Comments on: Confrontational Behavior Modification Techniques and the Risk to Owners

By: James Ha

James Ha — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:12:02 +0000

I’m sorry that your puppy has invented a game with her wee pads, yuck! First off, we don’t like indoor potty solutions, but if you have to use some type of indoor toilet for your dog, try one of the dog potties instead of wee pads. Those wee pads are just too much fun to tear up, especially for a young dog.

Secondly, we recommend that the crate only be used as a happy place, never for punishment. If you catch your dog engaging in this naughty game, say “too bad” and time them out in a bathroom (put up all your rugs, trash can, and shower curtain). Timeouts for a dog this age should be between 30 and 60 seconds. We recommend that you NEVER punish a dog for something after the fact. Believe me, they’ll never figure out why you’re punishing them. You have to catch them in the act.

Lastly, you could leave your dog with a food puzzle toy like a Tricky Treat Ball, stuffed Kong, Tug-A-Jug, or Bob-O-Lot. That will give your dog something to do besides get in trouble with his/her wee pads. Hope this helps!

By: Sherrie Schoentrup

Sherrie Schoentrup — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:59:08 +0000

My question is: I have a 7mo. old puppy who loves to pull apart her housetraining pads.She pees on them and then rips them apart and starts to eat the cotton and then it is all in her hair around her face and in her hair and all over the floor. She also plays with her poo. She does not eat it anymore Just plays with it. She is in our kitchen with many toys and water and food but finds this as a great game that Mom here has to clean up after her. She get punished, and put into her crate where she stay for about 15 min. But she still is playing with poo and ripping up the pads.DOES anyone know what to do to STOP her from doing this??????
Sherrie sh.schoentrup@yahoo.com

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How to treat panic attacks — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:50:19 +0000

Great post! when it comes to training pets I agree that understanding what motivates that is important.

By: danielle

danielle — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:11:52 +0000

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By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:08:33 +0000

Just wanted to say that this is a great article. I used to use a pinch collar on my American Pit Bull Terrier because she was extremely reactive to other dogs. I then found out that she is anxious about them, not aggressive per se, and the prong was just making it worse. I switched over to a head halter and she’s made such amazing progress that just this weekend we worked on obedience right outside a busy dog park. I have hopes that within a few months she’ll be fine working on just a flat collar.

It’s amazing what a simple shift in training methods can do for your dog.