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Dog jumping at patio door window

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  • #32
    borderlinemeath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,340 ✭✭✭borderlinemeath


    Pippy1976 wrote: »
    We're in Dublin. Like I said though, I don't live with my partner and am not around the dog all the time so my involvement in this is limited. I don't know why my partner isn't more proactive at bringing her out... with so much free space on his doorstep.

    What reason does he give for not walking the dog? Is it laziness? Not enough time? Too busy at work? Can't afford a paid dogwalker? Whatever the reason based on what posters here have said, you can tell him that it is down to this that the behaviour is manifesting in the dog.
    Granted, the exercise thing could work but I have a feeling the window habit will be hard to break. Any suggestions on how to begin remedying this?

    If you can convince your partner to change the dogs routine, or if you take over and change the dogs routine, ie ensure she gets walked and socialised with other dogs you WILL see a difference. Most repetitive behaviours such as wall bouncing, spinning etc actually serve a purpose in a dog, they can function as an endorphin release to actually self calm and relieve stress - so if you can replace that stress reliever with a walk it should help towards changing the repetitive behaviour.


  • #33
    UDP
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    Pippy1976 wrote: »
    Cool... is this to keep the dog occupied (described in a very simplistic way!) ? Is that the idea of it?
    Yes, it will keep the dog occupied. The red Kongs are for average chewers and the black ones are for heavy chewers. Like I said if the dog is too quick at getting the food out you can freeze it.


  • #34
    Pippy1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭Pippy1976


    Excellent. This dog is a heavy chewer. It's currently chewing everything in sight. If it is in the house it's chewing the chair legs, the end of the curtain etc. Nothing is safe!

    I'll look for one of these at the weekend.

    @borderlinemeath the main reason for not walking the dog is pure laziness. I suggest it over & over but it never materialises. He's good at playing hide & seek games with the dog but only in the garden... he needs to get out and get that dog moving... like, seriously moving.
    UDP wrote: »
    Yes, it will keep the dog occupied. The red Kongs are for average chewers and the black ones are for heavy chewers. Like I said if the dog is too quick at getting the food out you can freeze it.


  • #35
    borderlinemeath
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    Pippy1976 wrote: »
    Excellent. This dog is a heavy chewer. It's currently chewing everything in sight. If it is in the house it's chewing the chair legs, the end of the curtain etc. Nothing is safe!

    I'll look for one of these at the weekend.

    @borderlinemeath the main reason for not walking the dog is pure laziness. I suggest it over & over but it never materialises. He's good at playing hide & seek games with the dog but only in the garden... he needs to get out and get that dog moving... like, seriously moving.

    Another advantage of the dog being properly stimulated is that it may chew less! It will have less energy to devote to chewing:)


  • #36
    andreac
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    All of these problems are arising from lack of exercise, end of. If the dog was getting exercised, he wouldnt be doing any of these things, so please make sure you or your partner starts walking the dog everyday.

    How on earth can someone not bring a dog out for a walk everyday is beyond me, and people then wonder why these problems arise? Its not rocket science :rolleyes:


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  • #37
    Pippy1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭Pippy1976


    Do you think, in the long run, that this stimulus will combat the window bouncing? Or is that an entirely different thing altogether?

    I think this dog, in it's nature, is a chewer... it's a hunting dog but I think the chewing at the moment is VERY intense! Also, it snarls at me when I approach it - I'm not popular even though I'm trying to help it. haha
    borderlinemeath wrote: »
    Another advantage of the dog being properly stimulated is that it may chew less! It will have less energy to devote to chewing:)


  • #38
    andreac
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    A tired dog is a happy dog, and if it gets enough exercise, both its mind and body will be happy and relaxed. Its basic knowledge and part and parcel of dog ownership.


  • #39
    VictorRomeo
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    Pippy1976 wrote: »
    The idea of food in a bottle to keep the dog occupied, whilst also tiring the dog out through sniffing, is good. However, this dog would rip that bottle to shreds in 10 seconds flat... game over!

    You'd be surprised..... Mine is utterly focused on getting the food out, then when that's done, the bottle is dead meat.... I have a pointer with a very, very strong jaw. They learn - quite quick - that they have to be gentle to get food out - therefore the thinking bit. A kong or other rubber ball from a petstore won't be so easilty destroyed if that's your concern....


  • #40
    Pippy1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭Pippy1976


    I know this, I've had family dogs since I was born. I'm trying to implement a walking routine - step number 1.

    Then I can see how the dog is in the garden (i.e. chewing everything in sight, bouncing off the door / walls) and from there, depending on whether it's stopped / improved / gotten worse, we can sort out the other isses.

    I definitely know that a dog should be walked every day but try motivating someone who doesn't want to do it... it's HARD. And, as I'm not there all the time, I can't do it either.
    andreac wrote: »
    A tired dog is a happy dog, and if it gets enough exercise, both its mind and body will be happy and relaxed. Its basic knowledge and part and parcel of dog ownership.


  • #41
    VictorRomeo
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    andreac wrote: »
    A tired dog is a happy dog, and if it gets enough exercise, both its mind and body will be happy and relaxed. Its basic knowledge and part and parcel of dog ownership.

    This.


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  • #42
    UDP
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    Pippy1976 wrote: »
    I know this, I've had family dogs since I was born. I'm trying to implement a walking routine - step number 1.

    Then I can see how the dog is in the garden (i.e. chewing everything in sight, bouncing off the door / walls) and from there, depending on whether it's stopped / improved / gotten worse, we can sort out the other isses.

    I definitely know that a dog should be walked every day but try motivating someone who doesn't want to do it... it's HARD. And, as I'm not there all the time, I can't do it either.
    Chewing is a behaviour problem and can be rectified. The first step would be stimulus for the dog since it is probably just out of boredom.


  • #43
    **Vai**
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭**Vai**


    Any good "dog whisperer type websites" will tell you first and foremost to exercise your dog. Selective reading is what seems to be going on here. Exercise the dog or give it to someone who will.


  • #44
    Pippy1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭Pippy1976


    Not very constructive, wonder why you took the time to reply.
    **Vai** wrote: »
    Selective reading is what seems to be going on here.


  • #45
    andreac
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    Pippy1976 wrote: »
    Not very constructive, wonder why you took the time to reply.

    It is constructive. The root of your problem is exercise and only that. Once you start exercising the dog you will see huge improvement.


  • #46
    fatmammycat
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    andreac wrote: »
    It is constructive. The root of your problem is exercise and only that. Once you start exercising the dog you will see huge improvement.


    I have to agree with this, if the dog was taken out in the morning and evening- every single day- for a good long walk she would probably be much calmer and it's easier then to address any unwanted behavior. Jumping, chewing, they're all responses to be bored senseless.


  • #47
    aisher
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    Basically the dog is bored - getting no exercise and going out of its mind - hence all the unwanted chewing, jumping, snarling. If you really are concerned about the dog try and rehome it - giving it a kong and bringing it for a walk now and then is not enough. You get back from dogs when you put into them - if you ignore them you wont be awarded with a well behaved dog - I really dont understand why your partner has a dog when obviously he is too lazy to take care of it - rehome.


  • #48
    zef
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    "Also, it snarls at me when I approach it - I'm not popular even though I'm trying to help it. haha"
    Maybe this is because you have been shouting at it and throwing water at it?
    I don't mean to be rude, but I really feel sorry for this poor dog, taken out of rescue for a 'better life' only to end up locked outside all day.


  • #49
    Toulouse
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    OP said that he'd taken in "a" dog from a rescue not necessarily this one.

    Can you clarify OP?


  • #50
    gimmick
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    The lack of exercise, while not helping, is not the only problem.

    As I mentioned earlier, the Spitz we were minding did the exact same. He got good long walks every day, and on the walks there would be lots of fetch and basically running the legs off him. We would get home, put him out the back, and within minutes, he would be scratching off the patio door.

    So it must be a training issue as well as boredom.


  • #51
    Ddad
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    Hi. Op. I dont get it. Your looking for advice on the dogs problems. Yet, when you get it, you either ignore it or take offence. The dog needs to be trained and exercised. It needs at least an hour of this a day to maintain the dog in good health and probably more to reverse the issues it now has. Its not partner bashing to say the way the dog is being treated is cruel, you yourself stated it was being neglected due to laziness. A kong or a garden full of toys will not solve your problem. If he doesnt want to walk it buy a treadmill. Buy him a voucher for training classes and go with him.

    Most people arent born with the inherited ability to train dogs. It's an acquired skill. You have to learn it. He has to learn it. My dog needs an hour of exercise and traing a day. If he doesn't get it he is more than a handful (collie x) and that's my fault never his. There is no quick fix here. Buy a book on dog behaviour off of amazon and start from there. It isn't nice to hear but the dog is suffering from and exhibiting the signs of neglect and you can gloss over that but those are the facts. I hope your partner can look within himself and learn to do the right thing by his pet.


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  • #52
    Pippy1976
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    @Ddad I didn't take offence to the advice given. I'm agreeing with everyone's suggests here. I did think for a few posts there it was getting rather off point and wanted to make it clear I was here for advice on the dog, not my partner!

    I've read your post and will take on the advice you've written. I've talked to my partner this evening about it and tried to change the way he thinks. Perhaps if I volunteer to go with them for the walk he can't use laziness as an excuse to get out of it.

    An hour of exercise and training a day sounds manageable and doable. I'll read a few books too and see how things go.

    Thank you


  • #53
    Ddad
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    The best time to train him will be after you've walked him as it'll take the edge off him a bit. Make sure the dog gets rewarded and corrected as soon as he exhibits wanted/unwanted behaviour and be consistent with him. That applies to everyone in the family. If the dog lives with a family he/she is a family pet and this requires the whole family to treat him consistently. E.g. No one is allowed feed our dog from the table as we don't want him learning begging behaviour. He gets rewarded with affection and praise for being calm and gentle...he get's time out on his own if he starts to get rough or over excited. He has his good and bad days but the more we work with him the more good days we have. Like most of us here I think the world of my dog; so does my wife and children and when the dogs behaviour didn't work in the family I saw it as my failure.

    Our dog isn't a year yet but the more I train him the better he gets. Since the Benefits of the initial obedience training kicked in my wife finds him easier to manage and is much more interested in working with him. He's also a much better behaved dog with the kids and our visitors. Training rocks!


  • #54
    Dodd
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    Pippy we cant keep your partner out as it is he who is the problem unless you decide to take control of the dog.
    The dog is not the problem as has been said to you before.

    I will try not get banned but I would kick your partner up the ass and ask why he has a dog he will not look after it.
    Walking/feeding is the very basic to start with and he failed already.
    Animal lover my ass.He likes to have control of am animal that really loves him but with no input from him.


  • #55
    Dodd
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    BTW I hope you and your partner don't have kids but if you do then keep this dog away from them.


  • #56
    **Vai**
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    Pippy1976 wrote: »
    Not very constructive, wonder why you took the time to reply.

    I squeezed it in between walking my dogs. Its nothing that hasnt been said in softer terms prior to my post. Personally it annoys me when dogs dont get exercise, which is why I dont walk on eggshells about it. I hope for the dogs sake that u really do want proper advice and not just an easy way out. Good luck with the training.


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