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celstu1 · 04-19-2006, 06:37 AM

HI All,
Thank you so much for all the advice. I also went to that website that jeanieK posted. I read an article that said a good way to get your dogs to know you are top dog is to take them for walks on the leash but have control of the leash. My friend and I took my dogs for a walk last night for about 20 mins to a 1/2 hour. We kept the leash short and MADE them walk beside us and would not let them cross in front of us or anything. They didnt like it but after awhile they started realizing they were not getting away, and they did better.

I also used a commanding voice last night when I let them out, telling them to "go pee" and when we were eating they were trying to jump up and instead of just putting them down I said "GET DOWN" in a commanding voice but not harshly. I realized that my dogs KNOW these words. They just choose not to listen, probably b/c they don't take me seriously. Last night they did though, and we had NO accidents in the house, either last night or this morning. I let them out and they did their business outside so I praised them. Then I shut the door to the room I was in with them in it so I could watch them constantly. They whined a bit at not having their normal freedom, but I watched them and they behaved.

As for the locking up during the day, I have noticed that their accidents are getting less & less. and they can hold it all night while they sleep. I don't want to crate them at night b/c they will HOWL all night and I cannot afford to lose sleep over them, plus they don't have accidents at night, just in the morning or in the evening. I will definately use the 'watch them constantly' method. I will not scream or hit them, but I will be more commanding in my voice when I want them to do something, especially now that I know they understand and just choose to ignore me.

Thank you sooo much for all your help! I know I need to get my other guy fixed too and that will help. The vet did not want to fix him until it was mandatory, that way he had a chance to be as big as possible. He is definately sexually mature now, marking and such, he goes after my mothers female dog, but I have not seen signs of "IT" if you know what I mean... I see him mounting her and making the motions but when I pick him up, there is nothing sticking out. Hes 8 months old. Do you think this could be a problem?

04-19-2006, 06:37 AM	#14
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	HI All, Thank you so much for all the advice. I also went to that website that jeanieK posted. I read an article that said a good way to get your dogs to know you are top dog is to take them for walks on the leash but have control of the leash. My friend and I took my dogs for a walk last night for about 20 mins to a 1/2 hour. We kept the leash short and MADE them walk beside us and would not let them cross in front of us or anything. They didnt like it but after awhile they started realizing they were not getting away, and they did better. I also used a commanding voice last night when I let them out, telling them to "go pee" and when we were eating they were trying to jump up and instead of just putting them down I said "GET DOWN" in a commanding voice but not harshly. I realized that my dogs KNOW these words. They just choose not to listen, probably b/c they don't take me seriously. Last night they did though, and we had NO accidents in the house, either last night or this morning. I let them out and they did their business outside so I praised them. Then I shut the door to the room I was in with them in it so I could watch them constantly. They whined a bit at not having their normal freedom, but I watched them and they behaved. As for the locking up during the day, I have noticed that their accidents are getting less & less. and they can hold it all night while they sleep. I don't want to crate them at night b/c they will HOWL all night and I cannot afford to lose sleep over them, plus they don't have accidents at night, just in the morning or in the evening. I will definately use the 'watch them constantly' method. I will not scream or hit them, but I will be more commanding in my voice when I want them to do something, especially now that I know they understand and just choose to ignore me. Thank you sooo much for all your help! I know I need to get my other guy fixed too and that will help. The vet did not want to fix him until it was mandatory, that way he had a chance to be as big as possible. He is definately sexually mature now, marking and such, he goes after my mothers female dog, but I have not seen signs of "IT" if you know what I mean... I see him mounting her and making the motions but when I pick him up, there is nothing sticking out. Hes 8 months old. Do you think this could be a problem?