advice needed please

[elma fudd 0]

i recently bought a lurcher pup well hes 22 weeks old lol , hes 98% house trained , walks to heel on the lead , has a very good temperament and ive started his basic training and hes coming on fine , BUT when i leave him at home for anywhere from 5 mins to an hour he screams the house down and i mean really screams the house down , how long will it last ? hes been doing this for 3 weeks now , i started going out for 5 mins then slowly increased it to an hour and he doesnt let up till i get back , ive read up on this on the net but its not working even ignoring him when i first get home , until he calms down but thats not working either lol , the biggest problem ive got is my landlord owns the shop below me and he,ll only put up with this for so long !

 

any help greatly appreciated

[littlefish 588]

Do you have any other dogs to keep him company? Where does he sleep? Does he spend time in a crate? My pup of 5 months used to whinge and howl at night in his crate - after a while he had to be told quite firmly to be quiet - a good noisy chase round the crate with a rolled up newspaper a couple of times did the trick. Get the dog used to spending time away from you while you are in the house....like in another room or in a crate to build up his confidence and practice a command telling him to be quiet. I asked my neighbours to let me know if he was barking and annoying them during the day while I was out. They said no, which was good news. The next step for me, if it was a problem with the neighbours, would be a electronic collar. But with a young pup I would try hard to build his confidence by spending time away from him, so he does not get too clingy.

[elma fudd 0]

  On 27/07/2010 at 21:58, littlefish said:

Do you have any other dogs to keep him company? Where does he sleep? Does he spend time in a crate? My pup of 5 months used to whinge and howl at night in his crate - after a while he had to be told quite firmly to be quiet - a good noisy chase round the crate with a rolled up newspaper a couple of times did the trick. Get the dog used to spending time away from you while you are in the house....like in another room or in a crate to build up his confidence and practice a command telling him to be quiet. I asked my neighbours to let me know if he was barking and annoying them during the day while I was out. They said no, which was good news. The next step for me, if it was a problem with the neighbours, would be a electronic collar. But with a young pup I would try hard to build his confidence by spending time away from him, so he does not get too clingy.

 

i dont crate him mate , hes got the run of the house well some of it lol , i read something on the internet about this problem and it recomends u just ignore the dog when u get home until he settles down which i do , like i said in my first post i started of leaving him for short periods of 5 mins then slowly built it up to nearly an hour , ive stood outside my house for maybe 10 mins and not heard a sound but some days u would think hes being beaten to death and hes properly stressed and thats happening more often than him being quiet its really annoying lol

[Tiff 36]

crate him, he is in complete control right now and until the boundries are laid (such as crating) he will not be cured and you'll likely be looking for a new place to live!

[elma fudd 0]

  On 28/07/2010 at 11:44, Tiff said:

crate him, he is in complete control right now and until the boundries are laid (such as crating) he will not be cured and you'll likely be looking for a new place to live!

 

 

i sure could be if i dont sort it soon thanks for the advice

[littlefish 588]

Get him in a crate. Put a blanket over it to make it cosy. Feed him in it - every meal. Put him in it while you are in the house and spend some time in another room. Buy a kong and stuff it with stuff - I find bread stuffed into it lasts a good while. Only give him the kong and his food in the crate - nowhere else and he will soon associate it with nice things. It will become his cosy den and he will want to spend time in it relaxing and eventually sleeping. Good luck - keep building on it.

[6pack 60]

As others have said, crate him.

Extra advice I can offer as well as what has already been said - if he barks, cries, howls while you are out of the room, leave for as long as you can. You don't want him getting too stressed, or neighbours becoming stressed either.

Walk through the room, past the crate, let him see you but do not give any attention, no eye contact, no words. Sing to yourself or hum, but nothing towards the pup. Act busy on something else for a minute or so and leave the room again. It will help show him you are there but not responsive to his attention seeking.

Other good kong fillers - peanut butter or you can buy flavoured pastes. You can also freeze kongs which can really help with chewing, teething pups.

[elma fudd 0]

  On 28/07/2010 at 20:59, 6pack said:

As others have said, crate him.

Extra advice I can offer as well as what has already been said - if he barks, cries, howls while you are out of the room, leave for as long as you can. You don't want him getting too stressed, or neighbours becoming stressed either.

Walk through the room, past the crate, let him see you but do not give any attention, no eye contact, no words. Sing to yourself or hum, but nothing towards the pup. Act busy on something else for a minute or so and leave the room again. It will help show him you are there but not responsive to his attention seeking.

Other good kong fillers - peanut butter or you can buy flavoured pastes. You can also freeze kongs which can really help with chewing, teething pups.

 

thanks 4 all the very usefull advice im going to get a crate at the weekend , and a kong and stuff

[Ashover rabbit dogs 76]

my sisters lurcher pup was bad for it she had a crate, company of another dog and toys she wouldnt shut up tho and it sounded like she was being thrashed. the cure was simply a matter of letting her know who was boss she didnt have to get physical just had to be more dominating to her, she's 8 months now and has settled nicly atb mrs A.R.D