Reply to Puppy that growls/snaps

Forum Index » Pets

Reply to "Puppy that growls/snaps"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she reluctant to go into the crate or just doesn't like being picked up/jostled? Those are two different things. [/quote]

It varies.  More just growls and snaps here and there. Not really random but not only
For crate. Usually involves handling or picking up. Def annoyed when sleepy. Maybe mostly being picked up or paws being cleaned is another example. That one we are solving with treats. :)[/quote]

Have you tried treating the other times? When dogs are young (and even old, really) and in training or you're working on changing behaviors you need to treat them for all your worth, and then you can decide to wean off treats in time.

My dog had a brief "teenage" period when he'd avoid the crate when he saw me getting my bag packed for work, and this is a dog who LOVED his crate all other times. I started tossing the highest-value treat (greenie from Trader Joe's) in there and he hightailed it right on in to happily dig in. Soon he did it himself -- saw me get my work bag and put shoes on, and he'd sprint for the crate. Even now that he's old and the crate has been gone for years he gets interested when I leave the house, and asks for a treat. [/quote]

PP again. I wanted to add that I originally trained my dog in the crate over. 
Go in crate, get a treat, come on back out. 
Go in crate, get a treat, close door, get a treat, come back out. 
Go in crate, get a treat, close door, get a treat, stay for a minute while I sit nearby, come back out.  
Go in crate, get a treat, close door, get a treat, stay for a minute while I walk out of room, open door to come back out.  
Go in crate, get a treat, close door, get a treat, stay for a minute while I leave the house for a few minutes, open crate door to come back out.

And slowly, slowly build up from there. Eventually he'd just fall asleep when I would spend longer periods out of the house, and not even care when I opened the door. He would just finish his nap and come out when ready :)

Even if your dog currently has a crate issue, you can begin again with 100% positive associations. They have to trust that you'll always be happy about it, nothing bad is happening, you love them, etc.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics