Guest Anonymous Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 Okay, by Popular demand, I will post this! :lol: Hazel's aggression has been fairly controlled lately (well, since the threaten from my parents), although she hasn't really been given a chance to act out. Today our neighbor stopped by, and Hazel went a flyin to the window barking like a mad dog. I pulled her off the window, and got her to sit and stop barking. He walked in, then out of the room we were in. She didn't growl, just stood there glaring. But she didn't make a sound (yay Hazel! :banan: ) After that she layed down and was happily chewing on her Noisy Kong (LOL, oh, by the way, I'm going to try stuffing it when I make her food tomrrow, dont' have enough to stuff it right now, just enough for tomorrow and tonight). She is still very "rude" chasing cats, getting in your face when your eating, stealing food (I've added more to her diet, hoping that might help a little), and has all that extra energy. She is kept on the least at all times when outside ('cept our little incodent of breaking her collar! :roll: ), and has done rather well with that. Only pulls in the morning, which well, isn't fun. As for her really being aggressive, we haven't had any problems really. But she hasn't been given a chance either. Mom and Dad haven't really said any more about getting rid of her, and I'm afraid to ask, I'd rather leave things how they are for now then have to dig it all up some more. I've been working on her training, she's getting better with the "Look" command, this morning when she was begging my sister, I told her LOOK then once I had her attention, got her to go lay down in the other room. But it still needs some work. All in All, Hazel's still my :lilangel: !! :D Quote
Guest roo Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 So glad she seems to be improving :lol: Quote
eggrolyn1223 Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 YAY for Hazel!!Try training her not to pull on the leash...you'll be more willing to take her on walks then :) And keep working on her aggression! Quote
Cheetah Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 That's great that Hazel's improving! Also, its probably a good thing that she hasn't been presented with a situation where she needs to act out - you wouldn't want a disaster and then more trouble with your parents! Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 keep up the good work and good luck :) Quote
Carolk9s Posted January 13, 2003 Posted January 13, 2003 Shara, Glad to hear of the progress Hazel has made. You are right, keep working on her LOOK command and her obedience. Does she beg food from the table? In my opinion, that should NOT be allowed, particularly with this dog. She needs much gentle consistant reinforcement that YOU are the boss, not her. I would suggest she be put into a down stay ANYTIME you eat if she is inclined to beg. She should mind her manners, no leaping about, no whining, no barking, no sneaking to the table to beg. I do feel that at least a small part of Hazel's problem is that she is not sure who is supposed to be the leader and who the follower. She needs to understand that you make the decisions, you are the source of all good things but also that your word is law. This is not at all meant to sound heavy handed, all this can be accomplished without laying a hand in anger on her. Good luck and keep up the good work Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Thanks everyone! Yeah, she does beg at the table, but every time she crosses the doorway to the dinning room we chase her back out, get her to lay down, and STAY. It just takes a lot of reasuring to her, she tends to forget easily :roll: I do get after her lots when she's being "rude", my sister's harsher though, and Hazel seems to love her more! LOL I don't get it! LOL Anna screams, stomps, shouts, throws things at Hazel, yet she'll still love her and want to get her attention, yet with ME! I simply tell her "NO" and tell her what I want, and she ignors me!!! Quote
Carolk9s Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Anna screams, stomps, shouts, throws things at Hazel, POOR HAZEL! :roll: Quote
Hobbit Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 [quote name='Carolk9s']Anna screams, stomps, shouts, throws things at Hazel, POOR HAZEL! :roll: Agree..... :-? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 I know, I always get mad at her when she does that, and give her my long lectures about how it's making her aggression worse if anything! And bla bla bla, I go on for hours as my sister just rolls her eyes :( Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 HazelNutMeg napisał(a): my sister's harsher though, and Hazel seems to love her more! LOL I don't get it! Ok, while I don't agree with the screaming, throwing, or whatever, the fact that Hazel seems to like your sister so much better may be a key thing. I kind of think that dogs are sometimes like little kids. They are happiest when they know their boundaries and miserable when they feel they have to constantly test them, therefore acting out. Make sense? I know so many dogs who seem to bond so much more closely to the stricter disciplinarian of the house. Once they know their "place," they usually settle into it. Simply put, maybe Hazel has been acting out because she can. Carol is, IMO, right on with her suggestion that Hazel is confused about what her role really is. She needs boundaries and they need to be enforced. Quote
DogPaddle Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 I can see the need for clear boundaries but I don't think (or at least really hope) that commands need to be shouted or screamed. The males (human) in my house usually will shout a correction at the dogs. I used to be able to get the puppy to stop fussing in the crate by saying no firmly, now I have to growl the command to get the same response. I don't want to have to shout all my commands so I usually say a command once, sometimes if this does not get a response I give the commond again more growly and sometimes I go right to step three wich is to correct the problem myself eg if the command is dropit and he dosn't I remove the offending item and say no. Anyway keep up the good work HazelNM. :angel: :D Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Well, I dont' want to shout at Hazel, but a firm "Hazel" or "NO" doesn't seem to get her attention or tell her that she's being bad anymore! I just feel like I'm constantly nagging! Does anyone know an effective way to get her attention without having to shout/scream etc? I read about using a water squirt thing, but I searched around the house and can't find any :roll: Quote
Hobbit Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 A dog that is used to a raised voice (yelling, screaming), thinks that is the norm. I spent some years working around Narcotic dogs. Most of the handlers would yell their commands to the dogs. Some of the older, more experienced handlers would whisper or use a nice low voice to give commands to their dogs. The yelled at dogs, would ONLY respond to yelling (and ignored whispers or low voice commands). The whispered at dogs, worked adequately with the low voice and became uneasy with yelled commands. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 so, your tellin me there's no hope but to lose my voice every day to my "deaf dog" (reminds me of Dr. Doolittle, the lady's screaming "LAY DOWN CHAUNCIE!" and the dog replies "I'm not deaf, I'm just tired of listening to her!" :lol: ) Quote
Hobbit Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 No, I was just giving you something to think about. I agree with the Carol and Horsefeathers that Haz doesn't know her place and is confused. Being the alpha and taking care of the "pack" is a hugh responsibility for a dog that doesn't have the confidence in the first place (to take on this task). Yeah, that was one of my favorite parts in the that movie!! Too funny. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Well, I'll test her every now and then, roll her over on her back, she does struggle, bitting, but then she'll quiet down, and actually will listen really good for about maybe a day, then gets back to her old tricks. :roll: Quote
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