How To Train A Dog

What is the proper way to carry a dog?

I own a black mouth cur and she is about 45 lbs.

We have an invisible fence around the house and we are trying to train her that the only way to pass it is if she were carried. So, I try to carry her but she wont let me. She would try to bite me and would growl.

How can I train her to be carried? Are there any instructional videos out there? I tried looking but couldn’t find any.

Living with bf; I hate the dog, but he won’t get rid of him and won’t take care of him?

What do I do??! How to I make my bf see that he has to take better care of the dog, or get rid of it?? He won’t listen!

Long story short: My bf & I have a house together, and we got a dog from the humane society. I don’t like the dog, my bf does, (but doesn’t show it very well). My bf isn’t making the time to spend with the dog, train him properly, and he thinks this is “ok”. I feel like he’s treating the dog like a “prized possession”, just so he can say “Hey everyone, guess what? I have a dog.” And I feel as though we’re just paying money to have another chore around the house. I get nothing out of this dog but frustration.

The longer story:

I don’t like the dog and wish my bf would contact the guy who took the dog‘s brother from the HS (same day we took our dog), who has a farm, who would take a LOT better care of him.

I admit it’s both our fault when we first got the dog. My bf was basically thinking “I REALLY want a dog“, and I was thinking “I guess he wants a dog…”; no real thought process or communication went on, which I regret.
I also know how hard it is to just give up a pet that you love, but you’d think that you’d have enough common sense to either take better care of the dog, or give him to a better family. How selfish is that??

I’m not a dog person, (I was bit on the nose by a dog when I was younger and had to get stitches). I have tried to like (or put up with) the dog, but in the end, I just don’t like him. What’s even worse is that my bf doesn’t take care of him properly. He’s a german sheppard/newfie/rottie cross so he’s a big dog that requires lots of exercise, and the dog is lucky to get a half hour walk a day.

So:
-he whines all day at us,
-tips over garbage cans,
-he hasn’t been trained on walks so he pulls whenever he wants to (we now have the “gentle leader”, but that’s just a quick fix),
-has learned to jump up on the countertop when we’re gone and knock everything over (plus eating any food that happens to be there),
-I can’t stand the huge amounts of hair that will still be around if I had the time to vacuum twice a week,
-he sleeps in the same room with us and stinks it up because we have to keep the door closed, or he’ll go looking for midnight snacks on the countertop downstairs,
-he still jumps up on people and my bf hardly teaches him not to,
-there are STILL accidents in the house (after a couple years with the dog), because my bf will be playing a video game and will “forget” to take him out,
-he’s not socialized properly because my bf won’t take him to the dog park or for longer walks,

So, how do I make my bf see?? I’m definitely not about to leave my bf, but I can’t stand this dog, and I can’t see us having kids with this dog around…I picture the dog jumping on the kid by accident and hurting him/her, and being ignored completely, because there’s a friggin’ baby to take care of!
I’ve even told him that I observe this as how you’re going to be when we have kids, and all he can say is “people change”….well why the hell isn’t he changing NOW?? (I’m not asking for much, I actually care enough about the dog that he’s happy, too).
anne b: I KNOW we’re too young to be having kids and are not prepared, I just mentioned it because I would like to have kids some day,I think about it, and can’t help but think about the future every once in a while. I compared the two because taking care of a dog, to me, feels like taking care of a toddler ( for the next 17 years).

Hey if you have a dog, or an animal, or just an animal lover, look here! check out this shelter video!?

Ok, check out this shelter video. It always makes me cry, especially when the man is =[ But happy that i Saved my Doberman, Hammer, from a shelter, and gave him a loving home with a big chained linked yard ( 2&1/2 acres) and all the food, water, shelter, walkies, and Love more than his big 100 pound, clumsy heart can bare!!!!!!
I saved him from a shelter in sept. when he was 11 months old, he was there twice bc he was never properly trained, and didnt know how to come, or not to run away. and the first owners never looked for him because he ran away from their little house, and found in an Albertsons parking lot, and then found wandering the streets by his 2nd owner, but when i came there he was alone, was very close to being euthanized. OVER MY DEAD BODY. My dad picked me up from school the next day to save him , and now hes right here snoozing by my feet =]

tell me what you think of it, and tell me how you got your dog, or if you got it from a shelter, tell me your story =]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYBz2gjlEfA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fprofile%2Emyspace%2Ecom%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Ffuseaction%3Duser%2Eviewprofile%26friendID%3D72469270

My dog is aggressive!!! And I’m proud of it!?

No, I’m not talking about mine. All my dogs are well behaved, sociable, have stable temperaments & are well trained.

I am talking about some owners that I have come across who own insane, unsociable, uncontrollable, aggressive dogs. There was once I met an owner at a training school. He was just walking around with his family, just checking out all the dogs. We started talking when he complimented on my dogs for being so well trained & well behaved. I asked him where was his dog. He said it was at home because it is “very naughty” & “aggressive”. His dog was a Rottweiller & he said when a passerby walks pass his house, his dog would leap up & down, ramming against the main gate in the porch, barking & growling aggressively at the person. And the thing that got me worried was when he said, “I like dogs like that”, & he put on that proud grin on his face.

There were several more owners with aggressive dogs that I have met that allow their dogs to lunge at other dogs & people while it’s on leash & the owners will just stand there, smiling & don’t even bother to stop it. Some would PRAISE & PET their dogs for their horrible behaviour! These kind of owners always seem to feel good & very proud that their dogs are aggressive & uncontrollable.

I watched one video on YT of a Australian Shepherd aggressively barking & trying to lunge at people that were just walking in a park & the people were like 30 feet away from it, minding their own business & its owner was holding on to the dog whilst filming the whole thing. I asked the owner why he allowed his dog to do that & he replied to me with so much bitterness & proudness saying, “You got a problem with this? I like my dog being aggressive & if anyone dares to come close to me & my house, I will let my dog go after them. You dare to come to my house now?” I was really flabbergasted by his reply!

These people really don’t realize how much damage their dogs can do to an innocent person or child if it really does get loose & attacks someone. I’m talking about both small & big dogs. Don’t they realize that their dogs could get put down for it & they can go to jail for intentionally allowing an aggressive dog to attack someone?

Some people are just so stupid & really should never ever own a dog & use them as weapons.

Have you come across anybody with this kind of attitude before? What do you think of them & what did you tell them?

i got a 6 week puppy and its difficult to train her.?

i know she is too young to split from her mother but the breeder wanted her to go at 4. so i had to argue with him to make it 6. i have com over that so what is the next step to care for a 6 week germen sheperd puppy. when i try to train her she runs away. she bites a lot. she cries when i put her in her crate but i ignore her. the crying is becoming less. am i doing the right thing. should i take her to visit her mother and litter mates. when i put her on leash she goes wild and bites it till i take it off. she bites the metal clip thing so iam scared she will choke on it so i take it of. she runs away from me. i don’t think she even knows her name. how shall i teach her her name. she ignores me when i call her. she doesn’t respond to whistles. when she cries in her crate i through in some treats to keep her quiet and occupied. is this good. iam trying to toilet train her she knows that when she goes outside that she needs to do her Business to get back in but she doesn’t know not to do it in the house. should i get her spayed. what are the advantages and disadvantages of spaying. all tips will be appreciated. if you can put a link to a really good training video i will appreciate it. she doesn’t go to the toilet on her puppy training pads. and the potty training aid fluid is not working. i wont her to grow up into a well behave dog. thanks for your help
thanks. everyone who helps me i really appreciate it iam a first time dog owner if you have the number for a cheap responsible and professional dog trainer colud you please tell me i will appreciate it thenk again