How To Train A Dog

I hate my boyfriend’s dog, what do I do?

I love animals, especially dogs, I have two of them, but I hate my bf’s dog. My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and a half and he got the dog about nine months ago. He has made minimal attempts to train the dog, doesn’t spend time with it, and lets it do whatever it wants. The dog is a large dog in a small house without any outside access unless it is going poop or pee outside, the dog spends most of its time in my bf’s room and thats where it lives 24/7. It rarely is outiside of that room.

I hate the dog because:
1. it is constantly peeing and pooping in the house and never gets disciplined for it
2. the dog seems like it has AHDH and never calms the **** down, even if you yell at it to calm down
3. the dog NEVER listens to anything, its completely stupid or something
4. When it plays with my small/older dog, it hurts her and never leaves her alone
5. It eats out of the garbage and when i yell at her for it, she goes back and tries again
6. it begs for food and tries to take it when you aren’t looking
7. It is constantly jumping on people and doesnt get down when you tell her to
8. takes food andtrash from the garbage under the bed and chews it up
9. it pisses all over the place when you yell at her for being bad
10. And the most annoying thing is whenever i come over to my bf’s house, she pisses on the bed EVERY SINGLE TIME because she is excited to see me, but i dont even touch her or talk to her cause she is so stupid.

I also hate how my boyfriend thinks his dog can do no wrong and thinks its the smartest and cutest thing ever, when it is actually the complete opposite.

1. He lets the dog do whatever the hell it wants
2. he lets it jump on the dresser, and the dog is hella big
3. he insists that the dog sleep with us but that piece of crap is always peeing on the bed
4. if the dog poops he tries to blame it on my well trained dogs, who NEVER have accidents in the house
5. He blames other people for exciting his dog when it pees
6. He watches the dog jump all over his mom when she is clearly irritated and trying to take the dog off of her
7. he doesnt train the dog because he is too busy playing videogames
8. he is always trying to compare my dog with his, my dog is completely trained and everything, but he still tries to compare and compete his dog with mine, when there shouldnt be competition to begin with, i mean, they are dogs!

Everything about this dog and how my boyfriend treats it is irritating and annoying to me, he thinks his dog is so great, but she is the most stupidest dog i have ever encountered. I want the dog gone, but i know my boyfriend wont have it, so im really considering leaving completely, or maybe taking the dog to find another home without him knowing.

I know i might sound really horrible, but i have been enduring really idiotic circumstances from him and this dog. He is stupid enough to try to break up with me cause i think his dog is stupid. Ive also noticed that i dont like going over to his house anymore because of all the bull his dog does, so thats also put a strain on our relationship.

What should i do?
i know its my bf’s fault, thats why there are two separate columns of reasons, and i have tried talking about this with him, as i mentioned, he tried breaking up with me…which i should do soon if this doesnt stop, but he wont listen to anything that i mention about his dog. When i do, he either compares it to my dog, who isnt even there at times, or he just talks over and says that his dog is trained and is smart. he is absolutely retarded, which is why his dog is too. im just so fed up with both, and i resent the dog because of him.

How can we train our two year old dog to let people (friends & family) in the house?

Our family has recently adopted a 2 year old female lab/chow mix from a local rescue league. When people come to our home to visit, she constantly barks non-stop for the duration of the time the guests are here. She has made no attempt to attack or act vicious, but we do not want to take the chance of someone getting hurt. Other than this, she is a great dog & has adjusted to living in our home very well. However, we have always had a very open household with friends and family visiting often. How can we train her to get used to this lifestyle?

What is a good method to get her used to visitors and let her know that they are okay so we can enjoy our company without the constant barking?

We have tried having visitors give her treats and have her slowly approach them and having the visitors simply sit and ignore her.

How to train my dog to not jump up on the bed?

I have a Maltese and Poodle mix. She likes to get up on my bed any chance she can.

I want to train her to only jump up on the bed when she has permission. I have been making her sit and then wait until I tell her it is OK to come up. I have been doing this for a few months and it hasn’t quite set it. She usually catches on fairly quickly when I train her, but she still jumps up without permission.

I thought about rewarding her when she jumps up with a treat, but I do not want her to associate jumping up on the bed with getting a treat, and thereby make her want to jump up all that much more.

Any ideas?
I do tell her firmly “NO” when she jumps up and she jumps right back down again. I wasn’t sure if I was doing sometime wrong as this has been going on for a few months. I will try the tap and scolding. Thanks.

My dog won’t come to me when I call him, but only when we are outside?

If we are inside, my dog comes to me when I call him. He basically follows me everywhere I go so if I call him he comes automatically. But when we go outside it is a completely different story. Even on a leash he seems to ignore me when I call him. And if he ever gets outside without a leash then he runs off and ignores my calls completely. He will stop at bushes and just as I get close enough to grab him he runs off again. The only way I’ve been able to get him to come to me when we are outside is if I have treats. Otherwise, he acts like I don’t exist. How can I train him to come to me when we are outside? I would also like to know how to get him to be like my other dog, who stands next to me without a leash when we are outside and doesn’t run off.

He is a dachshund, a year and 4 months old, and I’ve had him for about a week.

What are some ways I can get my dog to eat his food?

My little dachshund is incredibly stubborn. Either he eats what he wants, or he doesn’t eat at all until my dad comes home to feed him his daily diet of Beggin’ Strips and Pupperoni (unhealthy, I know, but my dad won’t change what he’s doing).

Are there some ways I can get him to eat his actual dog food? He’s pretty much been spoiled by my dad with only dog treats (and human food), so that’s pretty much all he’ll eat, but I’d like him to eat actual dog food. Are there any products I can add that’ll make it more tasty without doing much to the nutritional value (e.g., adding ground turkey, leaving food down for 20 minutes, heating up the food, etc.)

Also, whenever my brother and I do try to feed him from a bowl, he runs away as if he’s scared. Is it possible to “train” a dog to eat from a bowl, even if during his whole life he’s only used to being hand-fed? How would I go about doing this?

I’m just worried because his ribcage is starting to show. I want him to eat actual meals daily, but it seems my brother and I have tried everything. Help would be very much appreciated!