Quotes About Behavior

Imagine the baby has moved in. They're a cute little creature who's just weeks old. Your parenting instincts are in full throttle. Now enters your beloved puppy. Are they used to lounging on the furniture or jumping up for attention? Do they order you to give them a back rub by pawing, barking, or nudging you? Can you see the problem that's developing there? They won't stop this behavior just because you're holding a newborn

Use treat cups as described in Chapter 5 to help your puppy associate kids with fun and food. Toss treats down, saying "Find it" as you cast them to the floor; this helps to ensure that your puppy stays focused on your hands and looks down instead of up when kids are around.

If your pup has been resting by you for an hour and suddenly stands up and starts acting restless, they probably need to go to their potty spot. If your puppy chews on a bone for 15 minutes and then starts acting like a jumping bean, they're likely experiencing an energy spurt and needs time for a little play.

their whole day. If you have the time, ask your puppy to Wait and Sit. Only after you have them settled should you allow them to go and greet a new person.

Allowing your puppy to drag you over to greet another dog is foolish and unsafe. Leashes modify a dog's natural posture, making them look confrontational even when they're anything but; also if your puppy were to break free from the leash, they would impulsively take off, putting themselves and others in danger!

Watch your words. If the phrases you use for baby and dog are too similar, your pup may get hyped up at the wrong time or be utterly confused. (Why are you looking at the newbie instead of me!) Change phrases like "What a good girl!" to "What a great puppy!

Ease off confrontational games. No more tug-of-war or wrestling, and eliminate all in-home chasing matches. Play games outside and teach your puppy calm

In some circumstances, the puppy views the child as another puppy to bite and bully. At other times, a child becomes jealous of the attention the new addition is getting, which leads to sibling rivalry between the child and the puppy.

Spread some butter on a serving spoon and use it to lure your puppy some distance away until they have calmed.

Don't call for negative interaction. Do you have to brush, bathe, or isolate your puppy? If so, don't use Come. Also, avoid using it when you're angry. You'll only freak your puppy out.

If your puppy actively resists following you, don't run over to them; doing that reinforces the resistance. Instead, wave rewards or lower yourself to the floor while you praise them.

Don't repeatedly call or discipline your puppy when they run away. I know the frustration of marching around in the middle of a cold, wet, rainy night looking for your puppy, but if you call or discipline your puppy, you're only teaching them to run from you.

Now, the fun part: Scold at the prop — point at it, tap it with your toe, and say "Bad, bad tissue!", similar to telling a toddler that the stove is hot. Do not, however, look at your puppy.

Have a spray deterrents (like bitter apple) around the house to spray objects or furnishings that your puppy may show an interest in chewing. Remind everyone to spray the item, not the puppy.

Your puppy loves your attention and will repeat anything to get it — even if it's negative.

When it's said in a calming voice, you may use soft touches to separate your puppy if you feel they're playing too rough.

Other forms of discipline are often viewed by your puppy as confrontational play.

try spritzing yourself with bitter apple spray or putting a leash on your puppy so that you can guide them off your body part instead of leaping out of their way.

sitting for attention instead of jumping, and grabbing a bone when they're excited instead of little Casey's ponytail. The choice of how your puppy behaves is really up to you.

Avoid prolonged or assertively staring at you puppy when you address them. Either of these actions may be interpreted as confrontational play, making rowdy problems worse, not better. If the puppy cannot be redirected to a toy, stop touching them. To an excited young puppy, touch excites interactive play.

After a dog sniffs you over and accepts your nonthreatening posture, they'll likely retreat. If you need to move away, back away slowly and do not make eye contact with the dog.

Puppies, like people, are drawn to confidence, so you need to act with authority and self-assurance even if you have to fake it.

Approaching a door, at home, or on the road: Puppy must sit, coming in and going out. Greeting: Puppy should grab a toy from the basket and only be greeted after they've calmed down enough to sit or roll on their back Mealtime manners: Puppy must sit and wait for puppy food and also lie on a mat with a bone during your meals. After-hours TV/computer: Puppy should lie on a mat and chew a toy.

When there is no context for justice, freedom-seeking behavior is seen as annoying. Or futile. Or a drag. Or oppressive. And dismissed and dismissed and dismissed and dismissed until that behavior is finally just not seen.