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You talking about the pit bull on the left?
He said lab husky mix.Quote:
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That is not a husky mix.. lab/pit maybe.. but NOT husky.Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
Check w/ your vet and some doggie day care/boarding facilities, they sometimes offer training.
It doesn't sound like it's a training issue however, and sounds more like seperation issues. Do they happen when he's not near you? Or is it non-stop even when you're there?
It could be that he's not getting exercised enough, pits need to burn off steam daily. Hang a small tire in the yard from something sturdy.. Pit's LOVE that..
How far have you gone w/ obedience training and are you STICKING with it? Meaning are you being consistent in what you do?
You have to work with dogs. Avoid petsmart/petco for anything beyond basic training.
I have a puppy and he has YET to destroy anything, although he has made attempts. When he gets something he's not supposed to he knows he's done wrong and he's given one of his toys instead. House breaking is worse than his chewing.
It could also be that as it is his 3rd home he was shown it was acceptable, and played with all kinds things he shouldn't as a puppy. Stuffed toys as a puppy are bad from what I understand.
All else fails.. take him back. As much as I hate to say it.
Shock collar. Give him durable toys that he can chew and zap the shit out of him when he chews anything else.
Put him in a crate when you are not around, at least until he grows up a little. Put out of his reach anything he can chew on. And lastly, get a remote controlled shock collar and follow him around and when he tries to chew on something shock the shit out of him, same with the biting.
How many times you put a foot in his ass and cage him? Try that!! next 00 buck outta cure it.....
We have a wonderful dog as well, but she can not be trusted alone. If left alone with access to trash she will scatter it throughout the house, then when you return she will bolt out of the door when you open it because she KNOWS she did something wrong. Just couldn't help it. I had a Golden/lab mix and it was an absolute destroyer of anything cotton filled, or any bedding. I'd buy a nice bed for her only to come home to a yard full of ghetto snow.
In other words, dogs are dogs. They lack impulse control, despite being otherwise well trained. What is needed here is human training. Don't give the dog the opportunity to destroy these things. Crate train, keep the dog locked away from the laundry and the furniture, only give non-destructible toys etc. The dog's behavior isn't changing, time to change yours.
Also, don't play with your hands. use toys, not your hands when playing. Hands are for petting and feeding, not playing if you don't want to get bit.
I took mine to the training facility over by the 8th street walmart in Colorado Springs. Haven't had an issue since.......[Flower]
I don't know if there's an All Breed Dog rescue branch near you, but they offer good training. My buddy runs Cool K9s Training and he & his wife are excellent trainers. Google for their website & give them a call to see if they can offer any help.
We've actually done the shock collar/security camera bit. We had one that loved to jump on the sofa when we werent' around. She'd never do it in front of us, but we'd always come home to a furry sofa. We put on the shock collar and "left" a few times, watching the camera and zapping the dog when she'd jump on the sofa. That cured it.
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Crate him when you are not home
Exercise the crap out of him
Neuter him
Get him some chew toys like a KONG. I have a doberman and the KONG is the ONLY thing that has lasted out of everything. If he starts to chew on fabric then take it away and correct him on it.
You can try using a correction with a choke collar in the house when he starts to chew on fabric.
If he's not fixed then I think that will help alot. If he is.. then exercise and discipline and stick to your guns on what he can/cant do. Reward for good behavior and exercise the mind not just physical exercise.
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Those four. But not in that order:Quote:
Originally Posted by One Shot
* First, get him snipped.
* Second, daily VIGOROUS exercise: Get a bicycle, put dog on a leash, ride bicycle, let dog run beside you.
* Third, once home from the run, let him drink water and then into the crate.
* Fourth, once he goes into the crate, toss in a Kong ball that you stuffed with some ground beef and placed in the freezer. Let him gnaw on that for a while. Raw meat makes the crate a MUCH better place to be. :o)
And finally: He's a puppy. They do this. YOUR job, as their master, is to NOT allow him access to things to destroy. If you come home to a dog that destroyed a given thing, then it's YOUR fault for leaving that thing where the dog could get to it.
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Alpha issue from the sound of it. Yell at them... bite their ears!!!! [Coffee] Dont let them walk in front of you..etc.
You know man some dogs are bread "wrong" as in you just can't cure there in ability to behave or act right. Gotta put them down! Sucks but that's the way it goes sometimes...Quote:
Originally Posted by Danimal
My mom had a dog like that, no matter what you did he wouldn't act right. I think it's a bad cross in breading or something! Worthless dog..... Kinda like the gene pull we sometimes complain about on here .....[Beer] 00buck
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He knows you are going to let him out once the wrecking begins. Use bitter apple and or pepper spray on anything that is chewable. YOU are IN COMMAND NOT the DOG. You take charge and make sure he knows this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danimal
We had issues with a mixed breed years ago, males are a PITA. However aggressive training on your part, with you and the wife and not some outsourced person. The training only got him comfortable with..........the trainer.
They have these things called muzzles, buy one, use it until the issues stop. the only time out of muzzle is to eat. Does not matter how much whining, crying etc he does. If he was muzzled and kept in a kennel a few of these issues would disappear sooner than later.We see all breeds of dogs with muzzles from those little shitters to st bernards. No dog is perfect, work, train, work, just like shooting, Practice, practice, practice.
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Sometimes you gotta break the rules! I like this suggestion, give the mutt a chance! then 00 buck! [ROFL1][ROFL2]Quote:
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I know a few folks, including another board member who muzzled their dog.
Question: What is the purpose of a muzzle?
ANS: To keep a dog from biting, CHEWING or just break them of being to mouthy. Some dogs just feel they can clamp on to someone, very gently as most do.
The muzzle prevents this. YOU are in CHARGE, You're the ALPHA.
Who da man. You Da Man.[Alrigh]
I think I'd take that one out and shoot him. [UZI]
Short of that, this book will cure all your dog-caused ills. The Koehler Method of Dog Training. I read and used an older version of this book with several dogs when I was a teenager. Everything in here works like a charm without resorting to abuse, clickers, or treats.
Dogs chew for a variety of reasons; it is coded in their DNA. Breaking them of this habit is not as difficult as some may think but, it all begins by recognizing what leads to the pet's behavior. The most common reasons for chewing are teething and boredom.
Reprimanding an animal in the form of yelling and hitting are not only unnecessary but can also lead to negative traits such as increased aggressiveness and "disconnection" from the family nucleus. Along those same lines, I HIGHLY discourage the use of shock collars for training purposes; especially because, at some point, the animal will learn to associate you (its master) with an uncomfortable situation. The bond between a master and his dog should be one of mutual respect and love and not based on pain and fear.
Training a dog takes patience but, more importantly, it requires that both you and your lady are very consistent on the instruction you are giving the animal. Training facilities can be hit or miss. Many of them are not even properly accredited. Those that are, can give you the tools needed to shape your animal into a great companion but it is ultimately up to you to do the work. Remember, training facilities train the owner just as much as they train the dog!
Send him to me for a week. My dogs will get him used to the pack concept and show him what is acceptable and what isn't.
99% of the time its the humans `fault`, not the dogs. You are in charge, not the dog. You are the product of 400 million years of successful evolution - fricken act like it.
OK... what are you doing this Sunday, Aug 19?Quote:
Originally Posted by Danimal
I'll come train you how to handle him, train him to behave right, and do it all for a case of Sawtooth Ale from Left Hand Brewery.
Yea, me two! i'll bring the shotty just in case... So have two cases of Sawtooth ale available....[Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by reno316
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Ahhh yes Hannibal looks like he likes that new muzzle!! [Beer]
good luck man!
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Yeah, I understand. For what it's worth, my Casey (pic HERE: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...wgz/casey7.jpg) was a chewing MACHINE when she was young. Once she got past 2 years or so, it calmed down a LOT... then it just went away. But I did have to buy my wife a LOT of new shoes during those first couple years.Quote:
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Something to consider: While folks suggest Bitter Apple and the like, I had a great deal of success with Tabasco. Casey turned one Jimmy Choo shoe into a heap of saliva-ridden leather. A generous dose of Tabasco on the other, and leaving it laying in her crate, solved that problem right damn quick.
My offer stands, any weekend day for the next three weeks. After that, I'm moving to Indiana, at which point my offer stands with the addition of "You pay airfare." [Beer]
Seriously, good luck. These things generally go away with time... it's just tolerating and surviving that time frame that can be tough. My guess? Two years from now, you're going to be sitting around a campfire, dog laying at your side, and thanking the heavens that you didn't put the dog down at 1.8 years age....
"We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment." ~George Eliot
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We had a terrier Shepard mix, with floppy ears. Tabasco, no way, she chowed down anything spicy like it was a prime rib. We once tried growing some chili peppers. Could never figure out why one day on the plant, next one gone. First we thought squirrels, until i noticed she was wandering around the garden perimeter. Next thing, BAM, shes pulling peppers off and slamming them down like shots of tequila at a sorority house.
Some dogs have weird taste buds.
That is a sticky situation and sucks big time I've been in the exact spot before. I picked up a lab mix to keep my Chocolate lab busy while I was working 12 hour days. I had a place outside of Kremmling on 2 acres so plenty of room for the pups to run and play all day.
My boy is a Rockstar and doesn't mess with anything at all. The new pup I brought home did the same thing your pup is and chewed the crap out of everything. She had a whole acre that was fenced to play in and what does she do??? Chews on the damn house and anything that wasn't nailed down.
Fell asleep on the couch with her out one day and woke up to see that she had just destroyed a near new pair of Asolo 350.00 hiking boots. She wasn't 3 feet away from me the whole time. I tried everything to curb her bad habits and I too put up with it for just under a year. I was fortunate and found someone that took her off my hands so she wouldn't have to go back and be put down.
I love my dog, I've had him since he was 3 months old and he's almost 10 now but at the end of the day he's still a dog. It's not worth feeling like a hostage in your own home and the stress of him possibly biting someone.
As much as it sucks I would take him back......:(
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Sorry, That SHIT aint right. Not even close!! [Tooth]
i think that the biggest thing and one thing that sucks about getting them at the pound is having them since they are a pup (6-8 weeks) both of my dogs are high energy breads and they can both be left around the house all day and not damage anything...good luck
p.s. ive heard decent things about sit means sit
i grew up on a farm, here's one of the ways we dealt with dogs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbBL62IiRE
or
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Winchester.jpg
My dad always said put em a potato sack, tie it off and through em in the river. If they get out, then you have a good dog.
Find a neighbor kid to take him on a few mile run every day? For a few bucks, some aspiring young athlete might take you up on it.