Will My Dog Ever Grow Out Of This?

The short answer is no, the long answer is it depends on the severity and how much your dog has rehearsed the behaviour so actually still No.


So lets talk rehearsal, if you practice something from the day you where for say 4 years would you simply forget it? No you probably wouldn’t but you would do it a little less but the idea is still there.


So if your dog, who has far less cognition than us, rehearses something from the day you get them, it wont magically go away.


This is super important for puppies that we start as we mean to go on, of we let some things slide at a young age, they’re normally really hard to deal with at an older age, things like Jumping up, chewing, biting & toileting - really any household manners, can be avoided if you’re on it from day one, and by 12 weeks old they’re normally gone - apart from the chewing and biting which can come back with teething but its understandable.


So how do you stop your dog from rehearsing these behaviours, we use NEGATIVE PUNISHMENT which sounds super scary and harsh but all it is, removing something to stop the likelihood they’ll do it again, so in this instance the punishment is, THE NAUGHTY STEP.


So the plan is, House Leads On! crates and beds ready.

The idea is, lead is on the second your dog does one of the undesirable behaviours we grab the lead stop them from doing the thing and then put them in the crate or tethered to the bed.


this is interrupting and stopping them from doing the bad thing, we leave them on the bed or in the create until they’re calm and for young dogs that normally means after a nap, calm for me means led down and relaxed.


and that’s really how we stop them, obviously some dogs don’t fit this mould but most will, and for many owners the reason it doesn’t work is because you aren’t the most black and white and consistent with using this technique.


Struggling with your puppy, we can talk about it!

Are You Ready To Transform Your Dog?

Are You Ready To Transform Your Dog?

Are You Ready To Transform Your Dog?