How to stop a dog or puppy from picking up food from the ground on the street. The puppy runs towards strangers
Andrey 81 20-09-2005 12:33
Tell me how to wean a dog not to approach other people, he is very kind, plays with everyone, is affectionate, I don’t know what to do and is this even possible at 2 years old?
DuckHunter 20-09-2005 14:05
quote: Originally posted by Andrey 81:
Tell me how to wean a dog not to approach other people, he is very kind, plays with everyone, is affectionate, I don’t know what to do and is this even possible at 2 years old?
Two years is too much.
And the method is quite cruel: hire a stranger to lightly beat the dog.
To avoid taking food from someone else's hands, hire a stranger to feed you a little sausage with mustard inside.
VOYAKA 20-09-2005 14:55
Perhaps at two years it is already too late... Then in some breeds (spaniel for example), this trust in people is inherent.
And so, I’m joining DuckHunter
Andrey 81 20-09-2005 15:01
I have a ZS Laika, that’s the problem, the fool realized it too late.
rancho 20-09-2005 15:24
Of course it's cruel, but...
The duck hunter is right. Tie the dog to a tree with a leash, just not a strict collar! yourself DEFINITELY!!! get out of the dog’s field of vision, after 5 minutes someone appears and hits the dog. The downside is that at this age you can’t teach it at once, you need to repeat it. At least three times, but of course not with such force.
sergAY 20-09-2005 15:43
I weaned mine off this way, asked a friend to lure him with a sausage and then whip him with a twig if he approached him, and so on several times. Although cruel, it works flawlessly.
Gunmen 20-09-2005 16:25
cruel people... there are simpler methods.
no matter what fits. decoy guy with a liter jar of water. the dog approaches - the guy pours water on him. a trifle but unpleasant for the dog. She remembers that when approaching someone else, shit happens.
about weaning off taking food from strangers.
decoy with bait. He holds the bait with his little finger and hands it out to the dog, palm up. when trying to take bait it creams. works great.
Vict 20-09-2005 21:22
Andrey! Let's go in order. Do you have a guard dog, or what? Do you want to wean your husky from approaching strangers? Same kind dog. How many huskies I have seen - they are all like this. I wouldn't change anything anymore.
He made a hunter. He himself wrote that he even learned how to do a stance from a drathar from a bird.
Taking food from someone else's hands is another matter. So it’s simple... Ask those whom he doesn’t know, and it is advisable that they continue not to contact him, to offer him something edible. As soon as he tries to take it, let the person offering the treat flick it on the nose just above the nostrils. And, observing TB, let him repeat this trick several times. In another case, the same thing happens to another person. How to remove it with your hand. Even the “always hungry” my previous spaniel was thus weaned from accepting treats from the hands of others. I didn’t even bother weaning this (real) dog. Not a security guard.
Good luck!
One of the primary tasks that a dog breeder faces from the moment a puppy arrives in the house is how to wean a dog from picking up food on the street. The problem is compounded by the fact that our four-legged friends have an extremely developed instinct to find food from the ground.
Picking up food on the street is a habit that is deeply rooted in a dog's very nature. It is fraught with a lot of dangers: an animal can eat poisoned food left for the destruction of innocent stray dogs, or pick up rotten food residues, which lead to poisoning and the development of intoxication, even death.
Another formidable danger is bones brought by stray animals from garbage cans: for most domestic dogs, such a “delicacy” becomes fatal, mercilessly injuring the walls of the intestines and stomach, leading to the development of serious diseases.
As practice shows, another important task of a dog breeder is to wean the dog from approaching strangers, who are also not always kind to pets and can treat your pet to a “treat” that will be fatal to his health.
As you can see, every unauthorized “meal” your pet has while walking has a good chance of becoming his last.
Video “How to stop a dog from picking up on the street?”
In this video you will learn how to quickly and cost-effectively rid your dog of bad habit and ensure her safety.
Reasons for behavior
The main reason for such a comprehensive desire to pick up any piece of food from the ground is the unconditional search reflex inherent in all representatives of the dog tribe. But this does not mean at all that it is impossible to wean an animal from a bad habit. Without going into the details of animal psychology, the main impulse that forces a dog to pick up food from the ground is stress.
Not all pets are susceptible to this defect. With proper upbringing of a puppy, it is easy to teach him a certain discipline of eating: the animal learns that it gets food only in a designated place and at a clearly designated time.
How to retrain a pet
So, on your first walk, you noticed that your puppy was enthusiastically looking for something to eat in the grass. And the point here is not that the animal is hungry - it simply follows a thousand-year-old instinct. Let's look at a few effective techniques that will help your pet give up this deadly habit.
Choosing a quality bowl
The food bowl should fit your pet perfectly - its volume and height of the walls should match the size of the dog. If, due to fierce competition or natural greed, the animal grabs several pieces of food at once and scatters it on the floor in order to collect it later, try putting a small ball in the bowl, which will interfere with the pet, and it will have to eat more slowly.
Prohibiting commands
When a puppy is caught picking up food on the street, you need to take action the first time: immediately take away what you have picked up from the pet, reinforcing the action with the strict command “Ugh!” or “Drop it!” It is important to be sure to remove the found piece from the mouth, making it clear to the animal that such behavior is unacceptable.
Correct punishment
If we're talking about about a little puppy physical impact cannot be used - just shake the dog well, reinforcing the action with a stern shout of “Ugh!”
When raising an adult animal, one cannot leave such precedents unpunished, but one shout will not be enough - the command should be reinforced with a tangible slap on the animal’s rump, it is advisable to use a twig, and do not hit the pet with your hand (the owner’s hands should be associated exclusively with affection).
Irritants
Another the right way- accompany cases misbehavior a sharp irritant. For example, when a dog is about to eat a found piece, it must be frightened by a sharp loud sound, not forgetting the corresponding command.
After several repeated episodes, the animal will develop the necessary reflex.
Or you can resort to another tactic - ask a stranger (!) to scatter your pet’s favorite treat, but generously seasoned with pepper or mustard, in designated places. When you take your dog out for a walk, you will deliberately take him to a place where he will find food, and if he picks it up, the pet will experience not the most pleasant moments. By repeating the procedure several times, you will forever discourage the animal from eating anything on the street.
And the last one, the most modern way, this is the use of a shock collar. You control the device using a remote control, which means you don’t have to chase the animal around. In addition, it is not you who punish the dog, but the collar, that is, your relationship with the pet is not overshadowed by anything. As a rule, a few episodes are enough for the dog to realize that picking up food scraps is a thankless and even painful task.
A common situation is when a puppy runs towards strangers. This is a completely normal phenomenon and occurs in almost all puppies of any size and breed. A puppy, like a child, is happy with everyone, but you need to take into account that in addition to being petted, they can also give him food that can harm him. Therefore, our article will help you control your puppy while walking.
Very often on websites and forums people ask very simple questions to which they are looking for answers, and some are concerned about the fact that the puppy is kind and responsive to strangers. Don't forget that a puppy is the same as a child who wants to play and frolic. Of course you can, but you must be aware of the fact that at the age of 3 months the puppy should be friendly and responsive to people.
How to stop a puppy from running up to people
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to wean a puppy from his curiosity towards strangers, but it is quite possible for a team nearby. If the puppy runs towards people who are trying to pet him or feed him, you will use this command from time to time, while giving him food during the walk whenever he listens to your command, then his level of curiosity about strangers' food will be slightly less .
Very often you can hear reviews that at the age of 4 months a dog almost attacks passers-by, trained and trained. At such a moment, many dog owners have a question: “Why mine?” But it all depends on your patience and training. Don't rush to jump to conclusions if something doesn't work out for you at first. But before you, other people found techniques on how to deal with this, and you will definitely find it too.
1. Jerk with the leash. If your puppy is not yet 3 months old, then you should not expect to follow commands to the maximum yet. Your task at the first stage is to pull the leash toward you every time the puppy tries to run up to a passerby. The whole procedure must be done in motion, it may not work right away, but you cannot stop. When you start to succeed, the puppy will simply watch passers-by, following you, but this can only happen in the 4th month.
From the age of 3 months of training, you can... If your puppy begins to approach a passerby, you give the command “near” and make a not very strong jerk with the leash towards you, while the dog should walk along left side sticking to your left leg.
Don’t forget to reward your puppy with tasty food or treats for every completed and completed command.
2. Entice with a toy. When it turns out that the puppy ran to a stranger and you understand that you cannot call him back with a command, then a cunning way comes to the rescue - to lure the puppy back to you with the help of a toy. You can immediately give him a taste of the game and, for example, by hanging or beckoning him with your voice or the sound of a toy, you will bring him back. As soon as your fugitive returns, play with him, it was not in vain that he returned to you.
3. Increase the distance between you. Basically, your task is to be the first to see the passerby and call the dog back in time so that it does not run up to passers-by, but if it so happens that it runs away again, and you did not have time to call it back, then do not run after it, but on the contrary, increase the distance unnoticed by her and call her by name, then the dog will notice that you are far away, but recently you were so close, she will want to run up to you.
Most best helper in this situation - this is a well-learned command “come to me”, as soon as the puppy begins to understand it and respond to it, you will immediately stop thinking about the fact that you need some kind of auxiliary toys or extra effort in order to lure the puppy towards you.
At the beginning of the article, we also touched on the fact that a dog can take food from strangers’ hands, so along with the “come” command, teach it the “fu” command. Then there is a greater likelihood that even if the dog does not respond to the “come” command in time, it will be able to respond to the “fu” command. The "fu" command will help you in other cases in the future, for example, stop your dog from eating off the ground.
Can a puppy have contact with people?
Often, puppy owners wonder whether it is possible for strangers to pet their dogs. If you have decorative breed dogs or hunting breed, then you can allow your dog to interact with people when they come to visit you. But at the same time, make sure that other people do not give her commands. Your dog must obey you and your family.
If you want to train your dog for protection purposes so that your dog becomes a true protector of your home, then you need to avoid:
For people to pet the dog
So that people feed her
So that people give her commands
To have people play with your dog.
At the age of 7 months, it is recommended to prohibit the dog from contacting passers-by and in particular people. If it so happens that your friends have come to visit you or you are planning a holiday, then lock the dog in the next room or send it to its place (), thereby not letting anyone into that room.
The dog needs communication and attention, then your family members or you yourself should help you with this, the dog’s communication should happen with you. On a walk, the dog should not notice strangers while walking with you. This way you will achieve excellent results.
The dog's attitude towards people should be neutral only if people are not aggressive towards you or your dog.
If aggression manifests itself on the part of your dog towards people, then you will have to purchase muzzle for a dog. And you need to let her get used to people by walking in crowded places. stop a dog from lunging at people
Good communication also occurs between dogs during a walk if they react friendly to each other. If your dog growls at other dogs, then it would be nice to think about how to teach a puppy to be friends with a dog.
Do not forget that a puppy is a friendly child who will not immediately become a protector and listen to a dozen commands, this requires development and practice, so spend less time on the Internet trying to find the answer, train the dog more, then read and train again, then this will bear fruit.
Especially if you chose dog large breed for home security, then take into account the fact that after a while this little puppy will grow into a big Great Dane and will need to be dealt with somehow, so it is better to make maximum efforts at an early age.
We have a beautiful East European Shepherd (boy, 1 year 2 months) very sociable with other dogs. He sees any of his brothers and runs to get acquainted with him “as fast as he can” with friendly intentions and it is impossible to stop him either with a command or with anything else. We completed the OKD course, we know all the commands, but as soon as he sees another dog, he runs to her. Even if our dog is on a leash, he does not hear the command - he is eager to get acquainted.
Answer:
Apparently, your dog has not mastered the “come to me” command well enough. This command should be the main one for the dog. At first, the puppy is taught to follow the owner, rewarding him for this with treats and games, running away and hiding from him, and most often when proper education this turns out to be sufficient for further training. However, behavior like your dog’s sometimes occurs when the desire to communicate with his relatives outweighs all your training. This usually happens Lately in Labradors. German Shepherds and VEOs, as a rule, suffer from this much less frequently. We have an opinion that this often happens because puppies are now bought too old, not used to communicating with people, and have spent too long with the breeder in the company of their littermates.
The first, simplest exercise is to approach the host from the playing company. On walks, in the company of dog walkers, try to explain to other owners that your dog needs to practice the approach. Perhaps (alas, few!) will understand and help you, but this is easier to do in the company of dog breeders who are engaged in training, and not just idly walking with untrained dogs.
You need to let your dog out with a long leash, 3-5 meters, which can be stepped on if it disobeys. Having let the dogs frolic, the owners disperse in different directions and call their dogs. The dogs are rewarded for approaching with a treat or a toy, then they come together again and let the dogs go to play. If you cannot recall your dog with commands, you can ask other owners to push your dog away, sometimes you can even whip it with a rod (don’t worry, this will not make the dog cowardly), and in the meantime you call the dog to you and vigorously reward it for its approach. If this does not help, and the dog needs to “explain” what they want from it, you can approach it, catching it by the end of the leash, and again giving the command in a sharp tone, tugging strongly on the leash. Never, having given a command, follow the dog; on the contrary, you should move away from it, frightening it with the possibility of being left without its owner (of course, this is done in places where there is no danger that the dog will run out onto the roadway). However, even if you have used such influences, when you approach the dog is not punished, but is still praised. This exercise should be done several times during a walk.
By your actions, you must show the dog that after the command “come” the safest and most pleasant place is near the owner, but also show that they will still be allowed to run and play.
If a dog, at the sight of its relatives from afar, breaks from the leash, without looking back at your commands, without noticing the offered toy or treat, and even jerking the leash on a soft collar, you will have to let the dog know that it will still have to come to the command “without Want". You will have to put a jerk chain or parforce on the dog and pull (and forcefully!) at the moment the command “come to me” is given, stepping back at the same time. Even if a dog wearing this equipment turns over in the air, it will not cause any injury to itself. You need to pull towards yourself so that the dog finally pays attention to the owner and begins to move towards him. You should definitely praise for this. The dog’s attempts to rush towards other dogs again are stopped by a strict command “come to me” and a jerk.
Finally, the dog must be able to walk next to you not only during general classes, but in any conditions. The principle is the same - he rushes towards the dogs - command “next to” and FORCE him to jerk forward next to you. If she obeys and moves next to her, praise her with a voice, you can stroke her on the go, but still demand that she move next to her on a loose leash. Isn’t it necessary to explain in detail the technique of developing the skill of walking side by side?
If you have taught your dog to walk side by side, restraining the impulse to rush towards other dogs, you can use this achievement in the following way. When the dog wants to rush to his friends frolicking in the distance, go there, just make the dog walk to the walking area in a position nearby, stop, sit the dog down, and with the “walk” command allow him to play. The dog must make sure that the owner will let him play, he just needs to restrain himself and walk calmly, without twitching.
Unfortunately, we must warn you that you will not find mutual understanding on the part of most people; they will blame you for treating the dog rudely, punishing “for no reason,” etc., although the dog gets a beating just for the deed. You will either have to ignore this or do everything as unnoticeably as possible to others.
When practicing these skills in highly distractible dogs, the main thing is the owner’s perseverance. If a dog stubbornly strives in a direction that interests it, no “humane” measures can be used - the dog must be forced to obey.
About equipment. It is not recommended to use parfors when dogs play with each other - another dog can get hurt on it or break a tooth. Here you have to make do with either a soft collar or a choke collar. However, if you just need to teach your dog to pass by other dogs, using a chain or parforce is quite possible.
For stubborn dogs that react very strongly to their relatives, sometimes it is necessary to use a radio collar. However, before resorting to this measure, the dog should still be taught that for disobedience, failure to comply with the command “come to me,” it is punished (far from the owner, this is a jerk with a leash, a well-aimed hit in the side with some object, for example, a strict collar, a blow with a rod from the helper) - however, as soon as the dog approaches the owner, it is praised vigorously. If during the training process this principle has not “reached” the dog, an electric shock can cause an unpredictable reaction - the dog may simply become uncontrollable, get scared and run away.
Another piece of advice you might have advanced cases it will no longer work, but for novice dog breeders you should know the following for prevention. You bought a dog so that it becomes your friend, do you want it to be more interesting to communicate with you? So why, when you take your dog out for a walk, don’t you play and exercise with it, leaving it to wander around around you, while you stand and while away the time talking with other dog owners? Make it more interesting for the dog to communicate with the owner!
I hope our advice will help you.
Aksenova Galina, Karlova Elena