Saturday, August 3, 2013

German Shepherd Whines Once Left Behind In Kennel

By Milton Lorch


Dear Mr. Katz:

I've a six month old German Shepherd named Thor. Possessing read your book, I applied your methods to him and he responded extremely swiftly, to my surprise!

He is quite excellent at a sit-stay and down-stay now, which can be very, really beneficial. I do have one particular problem that I could not repair with him though.

Here are the circumstances as well as the difficulty:

Thor lives outside in a dog kennel/pen point, I stroll him every day and play ball with him and often be sure he has meals and water, I brush him and I invest lots of time with him. But whenever I leave him, he sits and whines for half an hour! He just won't be quiet! And if I go back out to produce him cease, as soon as he sees me, he's quiet... but as soon as I leave, he begins whining and barking once again, so I just ignore him, but it has gotten to become such a problem that the neighbors have began to complain about it. I never make a huge deal out of leaving him or anything. I just say 'Bye Thor' and leave.

Are you able to aid? Christina Hathaway

Dear Christina:

Welcome towards the wonderful world of German Shepherd ownership.

Here's what you are able to attempt:

1. Wait until he genuinely starts whining and barking loudly. Then use the Bridging approach as described in the book (No, NO, No) and go back and correct him together with the collar. Leave the pinch collar on, but preserve the tab with you. Hook the tab on the collar, right the dog, then take the tab off and stroll away. Please note that you'll also need to later practice placing the tab around the dog, feeding him a cookie, then taking the tab off, so that the dog will not come to associate wearing a tab using a correction.

2. If Tip #1 does not perform, choose a time when your neighbors are away. Ignore the dog. Wait until he finally settles down and is quiet... then wait an additional two minutes. Go back for the dog and let him out. Your objective is to teach the dog that being quiet will get him what he desires.

3. Merely ignore him. Eventually he will discover that this behavior will not solution the outcomes he desires, nevertheless it could take a couple of weeks. Also, improve his daily exercising regimen, substantially. You could also experiment with altering his dog meals.

Distinct factors perform for various dogs in terms of this behavior. Sadly, there is certainly no rapid cure-all.

That's all for now, folks! Adam.




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