Dog: Nuisance Behaviors
Nuisance behaviors are the things dogs do that drive us crazy:
Raiding the garbage can
Stealing things and running off
Jumping up on people
Charging through the door
Counter surfing for kitchen scraps
Nuisance behaviors are the things dogs do that drive us crazy:
Raiding the garbage can
Stealing things and running off
Jumping up on people
Charging through the door
Counter surfing for kitchen scraps
Nothing In Life Is Free (NILIF) is a program that helps us teach dogs how to live in harmony with humans. NILIF will improve your dog’s behavior and teach him to trust and accept you as his
leader in a non-confrontational way.
Just like you would turn to look when someone says your name, dogs can learn to do the same.
If your dog learns to pay attention to you when you say his name, he is more likely to hear when you give him verbal cues, see where you are going, and learn what you are trying to teach him.
Marking is when a dog lifts his leg and sprays a small amount of urine onto a vertical surface. It’s a form of canine communication — not something dogs do because they need to empty their bladders.
First and foremost, jumping is the canine way of saying hello. It’s how your dog shows his joy at seeing you, a visitor to the house, or a friendly-looking stranger on the street.
You probably want to spend every moment with your puppy, but that can give you problems if you ever hope to leave your puppy home alone. Dogs are intensely social, and your puppy has spent his life so far in the constant company of his mom and littermates.
Even the smartest, best-trained dog can have accidents, especially when getting used to a new home. It is important to give your dog the benefit of the doubt and treat your new dog like a puppy for the first weeks, at least where house-training is concerned.
Resource guarding behavior is a demonstration of possessiveness around any thing or place the dog considers valuable and is afraid to lose: toys, food, bones, sleeping spots, garbage, even the TV remote control.