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Originally Posted by ScootieBootie  I am positive you have not tried the above all together. I assure you, if you follow this advice, you will see improvement. Your success depends on your consistency.
This also means that anyone who comes to your door also must ignore the nips, whines and barks and walk away. If he goes to jump on you or company, turn your back and walk away WITHOUT saying a word!!!!
This dog, based on several of your posts, in insecure and needs guidance and direction!
Your dog only has behavior issues because he has no idea what is expected of him. And if some people laugh and giggle (which there always is someone who does) when he behaves this way, he will get mixed signals and continue the unwanted behavior.
Put a "Please Ignore the Dog...In Training" sign on your door for company to see.
Put it all together. Do it all for a couple of weeks. It seems like a lot, but when you do it, it doesn't seem like that much at all.
You are NOT going to find a miracle. It will take hard work, patience, and consistency on your part to make a change.
If you are unable or unwilling to follow FREE advise from a professional behaviorist, I suggest you rehome your dog before you become overly frustrated with him.
FYI if I go to an in home consult to observe the dog and give advice, it costs between $75 - $100!
Please, take my advice, put it into effect, and stay consistent!!!! I would be shocked if you honestly put 100% effort into these techniques and are consistent and don't get any good results.
C'mon! You have nothing to lose! A squirt bottle and distilled white vinegar together cost less than $5 and you didn't even have to pay for a behaviorist!!!
Just remember: He didn't become this way over night, so he will not become the "perfect dog" over night either! |
Thanks for all the valuable advice. I returned the remote collar today and would like to start trying to calm Milo down and teach him to obey.
But one of the biggest problems I have is this. You had said to walk him several times a day. But when I take him out, he acts completely freaked out. He's friendly enough with other people and other dogs when they come close to him and try to touch him. He's actually over-friendly with people. But he barks at absolutely everyone and everything and won't stop. It's really humiliating. Because of this, I don't really walk him anymore.
Another problem I have with walking him is, if he doesn't feel like going where I want to take him or if he just doesn't feel like walking for whatever reason, he'll just stop. I tell him to come, I pull on the leash and nothing. Then I'll just have to pick him up and carry him. I even try bribing him with his favourite treat and he won't even look at it as long as we're outside.
I don't know what to do about that. Any suggestions?