bollocks?

[Twitch 13]

hello all,

 

thinking about gettin my bullxwhippets nuts cut. he's 22 weeks old im a bit worried about getting it done because i dont know if it will affect his game later on? he really could do with it as he's starting to get ideas above his station and trying to dominate. i have been doing the usual stuff to show him im in charge, such as making sure im the 1st through a door, making him wait for his food ect. and it does work to a certain degree what do u guys think?

 

this is my 1st lurcher so im looking for helpful advice, no diggs cuz im a newbie thanks

[the big chief 3,099]

no mate don't have it done a vet told me if you do this the dog will become too big in the muscles and won't run right

[paulus 26]

scruff the fecker and give it a good shake right foot has the same effect

[hunting mad 147]

its something most pups will try just keep stamping your authority, he'll learn in time

[BrianSteven72 369]

Most pups will try it on with you at some time just stand firm and a good kick up the arse will put him in his place once hes fully mature and found out whos boss he will be ok ffs dont get him castrated it affects there prey drive and can turn them fat and lazy atb with him

[Twitch 13]

brilliant, thanks for the advice guys - other than scruffing him n givin him a kick up the arse (reserving these for when he's being particularly cuntish) what other exercises could i do to show him im boss?

[Tyla 3,179]

If you are seriously considering cutting a 22 week pup because you cant make it behave then maybe dogs aint for you? Put the time into training or give it to someone who will

[skycat 6,173]

If you are seriously considering cutting a 22 week pup because you cant make it behave then maybe dogs aint for you? Put the time into training or give it to someone who will

 

Better still, admit that you don't know everything and take the pup to training classes. Full of pets etc, but you might just pick up a few tips on how to train your dog.

[Twitch 13]

If you are seriously considering cutting a 22 week pup because you cant make it behave then maybe dogs aint for you? Put the time into training or give it to someone who will

 

no mate i was looking for a bit of advice as to weather it would affect it at a later stage, not because it wont behave as i have already asked is there any exercises i could do? , i love training my dog and spending time with him to bring him on. i just genuinley didnt know how it would affect it

 

 

If you are seriously considering cutting a 22 week pup because you cant make it behave then maybe dogs aint for you? Put the time into training or give it to someone who will

 

Better still, admit that you don't know everything and take the pup to training classes. Full of pets etc, but you might just pick up a few tips on how to train your dog.

 

and isnt me being on here asking what i should do admiting that i dont know everything? - u've given me pretty sound advice before so a bit dissapointed with ur reply

 

tell u [bANNED TEXT] there are some f****n arseholes on here eh?

[BrianSteven72 369]

as i said in my previous post it will definitely affect him in latter life if you are going to work him dont do it !

[TOMO 26,435]

twitch i think your reading skycats answer wrong,,, she was being genuin suggesting traing classes,,, nothing wrong with profesional help if your new to all this....

 

i think you did right asking here,,but take skycats advise and go along to a few.... also check out the working dog health and traning section on here take your time and search through topics already covered

[skycat 6,173]

All I said, albeit in a bit of a facetious tone, was get the dog to training classes. If you don't have someone experienced to show you the ropes, then bite the bullet, put up with the pet people: do a bit of shopping around, go and watch one or two classes and pick one which you think you can get along with. Puppy training classes are as much about training the owner as training the pup. They will help you to understand what motivates your dog better, get inside its head. Hitting and kicking it are pointless. Patience and knowledge are your tools, and the only way you get more knowledge is to actually see, in the flesh, how to train a dog in a way which doesn't involve physical violence. I'm not being arsey at all here, just seriously trying to help you.

 

Puppies are motivated by two things in life: food and sex.

 

The sex thing rears its head (scuse the pun LOL) from time to time as in all male animals growing up.

 

The other thing you have in a dog is drive. Drive to live, drive to chase, drive to grab on to prey. When a dog is young it hasn't yet harnessed that drive into work/hunting, so it is a pain in the arse. Look at it this way: your pup was born to chase and kill things. It has all that instinct and burning energy. But nowhere to express it. So it expresses its drive by being pushy, arsey, mouthy. You don't want to kill that drive, but you need to teach the dog to control itself.

 

But its a pup, so it hasn't got good self control. It makes mistakes, it oversteps the mark, it grabs your hand, your foot, anything which moves. The first year of a pup's life is spent learning what it can and can't do in society, whether that be around other dogs, or around humans. Each month its focus changes.

 

Where's Casso when you need him !!

 

So right around now, 22 weeks old, the male hormones are starting to kick in a bit. Sometimes later, depends on the type and breeding of the pup. At this age everything is expressed through play..........this is practice for real life as an adult. So the pup gets pushy, stroppy, says 'won't' when you tell it to do something.

 

What you shouldn't do is meet stroppy with stroppy. Stay calm, stay patient, don't lose your rag with the pup. If it jumps up at you all the time, teach it to jump up and put its paws on you ONLY ON COMMAND. Make it sit in front of you every time it comes up to you. Then tell it to jump up: have a good cuddle. The pup needs and wants to get close to you, it really loves that. It needs the physical contact and to be accepted. By teaching an instant 'sit' in any situation you put the pup under control. Only then do you tell it to do what it really wants to do: jump up at you and get close.

 

You should have already taught an instant 'sit'. Use real tasty titbits to do this. And reward like this EVERY time until the pup is 6 months old.

 

Same thing with anything else. Putting the lead on to go out for a walk. 'Sit' before putting lead on. Pup sits because the reward is going out for a walk.

 

Tell me how you think the pup is trying to 'dominate' you? I doubt very much if the pup is actually trying to do that, it is just pushing your buttons because it is full of energy and drive, and in fact, it is actually approaching you to release all that energy. You need to play with it, a lot, but on your terms.

 

Give me some examples of what exactly the pup does that you don't like.

[wharrier 39]

My old whippet was a bit of a pain at that age was considering getting him the snip but stopped myself sorted himsilf out when he was about 12 months old just got to get through it mate most pups r a pain at some point got a beddy x whippet bitch 7 months at moment n she's doing my head right now not being pushy r anything just stubborn some good days some bad just got to ride it out

[3 Turns 326]

ALRIGHT MATE.

SOUND,S LIKE HE,S A BIT OF A CHANCER.LOL

KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING AND DONT BE SCARED TO BOOT HIS ARSE OCCASIONALY.

THERE,S ONLY 1 GAFFER,AND ITS YOU

HE,LL COME GOOD IN A FEW MONTH,S TYPICAL DOG PUP

[Twitch 13]

Skycat - that was exactly what i was after, thank you!

 

Its not that he is dominating me, that was probably the wrong thing to say.

I know of people who have had behavioural problems who got their dog the snip and it calmed em down and i wasnt sure if that would be the case with Samson

To be honest the last thing i want to do is lose my rag, but ive come close. and i think i may expecting a little too much from him at such a young age

thats why im on here tho, i want the best from him and i want to put the effort in

Im doing most of the things u suggested and with a bit of perseverance im sure he'll be fine, thanks for takin the time to reply tho, i do appreciate it