Dog Behavior Issues - Wanting Advice

[JES]

Shock collar, catch him in the act and hit him with it and that will help to curb his desire to do those things. We are having similar issues with one of ours. He’s at the trainer now getting schooled and this was the recommendation from the trainer, shock collar.

[TX_Hoghunter]

Giving problem dogs away are part of the reason shelters are over crowded. I said put him down knowing most people don’t have the heart to do it and will attempt all options . The dog on the right has a boxer body and a mt. Cur head to me . Some dogs are just “off”. Won’t know until you try with a pro.

This is roughly 100% correct. Passing on a problem to someone else does not fix a thing.

-john

[Rigging Cooks]

Good Luck on this one

[Radar]

Dawg gone

[Trevor73402]

There are clearly some people that are "problems" and just not "right" or "off". Too bad we cant just put them down when we get tired of dealing with them. Be a lot better if we could.

[Acameron52]

You have to be the alpha and show him whose in charge, that my involve lots of arse whoopins.

[HankTheTank]

This is roughly 100% correct. Passing on a problem to someone else does not fix a thing.

-john

You're correct, if the problem is passed on to someone who doesn't fully understand the situation or is purposely being misled. But, if you are being completely honest about the situation and the person receiving the problem is honest about their willingness and ability to solve the problem, then it may work out well for everyone. That was the point I was trying to make.

I definitely don't think it's okay to pass my problems on to someone else. I do think it's okay to carefully find the right person to help me solve a problem in an appropriate manner.

[Still Hunter]

There are clearly some people that are "problems" and just not "right" or "off". Too bad we cant just put them down when we get tired of dealing with them. Be a lot better if we could.

X2- Oh wait... this is "Dog Behavior Issues" ... my bad

[kae006]

How the hell did you get to this point? Have you never trained the dog? Is he just supposed to know how to be a model citizen on his own? He was crate trained at some point in his life?



I dont even know where to start with this.

Thanks for your judgement. Yes, we’ve trained the dog, admittedly we obviously haven’t done the best job and that’s why I’m asking for advice. Do you have anything of value to add or did you just want to make it clear you’re better than me and we’re bad pet owners?

I appreciate everyone who has given advice thus far. A couple things worth mentioning, the dog definitely knows he’s not the alpha, he is very submissive and cowers as soon as we get home when he’s misbehaved. I’m tired of beating him every single day, it obviously isn’t working and only makes me look like a monster in front of the kids, and I was hoping for more creative solutions. I will start doing the things that someone mentioned above, such as making him sleep along a wall or in his bed, making him play on our schedule, etc. As for feedings, they both eat twice a day, morning and night. They don’t beg, as they know it won’t work. If they don’t eat their food when we give it to them, it gets picked up. I know from the outside it’s easy to look at the situation and just assume the dog runs the show and we don’t put our foot day and/or don’t give them the attention they need, however that’s simply not the case. We will continue to work on him and hope he can be a better member of the pack. Will look into a sturdy crate that can hold a dog of his size/temperament.

[Traildust]

I think repeated kicking of the pet owners nutz will fix this right up....can't blame the dog.

I'm in for a couple kicks!

[kae006]

Howdy!

Is the dog you are having problems with the yellow one on the right? Asking because that looks like a Cur to me. They are hunting dogs and were bred to hunt medium to large game like deer, pigs, and bear. They are very intelligent and eager to please, and need the proper type of discipline. My family and I have one and we have made mistakes in the way we punished/corrected him in the past that created issues. We recognize our mistakes and are working to correct them and be better owners. You need to be firm, but not harsh and remain calm and confident when enforcing rules.

Our cur is a model citizen. It’s the black dog on the left. We got him from a Doberman rescue when he was very young. A pregnant female Doberman cane into the rescue and had pups. I’ve had dobs my entire life and he looked full bred at the time, it wasn’t obvious that he was mixed with something larger until he was a couple months older.

[kae006]

I think repeated kicking of the pet owners nutz will fix this right up....can't blame the dog.

I'm in for a couple kicks!

Enjoy your glass house.

[Hooverfb]

Agree with others whenever you've got a working or smart breed you gotta give them work. You've also got to assert yourself as in charge,so that they WANT to do what makes you happy. Make that their primary job,and give them tasks that achieve it. Physical activity is good but their brains need jobs. Training to do tricks and please you is a start. From there teach behaviors. Only bark when there's new people they see. Teach them to stop bark in ng once you've acknowledged them. Teach them games to enforce that like running full. sprint with them stop and tell them to sit and behave collected. Play games like hiding their treats and Hving them find them. Make it your dog or an animal that happens to live I the house.

[The Crippler]

Long walk up the hill, 2 go up, 1 comes down.

[bsills]

No way i would keep a dog that was destroying that much stuff. Tough situation for sure. Ever tried a shock collar when you catch him doing something wrong. I would try putting the shock collar on him and not using it for the first week. That way he wont associate the new collar with a shock and "know when its on of off". He will just realize when he messes up he gets shocked.