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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  * There are special slow-feed bowls you can get that force dogs to eat more slowly.
This is a great idea !!
And definitely teach him basic obedience and "Leave it!". You both will enjoy the training process and by the way, it goes on daily just about from now on. Dogs usually just love it. Keeps them out of a world of misbehavior when done with loving patience and pride in the dog's accomplishments and not about discipline. But just set boundaries and don't allow him to go past those without your intervening and standing him down if you must, though once he's trained, that so rarely happens you barely remember how to do it. An obedience, lovingly trained dog rarely acts out. |
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Originally Posted by gemy I've posted this somewhere before, but it is not "yelling" that gets the dogs attention - well actually it can, but boy who wants to wear out their own voice 
It is the underlying authority in your voice. This stems from your absolute certainty that you have the right to tell them what to do, and quite simply there is no choice but to obey you
So work on your own inner beliefs, to help fuel your commands. |
This is why my dogs to not listen to anyone else in our home. They do not have what it takes in their vocal commands to make them listen.
You need to Find your inner Pack Leader voice and take control of the situation before it gets out of hand. If this is just the beginning of what he is capable of doing or eating you need to start like Yesterday !!!
I'm so glad that he is ok and it looks like you have some intense training ahead of you.
