Avoid Dog Injuries Due To Leash Straining
Whenever you see owners being dragged down the street by their dogs, it begs the question: “Who’s walking whom?”
It’s strange . . . leash pulling usually becomes an “issue” only after a large dog has finally succeeded in pulling its owners off their feet, resulting in embarrassment or worse yet, injury.
Most dog owners have no idea that their frustrated leash-pulling dog might actually suffer physical harm during their daily tug-of-war. And tug-of-war it is: for a dog who is intent on straining the leash, even choke chains and pinch collars are not a complete solution. Some dogs will cease pulling only long enough to cough, regurgitate or take a few deep breaths, then continue struggling forward.
Studies have shown that a significant percentage of dogs who are serious leash-strainers or who experience repeated harsh jerks suffer from neck or spinal injuries.
So what to do?
SitStayFetch - Dog Training To Stop Your Dog Behavioral Problems!
Save your dog from spinal injury and yourself the embarrassment and get help on proper dog training methods that will solve the behavioral problem that’s causing leash-straining.
5 Ways to Guarantee Your Dog Will NOT Come When Called
“Come” is an easy command to teach but. . . one of the quickest to trash. Many owners ruin their dog’s desire to come when called by doing one or all of the following:
- Calling the dog when they’re angry.
- Calling their off-leash dog to come before he is trained.
- Calling the dog to be put in confinement.
- Calling the dog when they’re about to do something he doesn’t like (for example, nail clipping and bathing).
- Not rewarding the dog sufficiently.
Training Tip: Call your dog often during off-leash play sessions. When he comes back to you, let him know how pleased you are and then tell him to go back and play again. SitStayFetch - Dog Training To Stop Your Dog Behavioral Problems!
You are accomplishing two important things here: checking to make sure your dog complies and teaching your dog that coming to you does not mean the end of play, but rather a pleasant time out for reward.
Incessant Barking - Part 1
What does it mean when a dog barks?
The bark is the dog’s word, and it can mean many things. Your dog barks when he is alerting you to an intruder, when he is afraid, when he is playful, and when he is bored. Barking is caused by the presence of stimuli such as strange people, dogs, sights or sounds, the owner’s absence, or as an attention seeking mechanism.
The easiest way to control barking is to socialize your dog to make him comfortable around people, places and things and to instill in him a strong chew toy habit so that he is mentally and physically exercised and occupied. However, just as you would not attempt to completely silence a person, you should not try to completely stop your dog from barking. Your dog just needs to learn some basic bark control such as when to bark and for how long.
Regardless of the reason for your dog barking, your goal is to properly socialize him, to teach him to focus on something other than barking, and to teach him to speak and be quiet on command so you can control when and for how long he barks.
