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I need to write a narrative or reflective piece entitled 'Strangers On A Train' however I have no ideas. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, easy ten points.
He didn't care that he didn't know any of the 35 people on the train, he had a lot of money to give away and he would give it away before the next stop; however, he could not give any money to any one until they said the word LOVE. You would think that LOVE would be a word used rather often, he was finding that this is definitely not the situation with these 35 people. So, he will just have to make them say the word LOVE somehow, someway.
Alfred Hitchcock makes his first appearance on Reel 13 with this 1951 thriller with Robert Walker and Farley Granger. STRANGERS ON Alfred ...
The question says it all. How does a dog owner train their dog to be friendly to strangers and to other dogs?
you simply have to socialize your dog and if you dog does something wrong as in, jumping up on the person, trying to bite the person, you should step in and correect the dog or puppy. puppies or dogs who are annoying other dogs at the park, will correct them by bearing their teeth or nip at them as if to say "I don't like that, stop!" even the most gentle dogs get annoyed sometimes and will do this.
This is bite inhabition, correcting young dogs not to bite their "elders" or older companions.
although are you talking about an older dog (18 months and older?) or a younger dog (18 months and younger)
I have three Shelties and a German shepherd and they will just about go home with anyone who has a doggie treat! How can I(without harming them physically or mentally) train them not to accept food from strangers, not to respond to commands from strangers and to be reserved around them?! Thanks...
If you don''t want strangers petting your dogs then simply ask them not to. Assuming your dogs are all adults and mature then this should be no problem. They have the socialization to descriminate friendly strangers so it should be fine if you simply ask them not to pet your dog. But I don't think there is much you can do to change their willingness to meet strangers without as you stated, harming them mentally. The GSD has a nice temperament but it is not a correct one for the breed.
I am not a sheltie expert but it seems your 3 fall into the correct temperament in situations with strangers, a dog can be outgoing and excessively friendly or they can be reserved.
"he may be reserved toward strangers but not to the point of showing fear or cringing in the ring. Faults-- Shyness, timidity, or nervousness. Stubbornness, snappiness, or ill temper."
My dog is a chiuahua mix and I've had her since she was 2 months old. Now she is 4. Well, she is stressing me out with her behavior toward strangers. For people she knows she is the sweetest lovable little dog ever. It's embarassing whenever I take her out for walks. She acts like she is gonna rip their head off. I can't take her anywhere except the vet and on walks. Does anyone know how to train my dog to be nice to strangers? Thank you!
It takes time and alot of socialization with many different people, and many different environments. Start off with friends and people that you know.
She probably feels safe in her environment and that is why she is perceptive to strangers. Taking her out of her environment she is stressed. If you feel stressed or agratvatived the dog will feel it to. You must stay calm at all times.
Just practice with her, take her to many different friends houses, parks and have your friends practice approaching. You must correct the behavoir by not letting her focus on it. But stepping in front of her and hushing her firmly.
My boyfriend and I are adopting a dog who is nervous around strangers and territorial of his current home. From what we've seen, this mostly manifests itself as either hiding and running away or excessive barking.
As he is coming to a new home and new owners (us) we feel this would be the best time to train him to be quiet and polite to strangers and not to bark at visitors in our home.
We plan to use positive reinforcement/clicker training, as I do not like the idea of negative training and punishments.
Does anyone have any ideas for positive ways to reduce the dog's anxiety towards strangers and his territorial behavior?
(If it were me, this is what I would do- My dog was the same way when we adopted him) At first I would just concentrate on playing with him and giving him lots of love until he is comfortable with you. In the meantime ignore negative actions. Then start giving him little doggie treats whenever he does something you like. The smaller they are the more you can give him! Most dogs bark for attention so I would just ignore it or tell him/her "no." Take him for lots of walks so he can get used to meeting different people and animals. If you have any other pets I noticed it really helps stop territorial behavior to make them share some toys. Or practice giving them a toy and then making sure you can take it away without agressive responces. (Make sure you give it back at the end though =)
Good luck!!