mas08wallace
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It just frustrating. I'm 21 now, but I've grown up with my parents believing that you need to scare your dog to get him to respect you. So thats what I just naturally think is right which I know is not. A couple weeks ago, we brought in this young stray, about a year old or less. I've been trying to work with her, but she likes to bite and bark. I've been trying to do the right thing and use voice and posture to get her respect but my parents come in with what they want. To get to the point, tonight she bit me. I had the hose on to wash off our deck which i feel set her off somehow.
My mom then told me to do what they thought was right. So i gave her a few light smacks on her butt which I hated doing, but then I decided to try and just hold her down to try and calm the situation. Like you are thinking, It didn't really help, but I didn't know what else to do. So I decided to go inside and use my leg to push her away from me while i went to the door.
Trust me, I'm a huge animal person and hated having to do that but i couldn't just stand there while she was jumping on me and trying to bite me. She's just a puppy and just needs training but my parents aren't helping. I love them, but they're at that age where their patience is gone and what they think is right is always right no matter what. My dad didn't even do anything to help me, and my mom kept trying to get me to do what she wanted which just made everything worse.
About 20 minutes later when they went to sleep, I went back outside to be with her and just show her I was sorry, and she was happy to be with me. I also tried doing the voice commands, and it worked very well. So what can I do to re teach myself on how to train dogs? I love animals just as much as the next person, that's why I want to get away from my parents rules and learn the right way. I felt horrible doing it and I know I won't be doing it again.
My mom then told me to do what they thought was right. So i gave her a few light smacks on her butt which I hated doing, but then I decided to try and just hold her down to try and calm the situation. Like you are thinking, It didn't really help, but I didn't know what else to do. So I decided to go inside and use my leg to push her away from me while i went to the door.
Trust me, I'm a huge animal person and hated having to do that but i couldn't just stand there while she was jumping on me and trying to bite me. She's just a puppy and just needs training but my parents aren't helping. I love them, but they're at that age where their patience is gone and what they think is right is always right no matter what. My dad didn't even do anything to help me, and my mom kept trying to get me to do what she wanted which just made everything worse.
About 20 minutes later when they went to sleep, I went back outside to be with her and just show her I was sorry, and she was happy to be with me. I also tried doing the voice commands, and it worked very well. So what can I do to re teach myself on how to train dogs? I love animals just as much as the next person, that's why I want to get away from my parents rules and learn the right way. I felt horrible doing it and I know I won't be doing it again.