Pinklu

You have to immediately poke the dog in the side (past the ribcage) or flick it's snout. This is how the mother dog disciplines her puppy's when they cross the line. This is dog psychology.

It is very important that you do this within 2-3 seconds after the bite has occured otherwise the puppy will not connect the discomfort as the result of the biting.

This is very effective as long as you are very consistant. Words and commands are not really necessary. You can say 'no' at the same time that you poke or flick the dog but they should pick it up very fast that biting produces a negative effect.

A great thing to practice is to bring the dog out of the house as if you were going for a car ride and then go back inside the house. Do this many times. Then put the dog in the car and take him out many times without going anywhere. THen try starting the car a few times and not going anywhere and try going for a few feet and then stopping and getting out. THe problem is that your dog escalates so quickly and he knows whats going to happen next and is anticipating it. If you get rid of the anticipation (by pretending to go out and then coming back in.) they never know whats going to happen next and then they start living in the moment instead of anticipating the next action which they know is coming.

I did the same thing with taking my dog for walks (he would get overly excited and pull) so i desensitized him to going in and out of the house and on the driveway etc. He realized that just going outside meant nothing,... it could be a boring walk to the curb and back so he started to chill out pretty fast!!!

I ended up using 4 litres of vinegar mixture with a bit of sunlight soap and it got all of the stench out. Plus he was the shiniest dog for weeks after that!

THe best way to teach a puppy not to pull is to immediately stop walking if they put the slightest pressure on the leash (pulling). They will be confused, maybe keep pulling, straining away from you. Eventually they will realize they are not giong anywhere and will probably look at you or come back to you. If they don't , call him until he does come back to you and praise them like crazy/give treats etc. then keep walking. They will probably emmediately pull again so stop as soon as there is pressure, when they look at you or come back to you, keep walking again. This probably wont take long to teach a puppy. I would do this immediately as it is much easier to stop when you have a 10 lb puppy as opposed to teaching an 80 pound dog this when they are older.

THey will soon realize that if they put pressure on the leash they will not get to keep going. RIght now they know that if they pull, they will eventually get to where they are going because you are continuing to walk behind them so they are getting there way. The answer is to STOP immediately if they put pressure on the leash and keep walking when they give you eye contact. They will soon be paying much more attention to you.

Good luck!

Instead of pulling her out you can attach the leash to her and put tension on it until she makes the slightest movement of giving in/getting up/taking a step etc. -then immediately release the tension. Then if she stops again put tension on again until she comes forward more. You can also try this with putting your hand on the top of her collar (if you can reach it) and pulling until she takes a step. This is called unlocking.

Working with a very nervous dog myself, I know that it is very important to not use encouraging/happy words when you have a fearful dog who is currently in a nervous/fearful state. If you praise or say "good dog!!" while you are trying to get a fearful dog to do something, you are saying "good job on being fearful" . You should only give praise if they are in a happy/relaxed state of mind. If they are afraid/nervous, it's best to use minimal vocal commands. When she actually comes out of the crate, then immediately do something incredibly fun with them.

I just had to get my 3 year old dog to become comfortable with his crate AGAIN for sleeping in it at night outdoors. It's all about being confident that your dog CAN rehabilitate.