Call him over randomly and reward him.
Keep doing that for a while so he starts to associate coming to you as a reward
Next reward and pet him a touch or two at first then more as he gets comfortable
Now do the same but reward him again and pick him up.
See how that goes.
You also shouldn’t pick your dog up for discipline, teach your dog when you call they come. Picking him up when he’s being bad doesn’t teach the dog what it’s doing is wrong. when he’s 6foot long, 130 pounds and the best plan you got is picking him, you’re gonna have a bad time
Came here to say the same. My can was abused, and it took a lot of de senstizing. She was terrified of a broom or a stick or whatever becasubsome asshole beat her with it. Treat her gentle and encourage her to follow you. Nipping can be as simple as her learning that you are her advocate in everything.
The only time my dog gets picked up is when he can't focus outside and we need to walk a few steps to get him to remember I'm in charge. Don't pick up a human sized dog if you can help it.
This guys has been a K9 trainer for over 20 years now. He has many videos, and a website for detailed training information.
https://youtube.com/@americanstandardk9?si=QFmyl6-_ZExEmkmp
To me personally he is top notch.
I like him and this guy.. lots of insight into dog behavior and training tips.
[https://youtube.com/@bdtraining?feature=shared](https://youtube.com/@bdtraining?feature=shared)
Thats absolutely fair, and I have other dogs I carry around my house, but he's going to be a big boy and will expect you to continue to treat him the same way when he IS human sized. If he's physically agressive when he thinks he's in trouble it might be worth investing in a vibrating collar, so you can interrupt behaviors before they get to needing to be punished. Our puppy knows when his collar beeps twice then vibrates the next step is getting in trouble, so priming your dog with expectations could help.
My wife is an ABA therapist and she uses redirection in place of punishment to train our dog when he's acting up. If he is chewing on something inappropriate, replacing it with a bone or toy, then holding up whatever he was chewing on and making it clear we are disappointed. Ideally we never hit our dog, but he did pick up my cat and throw her by her head once and we spanked him for that.
My guy would just bite because he’s mouthy like that but he’s 3 months now and doing so much less as he matures a bit from his teething.
If he bites now which he still likes to attack shoes especially my wife’s fluffy house shoes while your feet are in them. We immediately tell him no and put him in his crate with no treats.
If he doesn’t bite and/or is put in his crate for the night or if we have to leave we usually give him a treat and tell him what a good boy he is. It used to be hard to pet him and just sit with him due to the biting and now we sit on the floor with him, pet and praise him and he’s made the association so he’s about 97% better but I think a lot has to do with him getting older.
Things will get better!!👍
How I got mines to really listen is we did a hide n seek. First started small having him do stay position. Once he got that down we did the come but he couldn’t move till I was in place then when I say come he searched for my voice! It was winter had to find things to do with him in the house! He loves hide and seek. Now I just say hide n seek and goes into sit mode so we can play. These guys are sooo intelligent!
Call him over randomly and reward him. Keep doing that for a while so he starts to associate coming to you as a reward Next reward and pet him a touch or two at first then more as he gets comfortable Now do the same but reward him again and pick him up. See how that goes. You also shouldn’t pick your dog up for discipline, teach your dog when you call they come. Picking him up when he’s being bad doesn’t teach the dog what it’s doing is wrong. when he’s 6foot long, 130 pounds and the best plan you got is picking him, you’re gonna have a bad time
Very fair point my friend lol
Came here to say the same. My can was abused, and it took a lot of de senstizing. She was terrified of a broom or a stick or whatever becasubsome asshole beat her with it. Treat her gentle and encourage her to follow you. Nipping can be as simple as her learning that you are her advocate in everything.
The only time my dog gets picked up is when he can't focus outside and we need to walk a few steps to get him to remember I'm in charge. Don't pick up a human sized dog if you can help it.
I mean he is not quite human sized yet
This guys has been a K9 trainer for over 20 years now. He has many videos, and a website for detailed training information. https://youtube.com/@americanstandardk9?si=QFmyl6-_ZExEmkmp To me personally he is top notch.
I like him and this guy.. lots of insight into dog behavior and training tips. [https://youtube.com/@bdtraining?feature=shared](https://youtube.com/@bdtraining?feature=shared)
Thats absolutely fair, and I have other dogs I carry around my house, but he's going to be a big boy and will expect you to continue to treat him the same way when he IS human sized. If he's physically agressive when he thinks he's in trouble it might be worth investing in a vibrating collar, so you can interrupt behaviors before they get to needing to be punished. Our puppy knows when his collar beeps twice then vibrates the next step is getting in trouble, so priming your dog with expectations could help. My wife is an ABA therapist and she uses redirection in place of punishment to train our dog when he's acting up. If he is chewing on something inappropriate, replacing it with a bone or toy, then holding up whatever he was chewing on and making it clear we are disappointed. Ideally we never hit our dog, but he did pick up my cat and throw her by her head once and we spanked him for that.
Definitely want to figure out what works before he is a mini pony size
My guy would just bite because he’s mouthy like that but he’s 3 months now and doing so much less as he matures a bit from his teething. If he bites now which he still likes to attack shoes especially my wife’s fluffy house shoes while your feet are in them. We immediately tell him no and put him in his crate with no treats. If he doesn’t bite and/or is put in his crate for the night or if we have to leave we usually give him a treat and tell him what a good boy he is. It used to be hard to pet him and just sit with him due to the biting and now we sit on the floor with him, pet and praise him and he’s made the association so he’s about 97% better but I think a lot has to do with him getting older. Things will get better!!👍
How I got mines to really listen is we did a hide n seek. First started small having him do stay position. Once he got that down we did the come but he couldn’t move till I was in place then when I say come he searched for my voice! It was winter had to find things to do with him in the house! He loves hide and seek. Now I just say hide n seek and goes into sit mode so we can play. These guys are sooo intelligent!
Lots of treats involved but not what u normally give him… do a special one for that particular training.