is a “timeout” box a bad training technic for a 10 week old puppy?
hi guys
so i have a chuwawa and poodle mix and he has gotten aggresive because instad of yelling at him i tapped him on his neck becuase he wouldnt listen. this is my fault and i want to help him before its too late.
hes very very hyper and when i yell at him he just growls and jumps my plastic slipers or pejamas or pants .
so putting him in a box twice as big as him a bad idea? any other ideas will help me. thank you
Dog’s don’t know what “timeouts” are. All he will know is that you put hin in a box. You can’t explain to him that “you were bad, so I’m going to keep you from playing as a punishment”. It just doens’t WORK that way.
Don’t yell at him constantly, because after a while he will simply tune out the yelling and you will have to find something else to work with. A short, simple “no” should be more than enough. If he growls at you, then just say “no” in a firm voice, doesn’t have to be yelling. You can even pair it with a tap on his neck if you feel that extra force is neccessary.
If he turns on you for tapping his neck, then he is challenging you directly, and a “timeout” isn’t going to do ANYTHING. If a small tap makes him snap at you, then IMMEDIATELY put him on his side or back and tell him “no”. Each time you tell him “no” for something, look him dead in the eye like you mean business, and make him be the one to look away first. Don’t let him up until he has surrendered to you, which may take a minute or two. (he won’t be making growling noises anymore)
Dog’s respond a lot to your attitude, emotions, and body language. You can use your body language to tell a dog something and not say anything at all. Yelling isn’t something I ever do with my dogs, even when they do something really bad. All it takes is a dirty look and a serious tone of voice, and they know they’ve really crossed the line with whatever it was. I rarely need to use more than a firm “no” and a tap on the side of the neck to get what I need out of any dog.
Just don’t take that stuff from your dog. If he gets aggressive, don’t you be afraid to get aggressive back. Match the level of energy that he gives you, but don’t yell. Be dominant in a way that he will understand, through eye-contact, tone of voice (tone, not pitch), and the appropriate physical contact.
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