No Dog is Bad
She’s guilty. Some dogs get very submission when confronted with bad behavior.
Torn slippers, ripped socks, missing glasses, and food disappearing off your counters. Sound familiar?
Take action right away before bad dog behavior turns into a major long-term problem. Here are some quick, easy ideas that might help:
The number one fix is that the dog needs to be obedience trained and that might include clicker trained. There’s a great video on how to stop a dog's counter-surfing. I suggest that you take a look at this video by Kikopup because it uses positive reinforcement to stop counter surfing. Dog Training by Kikopup
If you catch your dog getting into trouble immediately place the dog in a kennel or exercise pen to let them think about it for a while. It’s a “time out” just like children. Then take the dog out after a short while, and play with the dog.
Here are things you shouldn’t do: Don’t physically punish the dog or use an e-collar, or any other form of control. Don’t say NO. You simply want to get the attention with loud sudden noise as referenced above, immediately followed by the kennel. There are plenty of devices online like the Tattle Tale that can automatically be set to make a loud noise that might help if the dog is counter surfing.
The best advice is to simply not leave things exposed. This includes food, mail, clothes, etc. The dog will have a difficult time being bad if nothing is laying around. However, they always have something to keep them occupied like a toy that squeaks, or a beef marrow bone (pigs’ ears are great too).
If you’ve ever wanted to see how smart and obedient a retriever can be plan to attend an AKC sporting event. These are across the country. The AKC Hunt Test is a combination of incredible canine eye-sight and physical strength and the ability for the dog to perservere in all types of outdoor conditions.
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American Kennel Club offers loads of competitions for your dog. From obedience to field trials, and you and your dog will love it. However, because these are competitions people tend to be nervous, especially newcomers. One way to avoid the jitters is to unleash your inner-child.
Podcasts by dog trainers are reaching large audiences of listeners ready to take advice on any number of subjects. Robert Cabral interviews me about AKC Hunt Test programs nationwide.
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This is one of my favorite video clips from Retrievers in the Field, filmed by outdoor videographer Rick Westphal of Westphal Productions.
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