Comments on: Do You Have a Mischievous Dog? http://shibashake.com/dog/do-you-have-a-mischievous-dog Dog Tips, Care & Training Mon, 21 May 2012 21:28:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shibashake http://shibashake.com/dog/do-you-have-a-mischievous-dog#comment-1955 shibashake Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:21:28 +0000 http://shibashake.com/shibainublog/?p=158#comment-1955 Yeah Shiba Sephy loves playing chase games. Couple of things that worked well for me in terms of door bolting - 1. Drag lead - When Sephy was young I put a long drag lead on him (only use a flat collar). This way, when he got in one of his moods and decides to take the t.v. remote and run, I would just step on the drag lead. No chasing games and he gets to go into time-out. This also helped with door bolting. Only do it when you are home to supervise in case the drag lead gets caught on something. 2. Door manners - Every time before I take him on our walks I would practice door manners with him. First he has to come to me and sit while I put on his collar and lead. Then he does a stay while I open the door and put on my shoes. If he breaks from the stay and tries to bolt, I body block him, close the door and he does not get to go on his fun walk. After a bit I try again. Shibas are super smart so he quickly learned that not bolting = get to go out on fun walk. Yeah Shiba Sephy loves playing chase games.

Couple of things that worked well for me in terms of door bolting -
1. Drag lead -
When Sephy was young I put a long drag lead on him (only use a flat collar). This way, when he got in one of his moods and decides to take the t.v. remote and run, I would just step on the drag lead. No chasing games and he gets to go into time-out.

This also helped with door bolting. Only do it when you are home to supervise in case the drag lead gets caught on something.

2. Door manners -
Every time before I take him on our walks I would practice door manners with him. First he has to come to me and sit while I put on his collar and lead. Then he does a stay while I open the door and put on my shoes.

If he breaks from the stay and tries to bolt, I body block him, close the door and he does not get to go on his fun walk. After a bit I try again.

Shibas are super smart so he quickly learned that not bolting = get to go out on fun walk.

]]> By: Anonymous http://shibashake.com/dog/do-you-have-a-mischievous-dog#comment-1941 Anonymous Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:58:30 +0000 http://shibashake.com/shibainublog/?p=158#comment-1941 Oh god, our Shiba bolts for the front door at every opportunity. She won't go far (usually just hangs in the driveway) but if i go near her she runs away...very frustrating Oh god, our Shiba bolts for the front door at every opportunity. She won’t go far (usually just hangs in the driveway) but if i go near her she runs away…very frustrating

]]> By: shibashake http://shibashake.com/dog/do-you-have-a-mischievous-dog#comment-274 shibashake Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:11:08 +0000 http://shibashake.com/shibainublog/?p=158#comment-274 LOL - I suppose this is another one of those quirky Shiba traits :) Thank goodness they get bored so easily. Sephy's latest escapade was messing up our new rug when no one was watching. It seems that he has grown bored of it though after 2-3 days. Yay to Shiba boredom! LOL – I suppose this is another one of those quirky Shiba traits :) Thank goodness they get bored so easily. Sephy’s latest escapade was messing up our new rug when no one was watching. It seems that he has grown bored of it though after 2-3 days. Yay to Shiba boredom!

]]> By: Linda http://shibashake.com/dog/do-you-have-a-mischievous-dog#comment-268 Linda Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:27:54 +0000 http://shibashake.com/shibainublog/?p=158#comment-268 Oh yes! Mochi does that all the time, especially when she wants to get our attention. We taught her 'no biting', and she'll listen to it. However, when she wants attention, she'll pretend to bite on things. She doesn't actually 'bite' on whatever she shouldn't, but just open her mouth and do the 'I am about to bite this' motion. The first time she did that, I immediately told her, 'No biting!' and she started to do the run-away-come-and-chase-me thing (she loves to be chased). Even though I've learned her tactics, but my natural reaction is tell her not to bite, and that's how she gets the attention she seeks for. LOL! Oh yes! Mochi does that all the time, especially when she wants to get our attention. We taught her ‘no biting’, and she’ll listen to it. However, when she wants attention, she’ll pretend to bite on things. She doesn’t actually ‘bite’ on whatever she shouldn’t, but just open her mouth and do the ‘I am about to bite this’ motion. The first time she did that, I immediately told her, ‘No biting!’ and she started to do the run-away-come-and-chase-me thing (she loves to be chased). Even though I’ve learned her tactics, but my natural reaction is tell her not to bite, and that’s how she gets the attention she seeks for. LOL!

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