How to deal with controlling dogs?
Carson Will
2025-07-24 00:22:17
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I am walking through the house random closing doors behind me. He wants to follow everywhere, starts to nipple at my ankles and hands etc. Until he resigns and lays down. I send him on his place and say pause. When he stands up I take his house leash and bring him without comment back to his place. Outside I try to let him walk behind me. So he learns, I hope, that I control where we are going and handle the situations. He is always lying at places he can see everything. So I put his bed at a place where he is in the same room as we but cannot see everything.
Baron Lynch
2025-07-23 21:43:36
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Being in control of your dog is very important, otherwise he will begin to control you. Instinctively, your new dog will think of your family as his natural ‘wolfpack’, and he will challenge each member in an attempt to become the leader. By adopting the role of the ‘pack leader’, you will be able to control your dog’s behaviour effectively. Before you teach your dog commands like ‘sit’, ‘wait’ and ‘heel’, you must discourage any behaviour that is a result of him trying to overrule you. Some behavioural patterns like demanding attention and pushing through doors in front of you may go unnoticed, and although these actions may seem harmless, if they happen routinely then your dog may be climbing up the ranks in your family pack. If he does not see you as the leader, he is unlikely to listen to your commands. You must treat your dog in a way that allows him to find a comfortable position at the bottom of the family pack. From the minute you bring your new dog home, discourage any signs of aggression towards other animals or people, and teach it not to chew any furniture. If your dog develops bad behaviors like whining for your attention, make sure that you do not give him any attention until he stops.