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[al capone]

Hi my 17 mos. old male CC barks to people since i met him the very first day. I went to pick him up to the breeder's place .There were 3 pupys,a guy made a trick to scare the 3 pupys,they back off but mine came back and starts barking at the guy,he was the only one did it.He barked to everybody when i brought him home.I started socializing him,take him every single day to the office where he sees some people every day.He is quited every where but my office, the small yard he plays with me and at home.When he meets new people ay my office he barks hard and get closer to them.New people is always brought to my office with some one my CC knows but he even do it.I say NO and call him,he stops and comes to me.But i'm affreid that he bites someone one day.The same scenario happens at home and if a new person trys to making back off my CC gets worse even i'm saying NO.What should i do ?

 

[DennasMom]

How long have you had him?

I would not have been happy to see someone at the breeders purposefully scaring the puppies... that can cause lasting traumatic associations, and might be part of your problem.

I would ask people in your office to randomly walk by and toss treats at him - no touch, no talk, no eye contact... just tossing treats, so a stranger walking by starts to mean "look for the treat on the ground" and strange people mean good things drop from the sky.

I'd also work on a different command, instead of "NO"... "NO" tends to mean "I don't like what you're doing... stop it"... and in the case of a guardian breed trying to do his job of protecting his person and/or space, you will get over-ruled. I would instead teach a new word, something like "enough" or "quiet" or "wait"... acknowledge that your dog thinks there is a problem, make him understand that you have 'heard' his concern, and that you have taken care of it. It's a subtle difference, but if you basically say "thank you for bringing this to my attention, I'll take it from here" - that's what you're trying to get across, but in a language your dog understands.

It will take time and patience, but I think it's worth working on.
It's great that you can take your dog to the office, but I'm sure that won't last if he decides to keep all co-workers out of your space.

 

[al capone]

Thanks for your reply DennasMom

He has been with me 14 months.
Yes it's a mistake to say no when he is barking,you're very right,I was not happy doing it but now I know what to say instead "quite ".
I live in a country with a high rate numbers of killed people in the world,so I'm not happy about letting co-workers giving treat at him. You never know here. But I agree with you in changing the command and approach faster to strangers that work with me to letting him know that I understand his concern and I 'm taking care of it.
You right about is becoming a problem to have him at my office so what I need to do is get out of my office sooner and go to the people that need anything from me,because when we're out of the office he is easy going with people even he is always watching. I won't ever let taking him to my work.


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[DDSK]

I would think that living in a dangerous place you would want a more protective and vigilant dog.

 

[Hector]

I would train a quiet command on top of a recall and work on a solid down/stay. If he has a crate, start using that and if you can bring it to work and practice staying in the crate with the door open. The dog should not break a down/stay or crate command until you tell him it's okay.

 

[DDSK]

^^^^^ agree good idea!

 

[al capone]

Yes DDSK that's what I want a more protective and vigilant dog and that's what he is doing. What I don't want is to have a dog without control.


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[al capone]

Very good idea Hector,I have to reinforce down and stay. He knows those commands. I will make that works. Thanks very much Hector


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[EverythingEnglishMastiff]

Hector +1

GL al capone! I think if you are really vigilante in your training you should be able to get out of your dog what you put in =)

 

[al capone]

Right EverythingEnglishMastiff, you are right. I have to improve how I'm training my dog. I'm going to start doing what Hector recommend and going to help me with the 6 feet cord that Hector advised in another thread
I will let you know guys how my dog is improving


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