Thread: dog containment

My Jack Russel comes with me everywhere. She knows if we pull up at the shops she is usually staying in the car and happily settles down to sleep. But she has been doing this since she was tiny, and is very pleased to see everyone. Thinks its here job to be friendly, and only barks at people who haven't given her a pat yet. (And of course passing motor bikes. ) She's a bit toey with vacuums and chain saws though. If I do leave her at home cos its 36° or we re going to my sisters where there are 20 million guinea pigs to play with ( ) she stays in the laundry. She sleeps in the laundry at night too, so she doesn't mind it really. Except for that bit where she's not coming with me. She howls her head off as we drive away, as attested by our neighbors, but doesn't do it all day. Only while we are driving away.

ours is an outside dog.

this bad behaviour was reinforced when he was young he is still only 2 years old by the neighbours in question first bringing there dog over after being asked not to then be rewarding him when he started coming over. instead of chaining him up and calling me or giving him a kick in the guts and chasing him home. tehy would let him play with there dog for hours before calling me.

Carl, Yours is a typical Jack Russell, if I may say so. Fences are to be got over or dug under! Rats, mice, rabbits are to be chased, killed, whilst 'roos are to be chased into dams.

I don't want to presume to tell you what to do with your dog but we have chained ours always, workers and pets, some when they have spent years kennelled, and these last have settled quickly.

Wandering stock, horses and, especially, dogs do nothing for good neighbour relations.

Hope I have not sounded pedantic.

yer we got him after our old cattle dog died. we had one years ago but the cattle dog and him used to go walk about and one day the cattle dog came back along with some bad scars (dingos).

i am used to having cattle dogs that always stay home and only go wondering between meals.

To train the dog (break bad habits) you need to work on the punishment /reward system.

So when the dog runs away it needs to be growled at and chained up down the back for a couple of hours when you get it back - this needs to be straight away not a couple of hours later

Then when its good you play with it, pat it and tell it how good it is.

The trouble is when you lock it up in the yard around the house and go to work it is not sure if its been good or not, so there is your problem - mixed signals - no idea how to fix that one though.

Good luck

Cheers

when i get it in the ute up there i give it a belting and rouse at it then tie it up when i get back to teh house.

he'll stay home for a week or so no problems then decide its time for another visit.

(hes still not home)

I don't think hitting the dog helps. A deterrent can be quite simple with dogs - it can be as simple as a water spray or a particular sound. A professional dog trainer gave me a small canvas pouch (sealed) which contains a small length of chain. A shake of that now brings my boof-head British Bulldog into line ( This was after brief initial training demonstrated by the expert.)

Different dogs may need different deterrents but timing is everything. No use disciplining the dog after he has shot through. He must be caught in the very act of escaping. It is then , and only then, that he will associate the punishment with that particular act. Once that association is made, however, your dog will surprise you.

I was at the end of my tether too before I hired these guys ( Bark Busters) out of desperation. I feel sooo much better now that I can control the dog without whacking him.

If it is at all possible to do in your case, I would recommend that you get an expert to come over ( one with money back guarantee preferably). You will be amazed how quickly and easily they can help solve the problems. After all, we use qualified experts for just about everything else, why not dog training?

Originally Posted by TP1

.................I was at the end of my tether too before I hired these guys ( Bark Busters) out of desperation. I feel sooo much better now that I can control the dog without whacking him.
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Saw these guys working on 2 labs up the road that used to bark at absolutely anything that moved. One session, no aggro - haven't heard them bark since