I have a 6 month old bulldog…..as soon as he sees the leash he jumps and goes crazy…..I’ve tried everything….nothing calms him….I put the leash on and he continues to bite and jump at the leash…..I try treats, he just eats the treat and goes straight back to attacking the leash…..please help

I saw something like that on YouTube.

I have experienced everything written with our dog Joy (ironic that someone named her that). She is squirrel and prey crazy. She leash bites to get to her prey and ignores me. I am going to try some methods suggested but to be honest it seems like so much work. I already walk her 6 miles a day (3 walks per day) and I am exhausted. She gets away from me to chase whatever she desires at least 2x a week and then I feel like a failure that all my efforts to exercise her are still not enough. I fear that if I pay to fence my wooded back yard she will be overstimulated by squirrel and just stand below trees barking and jumping.

I am impressed with how much work put forth the author and readers have put forth with their pets too. I am hopeful that some of this energy may slow down as she ages but don’t know if I can keep up.

Again, thank you!

It helped quite well with my puppy =)

I deal with puppy biting by doing three things-
1. Bite inhibition training.
2. No-bite conditioning.
3. Structure and teaching my puppy self control.

More on how I deal with puppy biting.
More on how I set structure and teach my puppy self-control.

Forcing my dog onto his back (alpha rolls) and other pain based aversive techniques worsened his behavior and made him more reactive. I no longer use such techniques and would *not* recommend them to others. I establish positive leadership by controlling my dog’s resources and following the Nothing in Life is Free program.

More on how I trained my puppy.
More on how dogs learn.
More on dog dominance.
Dominance and bad dog behavior.
ASPCA article on puppy socialization.
More on dog socialization.

However, dog behavior is very context dependent, so the routine, past experiences, temperament, and environment of the dog will all play a big role. When I had problems with my Shiba Inu, we consulted with several professional trainers. The best were those who had good practical experience, as well as a solid understanding of operant conditioning principles, desensitization techniques, and the current science of dog psychology. A good trainer can help me to read my dog’s body language, help me better understand the source of my dog’s bad behavior, help with timing and technique, as well as help develop a good, positive plan for changing behavior.
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist/finding-professional-help
https://apdt.com/pet-owners/choosing-a-trainer/

I hope this one gets answered as this describes our dog almost exactly. I need the exercise as much as she does but the leash biting and growling is so frustrating.

She is a leash biter ( mostly out of frustration) and we tried several methods to get her out of her zone and redirect her into a submissive state. We put her on her back, we pinch her neck, we correct with the leash, nothing works with us. If she bites the leash when my mother in law walks her, she gets out of the zone almost inmediatly with every method she will use at that time. It would not be such a problem if puppy would leave it at biting the lease but she bites us too! She has always been a playful biter and we already trained her not to bite, but with her new teeth and greater strength it starts to het a lot more painful and very annoying. When she gets in the zone; she bites the leash, then gets my ankle/other part of my leg, tries to bite my hands, even lunges for my face! She sees every punishment as ”fun” and an invitation to play… that way, no correction will work. It becomes a real pain in the ass to train her.

She is sweet at home most of the time, but she gets overexcited easily at home too. At those times its more difficult to correct because there is no leash or collar. She gets overexcited of everything, and it is hard to prevent it. If we don’t have a solution, I think she may become an aggressive dog because WE lack the tools. 🙁 I already tried the, ”if you act out we go home inmediately”, but even that does not work! Because we go home she wil act out even more and bites harder.

She does not act out this extreme with my mother in law, only to us and my father in law. I guess she sees her more as a dominant boss. There is no reason to see us not as her leaders, we are careful about that too.

We want to enjoy our walks with her too, and we never stopped walking with her , but after the walk nobody has a happy face. >.< I hope you have some sort of ideas on whatever part of this story. At this moment I don't even care what kind of tips I get from people, I'm open to try everything…

Clearly I want her to have a pleasant walk too.. but if I have to avoid everything that interests her, because everything that interests her gets her in the extreme mood, her walks will be just a plain boring walk and she wont learn from other dogs, people and natures things. Like flying leaves and big sticks 🙂

During the training period with my puppy, I put a light lead on her (Only with supervision, and only with a regular collar or harness. No aversive colllars). I can use the lead to easily control my puppy and keep her from going to my other dogs when they do not want to be bothered. When I cannot supervise, I separate puppy from my other dogs.

I establish a mark and a no-mark with my puppy to indicate good behaviors and undesirable behaviors. In this way, I can communicate with my puppy and help teach her the rules. More on how I teach my puppy the mark and no-mark.

I teach my puppy the Leave-It and Come commands. I can then also use these commands to redirect my puppy away from my other dogs.

At the same time, I try to create as many positive and rewarding together experiences as I can between my new puppy and my existing dogs. In this way, my puppy will know how to behave with my other dogs, and my other dogs will learn to see the puppy as a positive addition to their life. The key is not only to maximize positive and calm experiences together, but also to minimize negative experiences. More on how I introduce a new dog.

Big hugs to your furry gang and Happy New Year to you all! 😀