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Re: Hunter getting a little mean
Carol and all:
We hand out a booklet in our puppy kindergarten classes called:
Alphabetize Yourself
It gives you specific actions every member of the family can do
that will establish pack order so the puppy understands that
adults and children are alpha to him/her.
You can order it from DogWise:
http://www.dogwise.com
I think it costs $2 for individual copies (our club buys them
in
bulk for classes).
Some of the things that they talk about are:
Not letting a puppy sleep on the bed with you
Making the puppy sit for its food
Always serving puppy's food after the humans have eaten
Puppy has to sit at the door and allow you to go through first
Walk through the puppy when it tries to body block you (do this
gently but
firmly)
As regards other dogs, a trick we learned from a John Rogerson
seminar was to put out more dishes than dogs when feeding.
Then they don't need to be territorial.
I think though that if you are very firm with him a few times
(establishing your alphaness) and not allowing him to conduct
himself like this (time outs are good), you'll find the behavior
disappears over time.
Linda...doggie mom of two furry alpha girls!
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Linda Shipman
Juneau, Alaska
Linda.Shipman@chezor.alaska.com
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