okay so it doent help when
By kimmijayne
@kimmijayne (243)
Australia
June 11, 2007 12:13am CST
my aunty keeps "rewarding" the puppy when he does something wrong! i live with my aunty and she has two dogs one a puppy about 6 months old, thay both bark ALOT and scratching on the GLASS door to come in which makes alot of racket. But she keeps giving them bones and treats to shut them up, surley she must realise they think they are being rewarded for their behaviour?
I dont want to interfere bacause they are like her 'kids' and no-one likes being told how to raise their kids right?
what should i do?
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@kimmijayne (243)
• Australia
11 Jun 07
yeah but i cant do this because i know she will react badly
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@gizmo528 (731)
• United States
11 Jun 07
Maybe you could try picking up a dog training book or one of teh "dog whisperers" many books and pretend to be reading it when she comes into the room or just have the book out when she walks by. Read to yourself and just say cool or I didn't know that. Curiousity will get the best of her and she'll want to know what you're reading. Then maybe lead into the conversation by saying you're reading what all the fuss is about with dog therapist or something and then read a passage from the book about how to and how not to reweard dogs. Hopefully that will help and you understand what I wrote. I was starting to confuse myself a little. Lol
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@BELMCstar (1341)
• Australia
12 Jun 07
Perhaps you could get a book for her from the library, or the local pet shop on the best way to train the dogs.
Or is there a local dog training school she could go to?
You could offer to come with her as you live with her and would like to make sure that you do the right thing by her and the dogs.
This might encourage her to take them to the training school, if she does not have to do it alone.
