks out when theres something like that around, she also scratches at the wall downstairs and barks alot, just keep him away from the area where he’s creating problems, that should sort him After vets check up, that he is fine, try to give him a treat when he is calm.

That works for my dog to stop.At 11 years old, you should probably get him to a vet. He’s old enough to not act out unless something is seriously wrong with his health.I would take him to the vet… dogs don’t whine for no reason after all he is older and may have Artheritis or something !!This is a question for your vet> Call and make an appt. I would consult a vet ASAPMy guess is that he has noticed something that you haven’t, and it’s bugging him. Perhaps new smells or sounds too subtle for human senses to pick up…

If you see him scratching himself, he could have fleas; do you have a flea comb? It might be worth just giving him a good brush and checking for fleas.

Although you don’t think he’s in pain, dogs are fantastic at hiding pain (any animal is, actually – it is instinctive. In the wild, they know that a weak injured animal is an easy target for predators, and so will go to great lengths to hide any sort of pain). If the whining gets worse, or he has another behavioural change (e.g. gets lethargic, aggressive, stops eating/drinking, drinks/eats a lot more than usual, changes in toilet habits), get him to the vet asap!

Hope this helps =)Animals are good at sensing things, so it might have something to do with that. Do you live in an area with earthquakes or any kind of natural disasters? If your dog senses that something’s going to happen that could have made him nervous. He could also sense if there’s someone there, like a robber. If he’s digging at the door of his bedroom let him in there and see where he goes. Letting him run around for awhile might help. You could take him for a walk and see if he calms down.

He could also be sick. When my dog was sick he acted a little strange and usually started whimpering. Just make sure that he has everything he needs to be comfortable. If this continues for longer you can always call up a vet and ask for help.

Australian shepherds are bigger than shetlands but is there a difference between a miniature Australian shepherd and a shetland sheepdog? We have friends who have "shetland sheepdogs" but they look exactly like Australian shepherds because they are a lot bigger than a shetland like the exact size of an Australian. I don’t know what the color is called but that color like… thisimages.champdogs.co.uk/images/she… their Australian shepherds are the size of an Australian shepherd but have that color. I have never seen an Australian shepherd with that color before. I only thought shetlands and collies and other dogs have that color. Is there any difference?