Why most dogs don't know what NO Means / Stop male dogs from marking

[@lynnmorris7998]

Thanks for this video. I have a 3 year old male Westie (I've had a total of 4 Westies) & I have a 9 yr old female Westie. The male is & has been from the get go marking in our house. He is the only Westie i've had who does this. He does go out & does his potty stuff, but will occasionally mark. I take him on walks, he is let out alot during the day, is invisible fence-trained, & is really a smart dog. I like the idea of using the e-collar, the NO word & consequence, keeping a leash on him in the house, click & reward, etc. I'd appreciate even more instruction on this "marking" problem. He is VERY sneaky & quick about it. The vet had him on Prozac for a long time & I didn't see significant improvement. My female Westie does not have accidents in the house EVER.

[@rigohook1160]

Larry, Robert and Michael Ellies from Leerburg imo the best trainers on KZbin. There sure are others i don't know of, and, for example, Ivan Balabanov and Bart Bellon are some dog training savants, but i talk from giving the information out that we mere mortal dog people need, these three are top of the food chain. Many many thanks from Vienna, Europe.

[@Jenny-bc5kz]

Haz from Shield K9 🛡 is definitely someone you should check out

[@rigohook1160]

@@Jenny-bc5kz , i know him well. Very straight forward, good guy

[@bethfoor1965]

Tyler Muto too 😊

[@AdventureswithLycanmyGSD]

The rule I have with my GSD is a 2 second rule. I ask him to do something and follow through within 2 seconds. This has worked so well my boy has a fantastic recall which is reliable even off leash out in public around high distractions. He has never jumped as it is something we never allowed him to do as a puppy and family and friends were told to support us and this worked really well. My boy is now just over 2 years old and the best dog I have owned so far. And yes, he understands the No too :). Keep up the great work Larry.

[@tufanoncel4680]

Larry at his best. Simple, but makes sense. Watch all his videos. Will be enough you don't need to look further. 👏👌💙

[@mitchellkuta5405]

Caught you on Robert's channel other day. New to following you. Learning lots. Also glad all are ok from the storms

[@ElleYaHU]

Maaaaaan! I've been off. My Rottie is 20 weeks now and I've allowed him to become a bossy, chewy, jerk! 🤦🏾‍♀️ Was considering putting him in training for a few grand but this ONE video made ME recall everything I've been doing wrong! SHEESH! Thanks Larry! I'll be correcting myself and my family TODAY and buying your Ecollar book! I know good and damn well that I've gotten off track. Stoic is only being a Rottie. Love him enough to get us all back on track! 🙏🏽❤💯🙏🏽

[@mickeylynn6398]

What you said in the end IS EXACTLY ME!! So thank you thank you. Because I DO need to learn all these things so my Abby can grow up to be a happy healthy well behaved dog! So thank you from the inexperienced!! I’ve watched many dog trainers and I’am stuck on you! You give great info. I’m hopeful that between you and me (of course) my gift, of Abby…. Can be a blessing for both of us 💪🏼👍🏼❤️😁

[@PinkBlue_Spood]

Eventually, I’ll be obtaining a service dog prospect, and will be training it with the help of professionals. I’ve been preparing for over 2 years, and I’m always watching videos to try and keep everything fresh in my mind (I have not had a dog in a long time). I train my family’s cats. One of them is very difficult for me (always biting and drawing blood, acting worse when he’s told ’no’ and ‘easy’, and acting extremely pushy and dominant). To me, I’ve taken this as a good challenge to test my ability to maintain strong boundaries and get the cat to improve his behavior. It’s been helping, though there’s times he acts up (when I tend to feel the worst, and I suspect it’s smell-related that may be the trigger). But, I’ve realized that I need to better work on instilling a powerful ‘no’, that I’ve been lacking on that, while everything else I’ve better addressed.

[@VeracityMedia]

Jawaan Jackson, my Chicago based trainer referred me to your videos and I see why. Like the library of Alexandria dedicated to dogs! Love it. All the best ~Cheers

[@lklencho]

Jawaan is a great dude and trainer. Really gives a lot to his clients. Much respect

[@conorlinehan4434]

The e collar is to a normal pet owner as voice commands are to a dog trainer. Voice inflection and your body demeanor have to be consistent at all times in order to be clear. The average pet owner will simply take too long and not be consistent with how they say and present themselves while asking the dog to do a command. An e collar, such as a mini educator, give you three voices without saying a word. It truly is amazing how many languages a human will tell a dog to sit in - even though they are asking for one singular command. The first sit might be said in a high pitched tone of voice with a hand command. When the dog does not sit, the second “sit command” will be in a lower, perhaps more annoyed, voice and the hand command may be different or not happen at all. And then when the dog still dosnt understand you - because you asked the same command and made it mean two different things - and fails to sit. The 3rd sit might be in a low pitch but loud voice followed followed by no hand command and maybe even a correction. All because the average pet owner dosnt communicate clearly or consistently. When letting the e collar do the work for you it is easier to condition a behavior when using 3 consistent communication sensations such as: Vibrate = good things happen when you are near me. Recalls, sit, down, stay, heeling - or walking no more then 6 ft away from me at all times Black stim = no commands, such as leave it, drop it, knock it off and often times followed bye something good if you leave what you’re doing and come to me. Red stim = aversive conditioning, such as rattle snake training or if you don’t stop right now you’ll get hit by a car. And even sometimes followed by something good if you come back to me. The red stim is what I would consider the only aversive on the e collar - and aversion is okay if it communicates the need to drop anything you are doing and not take a other step.

[@DianeS-y7j]

Hi Larry, first time commenting. Thanks very much. The way you explain is so helpful. I could talk with you for hours. I have 2 Rottys. So many mistakes!

[@john-draftanimal]

So many good points. This is where my 'anti-adverse' friends really fall down. Thank you for shooting down the redirect thing for THIS issue of "NO" stopping a bad behavior. Great understandable real world examples cited. We use these principles on humans as well :>) Sharing.

[@elainemagson213]

Thank you for all this. I'd convinced myself that allowing my affectionate dog to jump up was ok. Now I realize that it's so unfair to visitors so I'll work on this immediately. (I use the e collar when she's out with me and it's transformed her on walks. I don't have to use it but she knows it's on her. So thanks very much indeed for your videos about using it.)

[@francesnance9110]

I learn something from every video of yours that I watch. Thank you for caring for the dogs and their owners! You are making the world a better place, one dog at a time....! 🙂

[@pr0spect4139]

So I found you about 3 weeks ago from Tom's video. I got a 6 month old pomsky a little over 2 months ago. I noticed some behavior issues when I first brought him home. Now I'll start by saying that I was completely wrong for getting a dog because I've always liked huskies and live in a smaller townhouse so I wanted a smaller husky. I didn't pick a bed that went with my lifestyle. But I made a choice so I'm going to do whatever it takes for that dog. It's not his fault I'm a dumb ass. So from the moment I brought him home I thought I was doing right by him by spoiling him with treats and love and bones and toys. I believe I amplified allot of his bad behavior. He was showing some resource guarding when he came to us and from watching Zak George I thought I would get rid of it by giving him an abundance of food and treats. But when he would pick up a piece of gum on a walk or something he wasn't supposed to have I would take it from him for good. Which I think is making it worse. He's also reactive to people and dogs. Especially on walks. I have since tried to create allot more structure. Not letting him jump on us. Not letting him on furniture. Not letting him be up my or my wife's ass all the time. But my issue is that the couple times he initially showed resource guarding it caught me off guard and I lashed out and smacked his ass the first time. I realized it was a mistake and never did it again but the second time he did it was when I went to grab his leash so I yanked his ass. I'm wondering if I messed up our relationship and if so how do I work on it while also detaching and creating structure?

[@doris5625]

I have an off the street rescue, 19 months old then. Marked in the house for the first 3 weeks, only when I would leave....to go to the store or wherever. I was never gone for more than 2 hours. Finally it stopped. Now, 6 months later he is doing it again. Peed in the house, only after I left. He is intact still as I didnt feel the need to neuter him. I am always supervising outside when they are out, I have a Newfoundland also. I don't have a fence, so I always am outside with them. I am training. He had no basic training at all. Now he does. The marking in the house has me pretty upset right now......I really just want to cry. He is well behaved in the house and with Tessa, my Newf. I feel very lost now as what to do. Your video was informative, but not enough. I have always had intact dogs and never ever had this. I don't breed at all...I'm just not a fan of neutering unless it's for medical reasons. If you have any suggestions I would be most grateful. 😢

[@mizz9841]

Doris, how are things going? Did you ever get an answer or follow up to your post?

[@doris5625]

@@mizz9841 no, I never got an answer. He is still doing this and I'm at a loss. Sometimes he pees in the house and other times he doesn't. I just don't get it.

[@mizz9841]

@@doris5625 sorry for the late reply - How isles is the dog? It sounds to me like you have to go back to the basics meaning he pees/marks when you are away from him. This tells me you may have given him to much freedom to soon. So... 1) When you are not home he is in the crate 2) it should be a wire crate that has the optional divider used to give the dog just enough room to stand and turn then they typically go back Into a down. We use the dividing bar to make sure that they don't eliminate on one side of the crate while relaxing on the other. 3) When you are home he needs to be leashed and by your side he must earn your trust. 4) Be sure you monitor when he drinks water as you know 15 to 20 minutes later it's coming out. 5) Don't lose patience and stop crying - you are a part of a WONDERFUL community of dog lovers and we are all here to help. (My Intention is NOT to make lite of your frustration / tears I am trying to offer encouragement with specifics. Let's see how this new system works out and let's touch base in about 2 weeks to see how things are progressing. *Natural / Simple / Profound *Rules / Boundaries / Limitations *Trust / Love / Discipline

[@alisonfrank2444]

Had this problem with an adopted boarhound who had spent 12 years in a noisy cage... Learned commands lightning fast and became a civilized gentledog -- except for marking when I was gone! I resolved it with a crate-- he felt safe and just slept til I got back . I could get rid of the crate in a week or so, when he got in the habit of not-marking. Might take longer for another dog.

[@lifestyleobedience]

My foundational statement is, "Success comes from doing the right things at the right time, one is not giving freedoms until they are earned." My first lesson is to teach the dog what "No" means!

[@knuckleheadk9servicesllc350]

Great points Larry. As much as I hate sounding like a broken record, these things need to be repeated especially when mixed messages are being marketed.

[@Karina-Loves-Andreas]

I kept my GSD restricted to certain areas using baby gates, and gave him more freedom to roam the house as he got older & "earned it". He was crated the first year if I was gone. I wasn't using my basement beyond doing laundry. When I finally let him into the basement at about a year & half, he peed and pooped. I was shocked! He NEVER marked in the house before. I figured he thought it was "outside" since it's colder down there. During COVID, I started using the basement "office" and bathroom, and welcomed him down again. NO MORE "accidents" or marking. What Larry said, this now makes TOTAL SENSE.😄

[@behzadbb9667]

U are the best,didnt had the time to watch u in last monthes,good to see u again man,keep crushing

[@RingoTheGSP]

Fantastic explanations. Thank you for the great step by step, it can get very tiring but putting in the work during the early years means smooth sailing for the next decade😉 Happy holidays to you and yours.

[@GoannaUK]

Thanks Larry! Great to see another video from you for dog pet owners who want to improve their learning, and I appreciated your interview with Robert Cabral! Happy Christmas to you and yours!

[@thankmelater1254]

Hit the like button, People! This is a valuable set of instructions.

[@Eliana1949]

Another awesome video Larry.Gracie Joys mom from Joint K9 seminar.. I learned so much from you. Thank you for helping so many people.

[@Labradory100]

I really needed this video. Thanks so much. I have a 1 year-old Labrador that is extremely good in all respects Except for the jumping and some digging.

[@BarbB_in_TN]

I too saw you first on Roberts podcast then also on a list of You Tubes best trainers( congratulations by the way.) How do I find out when you have these lives?

[@robinrosellegillian2036]

Go to his Facebook page, click "follow" and you'll be notified

[@dobermanguy9437]

I have a 5 year old Doberman Pinscher and he's intact and he will remain intact he has never marked in the house!!!!!! So happy with chief when I'm away and not home he stays loose in the house never tears anything up never marks in the house very happy with him even from a very young age I never had a problem with him

[@bobleo2466]

Larry First time i seen your videos, they are very good thanks for taking the time and putting up these videos

[@Karina-Loves-Andreas]

EXCELLENT CHAT!!! Thanks Larry!!! You explained several things I didn't understand SO WELL!!!🤩👍👍😘

[@amarantaheredia1700]

Great video! Is there any video of how to properly teach what NO means to the dog? I would like to make sure there is a sound understanding first.

[@paulaczarnomska2712]

I’m personally struggling with barking at a doorbell. Since I’ve started training with Ne Po Po style trainer we are doing ‘no’ with a leash pop with every basic known command doing some IGP style obedience and I have to say it does transfer to the doorbell situation. Hope this helps.

[@karynsands2666]

Great content as usual. Masterclass. Hint lift your camera a little higher so your not looking down into it. At the height you have it now your glasses are also reflective.

[@2vetsk9training76]

One thing I see most of the time is the speed of the reward. Owns will ask the dog to sit, then the owner will use the marker but will delay the reward and the dog moves positions or the state of mind has moved on from what being rewarded and that can placate to unwanted behaviors.

[@wildog47]

My dog did the same thing! RIGHT at 7 MONTHS. He came right up, lifted his leg to pee in the house right infront of me.I was shocked. He was completely housebroken for months. I yelled hey and grabbed him and took him directly outside. He never ever tried it again. He wasn't neutered until 2.5 years old and didn't try it anywhere indoors afain.

[@NA-su3jk]

Glad i found your vids, thank u. Is there a video u had that explains what u mean by diff between using negative reinforcement vs punishment? Thank u.

[@jodiaz3410]

I can’t thank you enough for all your wisdom

[@pallasade1807]

Another thing I experience with my dog is that as soon as the E collar is on, he behaves. He listens. But when it is not on, he is stubborn and does what he wants.

[@mohavegreen8137]

What a great subject Larry. We always learn something from your videos. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas.

[@franjohnston9492]

Thanks for the dog talk.🐾 all the best for Xmas and new year

[@ellemarierolfe7518]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Larry!

[@theoneandonly668]

I’m old school I corrected my pitbull as a puppy physically when he did things I never wanted him to do as an adult. Now he’s perfectly behaved meanwhile all the people who told me to use treats only are still struggling to correct dogs getting people To rehome all the time. Don’t treat ur dog as a fur baby it’s a dog.

[@pallasade1807]

My dog is neutered and still marks. He’s two years old. I don’t get why. He doesn’t mark at home. Just at other people’s houses.

[@yagovila7052]

Hi. I completely agree with what you said about the consequences that must follow a NO, sometimes I struggle to teach my dog to out the ball and I'm pretty sure it's because she doesn't understand the consequence of not releasing because there isn't a serious consequence following that she considers worthwhile to take into consideration and, to be honest, I think many of us are still burdened with that nonsense so repeatedly and stubbornly repeated by the all positive sect that aversives equal abuse. On the other hand, about what you said how you trained that dog to quit chasing cats through the e collar, I remember to have heard someone to say that could be dangerous if not done properly, because if you walk your dog around places where it's very likely to be cats roaming around, even though you can't see them the dog already perceives them and if he had been previously heavily corrected with an e-collar anytime he smells a cat he might freak out and react with redirected aggression towards oneself or anything or anyone that passes by right that time, is that right in your opinion?

[@Karina-Loves-Andreas]

Just curious, but have you tried the "Two Same Ball" method? Where you ask her to out one ball, but replace with an equally attractive, same style ball? That often works.

[@yagovila7052]

@@Karina-Loves-Andreas Hey. Well, actually I did try that method but, my bad!, maybe not long enough for her to get the gist of it, I mean, I considered she had understood the exercise but obviously she didn't. Maybe I should keep trying. Thanks for that piece of advice

[@bettymcconnell1011]

Great chat very interesting hate to be boring but got your book got my e collar still in the UK after two years banned in Cyprus can't get it in the post

[@AmanSharma-nr2vq]

Thank you very much sharing your knowledge 🙏

[@KD-bz9qt]

Omg....thank you regarding jumping, never thought of putting leash on my 7 month old heeler & doing a leash pop. Going be trying this which she puts her paws on counter at feeding time. Thank you!

[@robin212212]

For even faster results use a bonker (e.g. a rolled-up soft towel); if u see him on the counter, shout no and throw the towel hard either at him or near him. After two or three times of doing this, he should start to understand what NO means.

[@KD-bz9qt]

@@robin212212 I'll try the blanket to get her to stop putting her paws on counter while I'm preparing their food. She doesn't actually jump up onto the counter, just puts her paws on the counter edge. Maybe soft boneless will work. Thanks for suggestion.

[@nicbommarito8837]

We just got our mini educator collar.

[@renfarms]

Our 17 month old English Shepherd has been corrected with e collar for car chasing twice. I ‘think’ that she is over the chasing part, but….she is still fixating on the road (we have a small farm in the country) , clearly in prey mode, hoping a vehicle is coming. She obediently sits when a vehicle is approaching. But I want to knock out the whole ‘road hunting’ mindset. I do not know if it is appropriate to “correct” that mindset issue with high level e collar? I have tried counter conditioning, which for her now seems to predict that we are going to hang out and watch for cars 🤦🏼‍♀️. She literally grows tense and a bit of trembling when she hears one approaching. Thank you.

[@zee9375]

I use the vibrate on the e collar when I say no to my dog he soon stops what he’s doing lol

[@medusathecanecorso3465]

I was like Melina , so stuck in the mindset of lowest levels!! And unfortunately wasn't able to adjust levels, because exactly what was said in post, my Medusa accumulated to the little bit of higher level of e collar, and ate poison mushrooms, I'm still beat myself up over this mistake

[@markbrennan8971]

Great information learning alot

[@jeantemplemeyer366]

Thank you for the great videos!

[@Alexbuildswebsites]

Larry, Please Answer this Question🙏 How about my 1.5 yr old Golden Retriever who gets SUPER excited and cries/paces (in the backseat of the car) upon arrival to the public park to run, play/ train or see some of his friends. He arrives very anxious to the park! And can cause a lot of anxiety/growling/insecurity to build in him against other dogs who greet him excited to see him. These are even his best of friends! Help please! He is a bit of a nerve wreck when this happens. What we have done is to get dropped off a few blocks away, walk very slowly a block or to letting him sniff around and get his mind off it. Ultimately we arrive at the dog field (open park) and acclimate to the energy from a far distance and once he is calm we walk on and everything goes fine. I guess im wondering how to snap him out of it as soon as we turn out onto the direction of the park. I have given him a quick tap on the vibrate or even a single stimulation at a bit higher than usual (maybe 1-2 pts higher) and it does snap him out but he quickly recognizes we are close and it begings again He is otherwise amazing, well trained good boy from following all of your e collar/relationship/communication videos. We love u and appreciate u man! We practice morning massages and love sessions daily since watching your videos. Thank you so much! *We use the dogtra for the ecollar

[@Zerpersande]

Leaving it on but not turned on. Like a dummy collar?

[@watchmoivies123]

I love listening to your Podcasts and KZbin’s but I really would like to see you train your new dog weekly I’m just wondering why you don’t thanks again

[@richardsziklai9284]

hey john-i have a two year old male german shepard-fixed-family pet very good in house-problem having is he is very reactive towards other dogs-has bit dogs three times-he wears prong collar-i say no and give him a good snap-not effective-at times will turn on me and bite or motion towards me- if he is at higher level of anxiety-thanks rick

[@ellemarierolfe7518]

It's so true I got so sick of saying no because it was meaningless that now I just make a ah ah, sound if he does not stop I use the e collar

[@The_Woof_Pack]

Great information!

[@jozeepare9616]

Very interesting session. Will reinforce the No on my end! Today playing chuckit on the golf course, gave her the cue to stay but she went for the ball. I yeld No but she didn't come back. When she came back with the ball at my feet, I took the ball and kept walking. Played again after few minutes and then she waited. No sure if the No consequence was strong enough? Was it?

[@lorihoffman6150]

Also would you go to the highest level for a counter surfing?

[@thekynologist155]

Larry, touching your subject, your closer to Thorndyke (Instrumental Learning Theory) than Skinner (Operant conditioning), which has so much more utility for average dog owners! Thank you!

[@mihaeladog7187]

You sound perfect 👍No worries 😄

[@rayl4385]

Hey Larry, thank you so much! Same question as Jill, but I wondered if you'd go a bit further in sharing your own approach? Our dog also has what I'd call a rehearsed fear/phobia of any big trucks that make noise, but I am confused about how to work on this. We do work on obedience, and her anxiety has greatly improved as my leadership has improved. She builds like Jill's dog when she hears the truck at the end of the street. What would you do if you lived in a city and didn't have the option of slowly working w this at different distances? These trucks come down our street almost daily on our walks... Thanks!

[@lorihoffman6150]

How do you feel about using the tone for a warning do you do that? I don’t remember reading that in your book. Thank you Larry!

[@RDNSAPBTS]

First of all. Great video! I'm a huge fan. I just want to touch on your explination of how to stop the male dog from urinating on the tree. Now how do you avoid this...the dog lifts his leg to pee on the tree, you say NO! He pees amyway....so you begin to close the gap, dog sees you coming oviously, and runs away from you. Continuing to avoid you. Now have you created a fearful dog? Will you not be able to retrieve your dog from other situations of which he knows he about to get punished for? How would you avoid this? Also I dont 100% agree with what you suggested with how to stop jumping. Walking into the dog, and or grabbing and squeezing or holdimg the paws. These adverse techniques do not work on all dogs. I have found that overly fearful, and overly agressive dogs tend to react poorly to these techniques. People get their hands or legs bit, and dogs get over stimulated. Or the opposite, the dog is now terrified of approaching and if it does approach again it's rolling on its back and pissing itself. I truly believe that there are many techniques that will work and be affective on many different temperaments.

[@kevinschuiteboer6367]

I HAVE A STANDARD POODLE AND I THINK I MIGHT OF DONE SOMETHING WRONG MY VET NEUTERED HIM I THINK AT EIGHT MONTHS OLD IS THAT OKAY HE IS MY SERVICE DOG HE IS FORE YEARS OLD NOW HE SEEMS TO BE OKAY

[@OhNaturel21]

If he is ok now, does it matter? Should you have waited to neuter, sure. Best not to stress about things you can't control now.

[@therevampedview8784]

Hey Larry you mentioned a high and medium levels of E collar correction. On average what numbers are you talking about? The low level for my dog is a 5-6 so I'm curious what a medium and high level would be.

[@lorihoffman6150]

Hi Larry I was just wondering though when you do potty train your dog don’t they know the difference from inside and outside and if the dog only goes outside would he really still go in a room that he’s never been but he knows it’s inside ? I thought they differentiate the difference. I mean I thought they really know the difference once they learn only to go outside.

[@cheaptick]

Should we ever want E Collar "stimulate" to be understood as NO! How should we think of "stimulate" in its application.

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[@NinoTheCorso]

Isn’t it super easy to classically condition “No” to a good correction? Especially from an ecollar?

[@lklencho]

It sure is but most don’t. And the e collar stuff can be a problem. Too easy to just push a button and most create more confusion than clarity

[@lorihoffman6150]

By the way just wanted to say I love your videos and God bless you. Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas and happy new year!

[@Zerpersande]

My wife is purely positive. And she gave exactly ZERO corrections until my Golden was almost 7 months old. And he jumps all over her. NEVER jumps on me UNLESS he’s invited. And even then it’s like he’s saying ‘You’re sure?.?’ He nips at her feet and thighs and gets her forearm in his mouth. She has bruises all over her arm. All bc the (puppy purely positive)trainer that works at the vet told her not to say ‘No’ at any time. Turn away. Say ‘Ouch’. Barter with toys to get the remote/iphone/etc away from him. Clooney listens to me when we’re alone. But when he goes after my wife my command is usually ‘Come’ which he ignores. Why? Because (in my opinion) he is in the I-Can-Do-Whatever-I-Want Land that exists around The Woman. So it’s good cop/bad cop in the extreme. I’ve considered rehoming, but I can’t find anyone that wants a 57 y.o. female.

[@idarahmqvist1373]

Great vid! But digging, this is something that some dogs are even “programmed” to do. Stopping that behavior in the yard, will that also stop the dog from being able to just act like a dog and dig in the forest or field or wherever in is allowed as well? That would be a shame.

[@deboraeiss9211]

Is 14 months too old to train?

[@HaveFaithWV]

Hi Larry, I just recently started e Collar training with the mini educator. My 9 month old GSD has a few bad habits inside such as barking uncontrollably. Should I avoid using the e collar as a consequence after the “No” ? I was thinking that I could maybe use the vibrate feature as the consequence and the stim as the communication tool. Would this ruin the e collar training or is that acceptable?

[@Karina-Loves-Andreas]

I'm curious what Larry says. A lot of dogs find the "vibrate" more aversive than low level stimulation (I have no experience trying to stop inside barking beyond dragging my GSD by his collar and keeping him right next to me after "no", and he DOESN'T like that. It's not a frequent issue for us).

[@Karina-Loves-Andreas]

PS: even though he's otherwise a "Velcro Dog", lol. But if he's barking and I say "No" and grab him and pull him with me, immediately next to side by inches, he perceives it as the "aversive" or punishment it is. It mostly happens at night, when I'm trying to sleep, and he sees a fox or cat out the window. His e-collar isn't on when it happens, so grabbing him by the collar and dragging him next to my bed is the easiest thing. If Larry sees this & has an opinion, I'd love to hear it. Fortunately, it doesn't happen more than every 3-5 months, 2-4 a year.

[@HaveFaithWV]

@@Karina-Loves-Andreas unfortunately my pup has these barking episodes multiple times per day. For example, if my mom sits down on our couch my pup just jumps on her, bites, and barks in her face. She will also have random barking episodes if she gets frustrated. Been searching everywhere for some ideas to fix it but I’m not sure what to do other than keep a leash on her at all times.

[@robinrutherfordcost4748]

@@HaveFaithWV that's scary, especially with the biting - am guessing hard mouthing possibly due to frustration? It kind of sounds like the pup is telling your mom this couch is his. Not. Few things you can try - either mom can stand up to get the pup off the couch or both of you can if sitting together on the couch. Until he's trained, shouldn't have furniture privileges or at least has to ask permission to get up. (I.e. sit, wait until you pat the couch for him to get up - I would avoid that til he's better with mouthing though). He has to earn a couch privelege. Because the couch is yours, not the pup's. Can try removing the pup from the room for like 1001, 1002, 1003, or until they are calm. Right back away from company if, when you take them back their behavior isn't better. Can reward for going to their own bed in the same room. Transfer the value to remaining on their bed. With the barking, especially GSDs, Nigel Reed has a great video of a lady at her wits end what to do with the GSD non-stop barking and reacting to anything and everything. You have to take charge. They have to know that you're going to step up and take care of things otherwise they feel like they have to.

[@KathgoKat]

@@HaveFaithWV... YES!!! definately have a leash on her at all times.!! She has to learn thats not her couch...I wouldn't let her on any furniture at all...unless she's invited....She needs clear rules and boundaries..Do what Larry said here.. give her a sharp NO and a firm pop on the leash !!! ...Doing that to anybody is unacceptable!!

[@nejakytulak3226]

hi larry, when i release my dog to go sniff, i want to make it clear for him that it is ok to sniff and pee, but it is not ok to lick where other dogs have urinated, no matter if he is close or 50 meters away. when we are not doing something and i gave him release to go away and do what he likes, he is kind of intensely obsessed with other dogs' urine... how would you create this boundary between just sniffing vs licking, and is it fair to expect him to distinguish?

[@Karina-Loves-Andreas]

Good luck with that one!!😂

[@Apex_K9]

You should not concern yourself with attempting to stop such a natural and harmless behavior

[@VinnyBully]

How to stop him from eating his own poop, its a disgusting habit not getting better.

[@justkidding7523]

It’s probably his diet. Do a blood panel and see if the dog is low on something. Supplement with Spirulina or a multi vitamin or something containing an all stage supplement.

[@ellemarierolfe7518]

Or the worst one of all make yourself a tree in stand still! That's the worst advice someone could ever give believe me I've had so many people tell me they do that it was a catastrophe! LOL