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Curing Those Backyard Blues How To Get Your Dog To Respect The Yard (4)
Your neighbor's 10-year-old boy appears at your back gate, ready to enter your yard to retrieve a baseball that inadvertently flew over your fence. Before the boy can make a move, your pup flies toward him with hackles up, furiously barking. The child flees, figuring nobody needs a ball badly enough to take on Cujo!
The dog's behavior has just been rewarded by the child's hasty retreat. Without training intervention, this nasty response will become an ingrained habit one sure to make your home insurance carrier quite unhappy one day.
In the beginning, young puppies either boldly approach strangers in a friendly, investigative manner or timidly shrink back, taking a wait-and-see attitude. As they get older, their repertoire may expand to include alarm barking, charging and possibly even aggression.
For some, it's their genetic birthright and their property. German Shepherd Dogs, Rottweilers, Akitas, Belgian Sheepdogs and Doberman Pinchers are a few of the breeds created to have heightened guarding instincts. Between 8 and 18 months of age, these protective instincts begin to emerge.
For other dogs, these behaviors aren't protectiveness, they're manifestations of fear. By observing canine body language, it's easy to tell the fearful from the bold. The fearful dog carries its ears back and its tail low. This pup is uncomfortable with direct eye contact and carries its weight over its rear legs. In contrast, the confident protector dog's tail is held high and the ears are tilted forward. Its weight is more heavily distributed over its front feet.
Either of these types of dogs can bite. The fearful dog is most likely to bite if cornered and not allowed to escape the situation. The bold, protective dog can bite when it feels its property is being encroached upon.
Whether your puppy was obtained with family security in mind or not, it's imperative to socialize it to people of all ages, colors and sizes - beginning at an early age. Bring your pup out to greet the gas company's meter reader, mailman and pool caretaker with dog treats in hand.
Invite neighborhood children to come toss a toy for your new puppy, whether you have kids of your own or not. A puppy has to learn that the herky-jerky movements and high-pitched shrieks of toddlers and kids are normal behaviors and nothing to fear.
Widen open your pup's horizons by going on expeditions to shopping malls so it can observe humanity at its most diverse always rewarding friendly, appropriate encounters with food treats, play, touch and praise.
By exposing your canine youngster to a wide range of normal human behaviors, while at the same time making it fun and rewarding, you create a stable dog, one that will keep you out of the trouble of dealing with angry neighbors or possible injury to children hopping over your fence, not to mention the legal troubles that come along with it.
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Who hasn't heard the plaintive barks and howls of dogs left home alone? Nuisance barking is one of the most frequent complaints phoned in to urban and suburban quality-of-life hotlines.
What are these dogs trying to say? Several things, actually. Dogs bark to sound an alarm that they've spied a stranger. The bark may ratchet up from alarm bark to defensive bark if they feel challenged by the intruder. An energized dog barks or bays in excitement when it is on a scent while hunting, or as an invitation to play. An isolated dog also may bark or howl as a call to reunite its pack.
To avoid noise pollution citations and war with your neighbors, be mindful of our puppy's vocalizing while it's in the yard. Track what events set your pup off by staying home one day and monitoring it. Or videotape the events if you can't stay home.
Take steps to minimize exposure to whatever sets your dog off. If there are certain times of the day when your pup appears to bark non-stop perhaps when the school next door lets out for the day keep it inside at those times.
Barking to alert you to the presence of a deliver person or other stranger on your property is the dog's job. Unfortunately, some dogs don't know when to stop. After a half-dozen woofs, thank the dog for its warning and request silence. If your dog is still barking, ask it for a down-stay. Few dogs will continue to bark when their chests are resting on the ground.
If your dog is still in a barking frenzy and cannot process an obedience cue, you may need to use some sort of sensory interrupter, such as a spritz of canned citronella spray, water from a water pistol or the blast of a whistle. When you're not home to guide the dog's behavior, keep the dog in the house so as not to inconvenience your neighbors with your dog's vocal warnings.
A dog that gets plenty of opportunity to practice misbehaviors will only get better at them so don't put your pup in the yard unless you're there to supervise. Erect a solid fence or wall if normal neighborhood activities repeatedly send your dog into a barking frenzy. Teach it to limit its warning barks to a half dozen woofs, then say enough and redirect its attention to another behavior, such as go to bed or lie down.
Reward with a high-value, tasty treat when the pup complies. Dog's don't continue to bark when lying down; it's just not comfortable! Plus, it's hard to bark and eat a treat at the same time.
Just remember, the backyard can be a special place for your dog to romp off-leash, to nap in a sunny patch of grass, and to enjoy time with family and friends. With supervision, some training and an adept eye toward puppy-proofing, your backyard can be a peaceful haven for the entire family.
Who hasn't heard the plaintive barks and howls of dogs left home alone? Nuisance barking is one of the most frequent complaints phoned in to urban and suburban quality-of-life hotlines.
What are these dogs trying to say? Several things, actually. Dogs bark to sound an alarm that they've spied a stranger. The bark may ratchet up from alarm bark to defensive bark if they feel challenged by the intruder. An energized dog barks or bays in excitement when it is on a scent while hunting, or as an invitation to play. An isolated dog also may bark or howl as a call to reunite its pack.
To avoid noise pollution citations and war with your neighbors, be mindful of our puppy's vocalizing while it's in the yard. Track what events set your pup off by staying home one day and monitoring it. Or videotape the events if you can't stay home.
Take steps to minimize exposure to whatever sets your dog off. If there are certain times of the day when your pup appears to bark non-stop perhaps when the school next door lets out for the day keep it inside at those times.
Barking to alert you to the presence of a deliver person or other stranger on your property is the dog's job. Unfortunately, some dogs don't know when to stop. After a half-dozen woofs, thank the dog for its warning and request silence. If your dog is still barking, ask it for a down-stay. Few dogs will continue to bark when their chests are resting on the ground.
If your dog is still in a barking frenzy and cannot process an obedience cue, you may need to use some sort of sensory interrupter, such as a spritz of canned citronella spray, water from a water pistol or the blast of a whistle. When you're not home to guide the dog's behavior, keep the dog in the house so as not to inconvenience your neighbors with your dog's vocal warnings.
A dog that gets plenty of opportunity to practice misbehaviors will only get better at them so don't put your pup in the yard unless you're there to supervise. Erect a solid fence or wall if normal neighborhood activities repeatedly send your dog into a barking frenzy. Teach it to limit its warning barks to a half dozen woofs, then say enough and redirect its attention to another behavior, such as go to bed or lie down.
Reward with a high-value, tasty treat when the pup complies. Dog's don't continue to bark when lying down; it's just not comfortable! Plus, it's hard to bark and eat a treat at the same time.
Just remember, the backyard can be a special place for your dog to romp off-leash, to nap in a sunny patch of grass, and to enjoy time with family and friends. With supervision, some training and an adept eye toward puppy-proofing, your backyard can be a peaceful haven for the entire family.
