Chewing, Exercise And The Miniature Pinscher
Even though the Miniature Pinscher is a small dog, as an owner, you must remember to provide enough exercise and stimulation to have a happy pet that doesn’t decide to eat some of your favorite things. It would be an unfortunate error for you to think that this small dog will not require much exercise. It is true that a Miniature Pinscher may need less space for activity than a larger dog. However, this dog is not a couch potato. It enjoys quality time with its owner, but it also needs physical exercise, opportunity to explore and opportunity to chew. If the Miniature Pinscher is not stimulated, it is possible that those favorite household items of yours will start to look very appealing to your dog and could conceivably end up ruined at the paws of the family pet.
When the Min Pin comes home, you need to provide appropriate items for chewing so the dog learns that chewing is actually a permissible activity and that there are certain things to chew and certain things to not chew. Dog proof your house to help with this learning process. You should remember that the Miniature Pinscher’s need to explore, investigate and chew does not disappear as the dog matures.
If your Miniature Pinscher is provided with a variety of chewable items and other canine activities to investigate, throw and chase, they will be able stay stimulated to keep focused on those activities and not need to turn to destructive activities. The Miniature Pinscher is an intelligent animal who will quickly learn the house rules about the appropriate items to chew. After living with a Miniature Pinscher for awhile, you might observe that your Min Pin chews more intensely if there is any kind of stress/tension at home being reflected in the dog’s behavior. This observation may be a wake up call that the Miniature Pinscher may need more attention from you.
So, although the Min Pin is a small dog, it needs a lot of routine exercise and a variety of ways to exercise appropriate chewing activities. You can even slip in those chewing activities that promote dental health. For a comfortable life with your Miniature Pinscher, dog proof, train the dog about what is ok to chew, and provide appropriate Min Pin chewable items. Training your Min Pin will require a strict routine. Once he or she is trained, you should have minimal problems with chewing.
John Jackson
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How Do I Stop My Dog From Doing Things She KNOWS Are Bad Even When I'm Not Around?
I’ve taught her how I expect her to behave. I know that this training has been successful because she will usually behave beautifully as long as I’m around. Once my back’s turned though it’s a different story altogether…
For instance, she will never go on the furniture when I’m in the house because she knows she’s not allowed. As soon as I leave the house however, she hops on right up there and makes herself comfortable, safe in the knowledge that I’m not there to admonish her. I know because I see her doing so when I peek in through the window. When I wake in the middle of the night to go the bathroom she’ll have made herself a cosy nest on my sofa. As soon as I enter the room and she wakes up and realises she’s busted, she’ll jump of guiltily and immediately go to HER bed. So she knows what she’s doing is bad. She just takes the chance that she’ll get away with it…
Another example; my bedroom is totally off-limits. She knows this and stays outside of it whenever I’m in the house. She doesn’t come in even though the bedroom door’s open throughout the night. But occaisionally if I’m outside in the garden, I’ll come back in to my bedroom to find clothing strewn across the floor, and chewed up magazine pages or electrical cables all over the place. But she will be sat on her bed all the way in the living room, the very picture of innocence. So essentially she’s had her little party, then run away from the scene of the crime as soon as she heard my footsteps approaching from outside (very clever dog!) Of course then I can’t even tell her off then because the ‘crime’ has already been committed and she won’t make the connection between what she’s being told off for and her previous bad actions all the way in the other room.
What do YOU do to instill absolute obedience – even in your absence – in your dog? Is that even possible, or am I just asking way too much? I think it must be possible because don’t they achieve that with seeing eye dogs and police dogs?
I don’t want to crate her all day just so she doesn’t go on the furniture. But nor can I lock away my sofa in a cupboard so that it doesn’t get covered in her doggy hairs when she’s shedding…
She’s about 9 months old; a very intelligent rescued stray that I’ve had for about 3 months. She’s happy, learns quickly and well and is exercised and and has a play session daily to burn off energy. She’s a mongrel mix that includes bits of miniature pinscher, chihauhau and maybe alsation. When I discipline her I use ‘No!’ with a strong tone of voice, or I cuff her gently on the back of her neck with a ‘clawed’ hand like mother dogs do, or when she’s really bad, I incarcerate her in the shower stall for 20 minutes which she hates (very boring place – no attention!). All of this works very effectively with her, but of course, it only works when I’m there to actually administer it…
All suggestions / details of techniques that have worked for you in the past most gratefully received.
Thanks everyone.
long story good luck
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ok um all i can say is keep trying to train the dog and maybe even ask a professinal
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reward him when he does something right and scold him when he does something wrong
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That is called willful disobedience is she a golden they are notorious for that. She is very intelligent and that can be a curse as well as a blessing.
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my dogs were the same way, i have two very high energy dogs and when i’m home theyre great, when i’m not i came home to a mess. i crate trained them, for a few days i put them in the cage with a bunch of treats when they got done, i let them out
then i fed them in the cage just to get them used to it, my dog ended up loving and she sleeps in there now on her own, i put a blanket in there and during the day before i leave i put them in their crates with a treat or bone sometimes a toy and i go, look up how to crate train a dog its harder for some dogs than others Mindy (one of my dogs) took to it right away milo (my other dog) hated it, i really had to work with him, he doesn’t mind it now but he definitely prefers to be out and about.
to start, just put them in the cage every day for a min with you in the room. if they bark dont scold them, the crate needs to feel safe from everything even scolding for them to feel safe confined in a plastic box you should put them in at least 3 or 4 short times a day
then after a few times say something like "in your crate" whenever they go in and after a few times they will get the command and you can just say it and they’ll go in
feed them one meal a day in the crate. puppies should eat 2 – 3 times a day, so one of the meals should be in the crate
after a week of putting them in and letting them out right away. put them in and leave them in for a while, put the crate in a room where you are, where youre watching tv wherever. and leave them in there for 5 ten min. once. see what happens, if they freak out, keep putting them in for short times if not keep going with the training
if you dog is good in the crate for 5 min, do that twice a day, for maybe 2 or three days (remember during training EVERY time reward them with a treat in the crate)
after that put them in for 5 min then the second time 10 min
next day 20 min
then a half hour (all with you in the room.) if all is good then its time for the next step.
put them in (with a treat) then leave the room, listen for scratching, whining barking…etc.
when you re- enter the room , dont let them out until they calm down, you dont want them to learn that acting wildly and barking will get them a free pass out
if everything is good leave them for a longer time in the crate alone. after about 2-3 weeks your dog will be crate trained. when you leave say "in your crate" or whatever you chose to say and give them a treat then leave with no worries, come home to no mess =]
so just to re cap. always treat. say in your crate or whatever you want the command to be every time. if your dog freaks out, go slower with the training. if your dog is good right away you can move fairly quickly. if your dog does freak out, dont scold them, wait until they calm down or until theyre quiet for a min then let them out. in your crate or cage be sure your dog has things to do, toys, treats, bones. nothing easily ripped, you dont want them to choke to death while your away.
if its been 2-3 weeks or more and your dog still freaks out they might have separation anxiety its very common in dogs. you can ask your vet or look online on how to fix that.
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my puppps =]
well the thing is digging is usually a sign of boredom..
and mother dogs NEVER punish their young by leaving them alone.. putting her in the shower stall is not a punishment that wil work for any kind of behavior..
"cuffing" her is actually a reward because it is phyisical contact
exercise is not enough – dogs need MENTAL stimulation
http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/Dealing-with-a-Destructive-Dog.313505
this link is called "dealing with a destructive dog"
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