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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 480085" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I agree with the opportunites for exercising and providing items he is allowed to chew on.</p><p></p><p>For Chewy, we had one bad behavior that was absolutely not tolerated - using humans as a chew toy. We put just a few coins in an empty pop can and shook it every time Chewy started this bad behavior. Just a few shakes is needed. Many dogs will respond to this sound by stopping what they are about to do. With your puppy, I would do this whenever he starts to get onto the table or counter. This takes perservence on your end. It works best when it is done EVERY time he tries. If it is going to work at all, you will see improvement almost immediately. If it is not working within a few days, discontinue.</p><p></p><p>The kennel that we board Chewy in has a friend of mine who brings her dog on days Chewy is there. They get to play! I see very positive behaviors in Chewy after I pick her up from the kennel because she has had the opportunity to expend that puppy energy in a positive way. Like all dogs, she listens better when exercised because she feels better.</p><p></p><p>We used the can thing very sparingly - just for one or two behaviors that was most intolerable. You don't want to have his day spent with a can being shaken at him for everything - that would be cruel and make the can ineffective. When she starts getting up on tables/counters, I will bring out the can again. For everything else, we practice redirection - a bone or toy that she is allowed to chew, time spent in treat training sit-stay-down and loose leash walking (that is one you need to get working on), and some pre-agility obsticle course activities (through a tunnel, weaving, on a board, ect - as someone said, no jumping for atleast one to one and one-half years). </p><p></p><p>We do the treat training. Having a set time each day to focus on training is most helpful - very short times but the focus is on him. Carry treats with you so you can treat good behavior as it happens - every time you ask for a good behavior, it needs to be recognized as such when accomplished. When he gets older, you can wean off the treats and expect the behavior but for now every act needs acknowledgement (can be a "Good dog" with a petting - not necessarily a food treat).</p><p></p><p>The key is finding positive things to chew on and ways to use that puppy energy. One thing that worked for us was a laser light. Chewy loved to chase the light and try to figure out how to catch it and why she couldn't catch it. She did all the running and I didn't have to keep up. Also try having two people each with treats call her to come. One person calls and the other move somewhere else to call him back. He gets treats from both people and again, she runs while you don't have to keep up. He gets to figure out where the other person moved to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 480085, member: 5096"] I agree with the opportunites for exercising and providing items he is allowed to chew on. For Chewy, we had one bad behavior that was absolutely not tolerated - using humans as a chew toy. We put just a few coins in an empty pop can and shook it every time Chewy started this bad behavior. Just a few shakes is needed. Many dogs will respond to this sound by stopping what they are about to do. With your puppy, I would do this whenever he starts to get onto the table or counter. This takes perservence on your end. It works best when it is done EVERY time he tries. If it is going to work at all, you will see improvement almost immediately. If it is not working within a few days, discontinue. The kennel that we board Chewy in has a friend of mine who brings her dog on days Chewy is there. They get to play! I see very positive behaviors in Chewy after I pick her up from the kennel because she has had the opportunity to expend that puppy energy in a positive way. Like all dogs, she listens better when exercised because she feels better. We used the can thing very sparingly - just for one or two behaviors that was most intolerable. You don't want to have his day spent with a can being shaken at him for everything - that would be cruel and make the can ineffective. When she starts getting up on tables/counters, I will bring out the can again. For everything else, we practice redirection - a bone or toy that she is allowed to chew, time spent in treat training sit-stay-down and loose leash walking (that is one you need to get working on), and some pre-agility obsticle course activities (through a tunnel, weaving, on a board, ect - as someone said, no jumping for atleast one to one and one-half years). We do the treat training. Having a set time each day to focus on training is most helpful - very short times but the focus is on him. Carry treats with you so you can treat good behavior as it happens - every time you ask for a good behavior, it needs to be recognized as such when accomplished. When he gets older, you can wean off the treats and expect the behavior but for now every act needs acknowledgement (can be a "Good dog" with a petting - not necessarily a food treat). The key is finding positive things to chew on and ways to use that puppy energy. One thing that worked for us was a laser light. Chewy loved to chase the light and try to figure out how to catch it and why she couldn't catch it. She did all the running and I didn't have to keep up. Also try having two people each with treats call her to come. One person calls and the other move somewhere else to call him back. He gets treats from both people and again, she runs while you don't have to keep up. He gets to figure out where the other person moved to. [/QUOTE]
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