It’s been a year I got a dog at my place. My parents were never in favour of it, but that’s the only thing that makes me and my brother unite. So I guess that’s the only reason why they let him in. Labrador was my choice and the shop was his… We got cranky to think his name. LOL. I still remember that when I named him Kevin, my brother frowned and told me to look the name in the internet. I did as he directed but kept the name according to our choice. That made me and my brother unite again. Just 2 months and my dog was well versed that his name was, DANNIE.
When he was young, he was adorable. Everyone here loved him. But things are not going that great at his end. But not his mistake you know. We didn’t train him that well. I regret the fact that he wasn’t sent to the obedience school just ‘cz of the fact that the previous dogs in our family were trained by my dad. And when we try to train Dannie, he is the worst learner the world could ever have. Though Labs are supposed to be the best learners but Dannie is an exception.
Like he isn’t allowed to get on bed and sleep with us, but yeah he does and if he doesn’t he would cry. Yeah man my Dannie boy cries. He has this Pug trait that he is a very stubborn dog. He gets on the bed with his hairy fur. But what do we do. He just completely ignores the order, like any untrained stray. So as a punishment he stays in leash night. Like right now he is sleeping with the leash on. Moreover, whenever I have guests at home, he jumps over ‘em, which is obviously not allowed, so then too he stays in leash.
My sweet li’l Dannie boy has to stay in leash 24X7. I swear I hate it and I want to fight for it ‘cz the way he hugs me and tells me to free him is something that is so very special that I can’t stop myself from setting him free. He gets up on his back limbs and puts his nose under my elbow. And that is the moment when I want him to be free just the way every other fauna is. Though I’ll make sure that he is trained, but keeping him in leash all the time will make him even more ferocious.
I’m not saying to keep your dog unattended, but always make him feel the freedom.
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Awww… I understand that you don’t want him to be on the leash. I don’t either. BUT you gotta make sure that he listens to you guys. You gotta be strict with him sometimes to make him understand the rules of the house. And when I say the ‘rules of the house’ they are rules for you too. If he sits in the bed, and you don’t want him to – don’t EVER let him. Cz if you let him sit there sometimes just cz it’s a weekend or no one is watching, next time he would want to do the same. Cz he doesn’t know. And then if you say no, you will confuse him. So ‘no sitting on the bed’ means ‘no sitting on ANY bed EVER’. Consistency is the key!!
ReplyDeleteAnother thing – Exercise. I know no one believes in work outs in our family (except prolly you and me :P) but that’s another thing he REALLY REALLY needs. He is 1 year old = a ball of high energy! That energy needs to get out. Somehow. If he doesn’t let the excessive energy out, he will jump around in the house, chew/bite on things and do all kinds of crazy things that you don’t want him to do.
Last but very important – jumping on people is his way of greeting them. If you don’t want him to jump on people, you need to make sure that he doesn’t jump on ANYONE – in the family or a guest. If he still does – punish him, ignore him, DO NOT encourage him. Again – keep it consistent.
You need to understand that the house is not big enough for him. He needs a big backyard, or a farm, or a park where he can run around and burn the energy out – daily! If not, you will end up making him aggressive and restless.