Doberman puppy training tips needed - keeps chasing/biting the cat?
Our doberman puppy is 12/13wks and we have had him for 3 weeks,
he has not had the best start in life, and we are now busy undoing all the bad stuff done to him, coming along well this week with house training etc,
but since we have had him, he had chased our cat, the cat is a big wimp and all he does is hiss and bop him on the nose! even when puppy has him pinned to the ground
I am training him that we are the leaders, not him, and have tried..... saying no, telling him off, water squirt when chasing, holding him/the cat/both so they can sniff each other/destracting him/rewarding when doesnt chase, but for weeks now no matter what we do he will chase and bite,
the cat will roll onto his back, and puppy will bite him round the neck, he was in a litter of 11, so i thought it may be rough playing, but no matter what i try i cant break the habbit, and we are worried that if we dont soon he will grow up doing this and kill or really harm the cat
any tips please?
Use the No Free Lunch method to get some control over him then have a leash on him..and collar of course..lol. When he goes after the cat, grab the leash as close to the collar as you can. Pick his front feet off the ground ,by the leash, and shake him mildly, do not cause brain damage, and say in a harsh, firm tone NO!! BAD DOG. Get harder if he continues, some dogs are highly prey driven and will kill small critters. I would toungue lash him for several minutes if he doesn't look/act submissive. The words don't really matter but you have to have a harsh, disgusted tone of voice. You can also buy an air horn at Wal*Mart and when he is chasing but b4 he has the cat, say NO CHASE! and blow the horn. I fostered 2 dogs that killed cats, one had jumped out a second story window breaking his leg on his way to killing a kitty. One was a 10 mos old Pit and the other, the broken legged one, was a GSD, who was 4 ish. I put both on pinch collars and worked obed in the cat room of the shelter I worked at and made them ignore running kitties. Both lived in my house with cats after that. But I got on them hard, I used the pinch and pulled them off the ground with it and toungue lashed them for several minutes and shook the collar. Since I was the pack leader the point got across quickly. I start doing obed training at 8 weeks or as soon as I get the dog. My first GSD was started at 8 weeks, entered and passed his test at a fun match at 4 mos and got his first leg on his CD at 6 mos and 1 day. Pups can learn obed. they just need frequent short lessons.
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