scottyboo Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 wondered if anyone could give me advice my 18 month dog won't stop jumping on my settee and constantly barks and whines everytime anyone goes past our house really starting to get me down and cause arguments in house please any advice would be appreciated:help: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Welcome to some of the joys of owning a dog, as this started recently or is it learnt behaviour, is it healthy, gets enough exercise, is it left for long periods on its own and is just excited when it sees somebody. Sorry to be vague but these are a few of the points I would be looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboo Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 yeah to all of those hubby spoilt him as a pup and now he's got big it's causing probs could do with training hubby up first,i'm really trying but don't seem to get anywhere he's on his own quite a bit in a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesandtwos Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 what breed of dog is he? Will try and advise, breed can make a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 If he as been allowed to jump on furniture in the past and spends a lot of time on his own I would have thought his current behaviour is quite “normal”. It looks like you are going to have to go back to the basics, find a dog training class and get your husband to take him because like you said he will need training as well. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboo Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 he's a greyhound x jack russell as far as we can tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboo Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 yeah you are right going to have alook round for a training school near me as we've no transport thanks for your imput Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotti Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 That's a strange mix! definitely greyhound? not whippet? Whippets are far more lively than greyhounds so would explain his energy and is a closer size to a JRT. I'd suggest getting a house line for your dog. These are just light leads that your dog can happily drag around the house (supervise him when it's attached) without it weighing on him and then when he gets up on the sofa, you can grab the lead and get him to get off the sofa without having to reach for his collar. Whenever you remove him from the sofa, give him the same command. We use 'off' because we use 'down' for lie down. He'll associate these eventually. Never let him get away with jumping around just for an easy life, nothing in life is free and you mustn't let him think that he can get away with not doing as you say. When he's going loopy, tell him to settle down, and if he doesn't, shut him in a room alone for 2 minutes. 2 minutes is plenty but 3 minutes is the longest you can punish a dog for because they dont' understand what they've done after that. Let him out after 2 minutes and if he continues, put him back in. You'll be amazed at how fast this works! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbird Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 That's a strange mix! definitely greyhound? not whippet? Whippets are far more lively than greyhounds so would explain his energy and is a closer size to a JRT. I'd suggest getting a house line for your dog. These are just light leads that your dog can happily drag around the house (supervise him when it's attached) without it weighing on him and then when he gets up on the sofa, you can grab the lead and get him to get off the sofa without having to reach for his collar. Whenever you remove him from the sofa, give him the same command. We use 'off' because we use 'down' for lie down. He'll associate these eventually. Never let him get away with jumping around just for an easy life, nothing in life is free and you mustn't let him think that he can get away with not doing as you say. When he's going loopy, tell him to settle down, and if he doesn't, shut him in a room alone for 2 minutes. 2 minutes is plenty but 3 minutes is the longest you can punish a dog for because they dont' understand what they've done after that. Let him out after 2 minutes and if he continues, put him back in. You'll be amazed at how fast this works! Good luck Brilliant advice Lottie in fact i may have to try it on my lot before long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tess667 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 We use 'off' because we use 'down' for lie down. Same here! Super advice Lottie as always!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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