The leash can be hooked to waist belts that are designed for that purpose, or clipped to your belt or belt-loop with a carabineer. Your hyper dog can’t zoom around the house if he’s glued to your side.

The training itself proved highly effective with Dolly. Before we started, she wasn't great at down-stay. She would get it right about half the time but the other half, would stare at us quizzically in sit. Extremely adorable, but missing the point. After a week walking her through the various down-stay exercises in the manual, she was a pro. By the end, she had even started mastering place. She was so good that when two strangers came over to deliver a piece of furniture, Dolly laid down in her place without needing any treats. Normally she'd be jumping on said strangers for kisses and pets. Best of all, I could send Dolly to her place and answer the door 20 feet away, ensuring she stayed in her place by continually dispensing treats with the remote. This ability to multitask is the machine's best feature. Baby Gates and Doors. Baby gates and doors prevent your dog’s access to vulnerable areas when he’s in wild child mode. A baby gate across the nursery door keeps him safely on the other side while you’re changing diapers, but still lets him be part of the “baby experience.” Not to worry if the older kids left their stuffed toys strewn across the bedroom floor; just close the bedroom door when your dog is in a “grab toy and run” mood. The most appropriate uses of baby gates and doors include: Treat & Train is a remote-controlled reward system for training dogs to behave appropriately. By targeting and rewarding desired behavior, you redirect your dog’s focus away from undesired behavior. Just imagine – no more barking at the door, jumping on guests, begging at the dinner table, or hyper-active attention seeking. Instead, you’ll enjoy a more rewarding relationship with a calm, well-mannered companion. A successful hyper dog behavior modification program contains three elements: physical exercise, management, and training. While any one of these alone can make your high-energy dog easier to live with, apply all three for maximum success. Let’s look at each of these elements in greater detail. Exercise is Key for Managing Hyper Dogs Provides +R remotely that is associated with a particular target (bed) and is disassociated from the trainer (me). [Note: I consider this property both an advantage and a disadvantage – see below].Be sure to take your dog on a extra long walk, play an epic session of fetch, or go for a run before you leave. While you’re away, leave your dog one or more puzzle toys like a KONG filled with delicious goodies. Pro-tip: a KONG will last longer if it includes layers of something creamy and is frozen for a few hours before you leave. Many dogs that suffer from isolation distress or separation anxiety also suffer from confinement distress, meaning that the less space they have to move around in, the more frightened they will be. Choose a Dry or Semi-moist dog treat or kibble through the food disc holes on either large or small-sized kibble desk. Use positive reinforcement to transform your dog from a jumping, barking, begging nuisance to a calm, polite pooch in just a few short weeks.

Hand-held remote control that can operate on 4 channels and that emits a signal capable of traveling through walls up to 100 feet. The remote runs on a 23A-12V battery, which is included. Study 1: This study was conducted in two phases, each using dogs who had a history of problem behaviors at the door (rushing, barking). In the first phase, six dogs were trained by an experienced dog trainer in a laboratory setting to move to a platform bed and offer a down/stay using the Manners Minder. In the second phase, the same training protocol was used with a group of 15 dogs who were trained in their homes by their owner. A control group of 6 dogs received no training at all. Results: All six dogs who were trained in the laboratory setting successfully learned to maintain a down/stay on a bed for a period of 1 minute, when trained using the remote trainer. In phase 2, although the average amount of training time was longer, all of the owners successfully trained their dogs to complete a down/stay on a targeted bed when visitors came to the door and also reported significant decreases in problem behaviors associated with greeting at the door. ( Note: The study protocol did not include removing the device from the targeted bed).

When you can provide adequate exercise and social time in addition to his time in the crate or pen. The first step to improving the situation is to give your dog more space by setting up a larger confinement area (for example, a room closed off with a baby gate) or even giving your dog free run of the house. Outings to your local well-run dog park can be a good exercise option. If you don’t have one in your area, invite compatible canines over to play in your dog’s fenced yard. If you don’t have one, invite yourself and your dog over to your dog-friend’s fenced yard for play dates. The Godzilla Dog needs more to do—both before you’ve left the house and after. Dogs that throw this kind of party when left alone probably aren’t receiving enough exercise or mental stimulation during the day. In this case, your destructive dog is likely very smart, and/or needs a job to do! Knowing the motivation behind your dog’s destructive behavior is the key to making it stop. Want to know whether your dog is throwing a party while you’re away or scared half to death? Our guide to the destructive dog will help you figure it out. The Godzilla Dog