Typically, they do little good and often a lot of harm. That’s why the nonsense that you’ve been exposed is so prevalent. Until you meet a real dog trainer, they get away with it. The dog training industry is unregulated, and anyone can call themselves a professional dog trainer. You don’t become a doctor, a lawyer, an accountant by saying, ‘I’m a doctor.’, ‘I’m a lawyer.’, ‘I’m an accountant.’ There is no such thing as a professional dog trainer. People who call themselves professional trainers rarely know what a professional is otherwise, they would never use and sully the word. They are various degrees and manifestations of All Positive/Purely Positive/Force-Free/Never Say No/R+…’, treat, treat, treat, and ‘Might Is Right’, Alpha, Pack Leader, Dominant (Yank and Crank). Still, typically when people say they are ‘dominant,’ it’s usually another red flag that they’ve been exposed to the pseudo-science methods promoted by amateur dog trainers. At that age, a litter gets exercise by playing in short bursts, not going on a marathon. Even an amateur trainer would have recommended against a 6-mile hike every day at four months of age. But, no, there has been no legitimate canine behavior training and modification knowledge at play here. You’ve used ill-advised pseudo-science and amateur dog psychology recommended by someone that fancies themselves a professional dog trainer, maybe. The mistakes you’re making are rookie training, trainer-wannabe mistakes. No one has ‘trained him thoroughly,’ or is, as you describe your aunt, ‘a professional trainer.’ She may think she is, but if what you’ve described is based on her guidance, she is nowhere near what I would refer to as a professional trainer. You’ve acknowledged, things aren’t going well, and you’re open to input and seeking help, so I’m going to be brutally honest. Yes, he is still young, but I want to nip it in the bud fast or else I’m afraid I’ll never sleep again. So it is not that he’s not getting enough exercise. And I cannot leave him out because then he will become bored and curious and will start chewing/ eating things.Īnd another thing I would like to mention is that since this dog was around four months, he’s been walking 6 miles every day and playtime with another one-year-old puppy.Īnd on his walks, he walks right beside me, and I’m dominant. I know you might be thinking well, just let him stay in the other room, but he can’t because of certain people in the other rooms who are not fond of dogs. There is no difference in the rooms they both have people in them, the same amount of noise and light and space. I am at a loss and do not know what to do. We’ve tried putting him in other rooms for the night, and he is totally content. I do this all night and have only been getting 3 hours of sleep a night (but luckily, my mother takes the dog in the morning for his walk), but nothing seems to be working. I would get up every single whine or bark to correct him while staying calm and collected and assertive. But yeah, I could definitely still be doing something wrong and need someone’s help!Īll of a sudden, he just started hating my room and not wanting to come in at night, or if he came in, he’d whine all night long. I have trained him thoroughly and have a professional dog trainer as an aunt, and I’ve learned everything from her. Instead of a crate, my six-month old Boxsky puppy gets to sleep in my room with the door closed.
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