posted 02-10-2004 03:01 AM         

You said "we" had surgery, does that mean that there is no one who can train him? Have you thought of obediance classes for him? and perhaps there is more that can be done with the fence to keep him in. There was a very good post on training a while back, i'll try to find it and give you the name of it.

posted 02-10-2004 06:31 AM         

He definitely needs to learn obedience as well, for his own safety. Take a class or a buy a book. "The Power of Positive Dog Training" by Pat Miller is a good one.

posted 02-10-2004 09:35 AM         

Part of what you are seeing is normal puppy behavior along with boredom. What you are expecting of this puppy might be fine for a 4 or 5 year old dog but this PUPPY needs to run, play, be walked and sufficiently exercised EVERYDAY which it doesn't sound like he is getting. Clearly he is expressing his protest to want to stay in a yard all alone no matter how many toys he has - if there's no one to play with, for many dogs, toys have as much use as a rock in the yard. Knowing his sister is just down the road where he can have fun and play is just too desirable.

How much time is spent with him each day? How much have you worked with him for training?

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But today we have got to find a way immediately to get him to listen and either stay in his fence or find another way since he got out of his fence yesterday and some dog attacked him.

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I suggest if you can't walk him yourself to hire a dog walker. Or perhaps invest in one of those scooters, I'm sure he would love to go along for the ride (on leash beside you). For a good romp, why not arrange play dates with his sister once or twice a week!!! What a great way to burn off excess energy and have a little fun!!!

I too believe that crating your puppy in a proper sized dog crate while you're out is the best way to leave him and the SAFEST! I'm sorry your pup has to have surgery. He really is lucky to be alive, just think he could have been hit by a car.... stolen, or found by animal control. Not to mention the cheapest - save further vet bills, pound fees or being liable if your dog attacks another!

Hope your dog makes a speedy recovery from his injuries.

posted 02-10-2004 12:56 PM         

Good luck! and keep us posted...

posted 02-10-2004 02:24 PM         

To teach your dog to come to you when you call first of all find your dogs motivator... does he love a certain type of food or does he go crazy for toys? Maybe keep a special toy for training or special food only used for training. Call his name and when he comes to you straight away praise enthusiastically and reward. If he is not coming to you, don't get mad at him or growl at him as it will make him not want to come to you coz he thinks he is in trouble. Just get more excited with your calling and he'll want to come to you. As with any training it takes time and he'll eventually learn and if you make it fun all the time he'll want to come to you and it will just become habit. I feel the recall is one of the most important things to teach a dog... for their own safety and for other people's concerns aswell (alot of people are scared of my dog even though he is very affecionate & loves people).
We also don't use his name when my partner and myself talk about him, we just refer to him as "the dog." Because we expect him to come when we say his name.
Every time my dog and I are at the park I call his name and he comes bounding towards me!

Hope this helps & good luck.

posted 02-10-2004 02:26 PM         

To teach your dog to come to you when you call first of all find your dogs motivator... does he love a certain type of food or does he go crazy for toys? Maybe keep a special toy for training or special food only used for training. Call his name and when he comes to you straight away praise enthusiastically and reward. If he is not coming to you, don't get mad at him or growl at him as it will make him not want to come to you coz he thinks he is in trouble. Just get more excited with your calling and he'll want to come to you. As with any training it takes time and he'll eventually learn and if you make it fun all the time he'll want to come to you and it will just become habit. I feel the recall is one of the most important things to teach a dog... for their own safety and for other people's concerns aswell (alot of people are scared of my dog even though he is very affecionate & loves people).
We also don't use his name when my partner and myself talk about him, we just refer to him as "the dog." Because we expect him to come when we say his name.
Every time my dog and I are at the park I call his name and he comes bounding towards me!

Hope this helps & good luck.