I would recommend staying well away from Cesar Milan. The man’s advice is outdated, unscientific and dangerous. He’s a bully and a charlatan.
Hi Zarvan - I'm afraid you won't find many people on this forum who like Cesar Milan! Nearly all his work is really based on punishment and very, very out-dated theories of how dogs learn and behave. If you are interested, have a browse around the "training" thread on this forum, there is some fabulous advice from very wise people there. I have learnt a huge amount.
Can your pup get some off lead time during your walk. One mile walking would not wear Cooper down much, but 1/2 hour running, chasing balls etc would slow her down a lot.
I also have a six month old black lab. she is so bad each time I take her to the vet. she barks, jumps, tries to jump up on the counter, won't calm down at all. I thought she needed more than just walking . I tried running on the tread mill three times a day. this still doesn't calm her. she will not listen when new people are around and when she is on a leash she pulls so hard, I am afraid she is going to pull my shoulder out. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated . I am using a harness the perfect fit harness. she is forty pounds and very strong.
My little lab Joy is also 6 months. I've found that training (about 5 minutes at a time,3-4 times a day) really tires her out and so does playing with other dogs.Are there any training classes you could take her to? Yor vet should be able to recommend some. Also this forum is very helpful. The thing to remember is that it does get better eventually!
I taught my puppy hand touch and middle quite early on and I use these as well as sit and down when we go to the Vets. I always have some kibble with me so she gets treated. Whilst she is always excited to be going in the Vets , she does respond really well once inside.
hi, I did try talking to her, getting her to look at me and yes gave her a treat. she does respond to the soft voice and she will sit for a moment, after she has the treat she then start again. jumping and barking . also this perfect fit harness isn't strong enough to hold her.
I am trying to find out about classes, where she could be around other dogs, and run and play. we do play and run in the back yard, but it isn't the same. she also runs on my tread mill. she seems to like this and at first I worried about it, I did ask the vet and he said that if she likes it, then to go ahead. I stay right beside her during the time and she seems to like this. the perfect fit harness was great for walking but she is getting too strong for it .
I have had the barking in the face too and its not pleasant. It was a demand for more attention. One game we played helped by teaching some impulse control. Sit on the floor and put your dog in a down by you. Have some kibble or a higher value treat ready. Put the treat on the floor in front of him and say wait. If he goes for the treat put your hand on it, put him back in a down, try again. If he waits, release him to get the treat. They get it pretty quickly and then you can put a few treats down, letting him have one at a time. We also had the jumping up and biting the leash craziness at the end of a walk. I brought some very high value treats along and when we got near the spot where he usually starting acting up, bring out the good treats. Get his attention and as long as he is good give him praise and treats. It will get him out of the habit of acting up at the end of the walk and instead looking to you for the good stuff. Good luck. It sounds like our dogs are related! Big bullies but we love them anyway.
