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Originally Posted by Gayle_T Taylor is 5 months old. He's always VERY BUSY...but sweet and fun. He has done great with his potty training and even sits up like a prairie dog and begs for a reward after he does a "Good Boy" on his Piddle Pad. The problem that we are having with his behavior is that when he gets something like a piece of paper, underwear...anything that he shouldn't have OR when he knows we want to pick him up to put him in his carrier and room he takes off 100 mph and races around the house and we can't get him to stop. We can't catch him. He gets under different things like the dining room table...then takes off again in a FLASH! Chasing him only makes it worse and being firm and saying STOP...STAY doesn't work. This is so frustrating! I wonder what Cesar would do...  Please...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Gayle_T "Taylor's Mom" |
Food usually works. Distract him with something particularly tasty. Get his full attention even to the point that he drops whatever he shouldn't be having. Pick it up or take it from him but only once his attention is fully on you.
To start say nothing except to focus on the piece of food you want him to notice and go for. Eventually work up to telling him to drop it but offer a piece of something real tasty at the same time. Work up to 'drop it' without offering a treat and give him a treat after the item is retrieved.