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My late dog was lab/pitbull mix and he would do that with pigs ears. The remedy no longer did he get them. You could not even walk by him with out the growling. So he never got them again. Honestly, he did not miss them. The one I throw away he was chewing on he did but that was it. Some dogs have certain toys or chews that they get more satisfaction from and fixate on when chewing or playing with so when you interupt the growling starts. I tell clients that if that ever happens with a toy or chew take away and NEVER give it to the dog again.
I totally agree about the Easy Walk harness. I used it on my now adult Staffordshire Bull Terrier as a puppy and just took a couple walks for him to understand pulling means looking back at me and going no where. As a trainer also I always recommend it to my clients with great success.
I am fortunate my Staffy has not skin problem but his brother does. My son who owns him has tried everything (he is a vet tech) but found a humidifier works the best. He still scratches but NOTHING like he was and he doesn’t have the raw patches on his belly that he would scratch. The vets he works for have tried everything and finally have decided it is a bad case of winter dry skin. That is the only time he gets it. Good luck, it is really frustrating.
I would start with a crate. It will give him the security he needs and set boundries.
If I can think of anything else you can do I will be sure to let you know. The one big problem is her doing it while you are not there too. Has she always done it or is it something that recently started?
The spinner I am training is a Sheltie. Excerise is crucial, at least 2 long walks a day. Sit/stay command and knowing what sets the dog off to start desensitizing. It is a LONG haul. The dog I am training has lamed itself from spinning too much. The reason the others are doing it is because of the excitement level.
As far as the licking of the metal, you can try bitter apple spray, tabassco sauce, I will think of some others. Can you keep the dog out of the dining room this will help also break the behavior.It sounds like a obsessive complusive behavior that the dog has started for whatever reason. You need to break the cycle if it can go on for hours. I know this may seem very easy to do, but can you remove the table from the house for at least a month? It would probably be the easiest thing to do. When the dog goes to that place where the table was at give the dog a toy or chew toy in it’s place. You are trying to redirect the behavior to something better.
I am training a dog who’s obsessive complusive behavior is spinning. I wish I could remove the spinning motion.. like removing the table…LOL!!!This may seem weird. But my daughter’s Yorkie even though he is 3 years old will not go out into his yard every once in awhile. They figured out it was because another dog or animal was out there sometime earlier. She figured this out by putting him on his leash and going out there with him and walked the acre yard. Sure enough, she found a very fresh pile by another dog, way in the back. But we know about dogs noses now don’t we. So to make sure she was right she did it the next 3 times it happened and each time that is what she found. So that could be the reason.
I would the pup on his leash and walk him around the yard to do his business and praise to max when done. Maybe it was something else that spooked him, you need to settle his fear before it becomes permenant.I am totally agree with more positive reinforcement than negative, but there are times that negative works.
I never understood yelling at a dog for anything. Heck they hear better than us humans. A stern voice is all that is needed.
A good dog trainer or owner has to learn a good balance between reinforcements and corrections.
Dogs are living being also and just like kids. If you constantly yell at a child they learn to block you out.
Consistency is the key to training a dog. Everyone in the household has to be on the same page. Dogs are creature of habit and it is up to us humans to teach them good habits.
Just so you know Terriers can be alittle more stubborn to housebreak then other breeds, just be patient, he is not doing it on purpose.This sure sounds like adolences to me. it is like very thing they learned in the first year of their life is just thrown out the window. I have actually had owners of dogs I have trained as pups call me to come back to retrain their adolence dog.
You can reinforce obedience, keep the dog occupied as so the destruction does not get worse…but once again this too shall pass. Patience and consistency is the key. Good luckThere always is an alpha dog in a pack and it can be male or female. I and my son have brothers and when my son’s dog come to my house my dog humps him to show dominence "This is my house" and visa a versa at my son’s house with his dog. Will it stop with getting her fixed, probably not. My dog is 3 years old and only does it to his brother.
Just try to catch her the second you see that look on her face and the motion to start and say "ah-ah" or a sharp NO! But unfortunately the drive to be dominant can beat out any command given by a human.I agree with you Di, I have a Staffordshire Bull Terrier which alot of people view as a pit bull but is not. People see him on a walk and get all scared..I always say he will only lick you to death. All he wants is to meet you and say hi. 99% of the time after they pet him and meet him they think he is a cool dog. It is a shame the rap the breed and breeds that favor the APBT have gotten.
It is an amazing story about Shamrock. What a lucky woman she is.
Great pix thanks for sharingWOW!! Diamond that is a really intuned dog. They say there are dog that can smell or sense cancer. They are just amazing.
I know this has to be hard on all of you. Can you think of the day it all changed and what happened the day before? I know this can be difficult but something trigger this behavior. Or there could be a health problem. I would first take him to the vet and have him checked out to make sure his is healthy and no underlining issues. Then if he checks out, I would look for a local behaviorist or dog trainer that specialize in aggression. For now I would not allow him to be off a leash when people are around. You need to have some control so make him sit/stay next to you when a person approaches. Good Luck.
OMG! I am soooo sorry to hear that. Our thoughts are with you and your family.