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YorkieChanel · 10-20-2005, 12:33 PM

Hello guys and gals.

I am concerned that my 9 month old puppy Chanel, now has gotten the habit of running after cars. My home is fenced. SHE CANT GET OUT. But I have yard all around my house. So now when she is in one end hunting for lizards (favorite thing to do) lol.. and she sees a car pass by, she runs after it all the way around the house. Same with pedestrians and bikers. Anything that moves!! I have been going to puppy training classes. Are these the same as obedience classes? Well, I now call her over, she looks at me and just goes and do whatever she was doing. (running all over the place.) I have been working on lose leash walking. She pulls, starts choking a bit and then stop, but then does it again. Its like when she want to go, she pulls. Out of all the things i hav been teaching her, like (sit, stay, lay, shake and lose leash walking), the leash and the stay dont work. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IF I LEAVE HER WITHOUT LEASH AND TELL HER STAY, (BEING OUTSIDE) THERE IS NO WAY IN THE WORLD SHE WILL STAY. What can i do? Any techniques ? What has worked for you guys? I love it when i see a dog owner on the street, walking down the sidewalk and their dog right next to them without a leash. And the thing is that i know some of these people and they dont go to classes. So what the trick>? I sometimes thing that positive is not the way to go. I seen dogs that get treated bad at the star and they learn their lesson, i think mine has beeeeen ttooooooooooooooo sPOILED!!!

Winston'sMom · 10-20-2005, 12:59 PM

I am guilty of having a dog like that, the unfortunate thing is that I know what would probably work for him and I just dont practice enough.

We went to puppy school with my first dog and she told us its all about the treats. You must find the most scrumptious treat on the face of the earth and practice COME! Scream come as if the house were on fire, make a huge deal about it. Only use it in emergencies and when she comes, give her a big yummy stash and pet and pet and love her like you never have before.

Like I said, come is supposed to be for emergencies only, other times, use 'Chanel'.

That's my morsel of advice...I might even start using it. Luckily I have a picket fence with concrete underneath or my dog would have major problems.

FirstYorkie · 10-21-2005, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieChanel

So what the trick>? I sometimes thing that positive is not the way to go. I seen dogs that get treated bad at the star and they learn their lesson, i think mine has beeeeen ttooooooooooooooo sPOILED!!!

While I agree that many of these dogs you see behave nicely because they have been "treated bad", having a dog who obeys because he is afraid of me is not the kind of relationship I want with my dog. Positive training may take a little more work, but I think it is well worth it.

The only mistake you've made is in comparing your 9 month old puppy to dogs of indeterminate age. Your dog is in adolescence. He is going to be more difficult that a young puppy and more difficult than an adult dog. It is the nature of the beast.

I'm told that what we have to do with an adolescent dog who starts refusing commands, is go back to square one. Reteach your "come" command in the kitchen, broaden to further away in the house, then close by in the yard, then gradually further away. They also say that if you are afraid of refusals to do all of this on a leash of increasing lengths so that pup can NOT refuse.

Stay has to be taught in tiny increments. First, one second - reward, 2 seconds -reward, etc until you have gradually worked up to longer lengths of time and off the leash.

Loose leash walking - I'm no help. I know that it also has to be taught in tiny increments (one step at the time), but we haven't mastered it yet. Part of my problem is my own ambivalence - I'm just not sure how important it is to me for a tiny dog to walk on a loose leash. In other words, I don't care all that much and, unfortunately, he knows it.

Sorry so long.

YorkieChanel · 10-21-2005, 06:32 AM

you can answer in a book if you want. i would like the most feed back as possible. lol. thanks for tips an stories.

FirstYorkie · 10-21-2005, 08:14 AM

Okay, well if you aren't sick of me yet...

About the running wild outside... Is she chasing and barking or just chasing? If the running is all she's doing, and she's doing it inside a fence, I'd say let her have at it! Running puppy = tired puppy. Tired puppy = a good thing!

10-20-2005, 12:33 PM	#1
YorkieChanel Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 72	Running AWAY!!!! Hello guys and gals. I am concerned that my 9 month old puppy Chanel, now has gotten the habit of running after cars. My home is fenced. SHE CANT GET OUT. But I have yard all around my house. So now when she is in one end hunting for lizards (favorite thing to do) lol.. and she sees a car pass by, she runs after it all the way around the house. Same with pedestrians and bikers. Anything that moves!! I have been going to puppy training classes. Are these the same as obedience classes? Well, I now call her over, she looks at me and just goes and do whatever she was doing. (running all over the place.) I have been working on lose leash walking. She pulls, starts choking a bit and then stop, but then does it again. Its like when she want to go, she pulls. Out of all the things i hav been teaching her, like (sit, stay, lay, shake and lose leash walking), the leash and the stay dont work. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IF I LEAVE HER WITHOUT LEASH AND TELL HER STAY, (BEING OUTSIDE) THERE IS NO WAY IN THE WORLD SHE WILL STAY. What can i do? Any techniques ? What has worked for you guys? I love it when i see a dog owner on the street, walking down the sidewalk and their dog right next to them without a leash. And the thing is that i know some of these people and they dont go to classes. So what the trick>? I sometimes thing that positive is not the way to go. I seen dogs that get treated bad at the star and they learn their lesson, i think mine has beeeeen ttooooooooooooooo sPOILED!!!

10-20-2005, 12:59 PM	#2
Winston'sMom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 76	I am guilty of having a dog like that, the unfortunate thing is that I know what would probably work for him and I just dont practice enough. We went to puppy school with my first dog and she told us its all about the treats. You must find the most scrumptious treat on the face of the earth and practice COME! Scream come as if the house were on fire, make a huge deal about it. Only use it in emergencies and when she comes, give her a big yummy stash and pet and pet and love her like you never have before. Like I said, come is supposed to be for emergencies only, other times, use 'Chanel'. That's my morsel of advice...I might even start using it. Luckily I have a picket fence with concrete underneath or my dog would have major problems.

10-21-2005, 06:32 AM	#4
YorkieChanel Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 72	you can answer in a book if you want. i would like the most feed back as possible. lol. thanks for tips an stories.

10-21-2005, 08:14 AM	#5
FirstYorkie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London Posts: 1,739	Okay, well if you aren't sick of me yet... About the running wild outside... Is she chasing and barking or just chasing? If the running is all she's doing, and she's doing it inside a fence, I'd say let her have at it! Running puppy = tired puppy. Tired puppy = a good thing!