tink Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 i have a 8 week old jrt and when i tell him off he barks and goes for me, what should i do has tapping his nose does not work it only makes him worse? tink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacks girl Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 your jack sounds like mine, i joined this site just so i could answer your question or try to... what do you mean by telling him off. Explain to me. Let me tell you that i have found out that you can't train a jrt by yelling or smacking him. You must learn to train him in other ways talk in low firm voice. You must teach him that you are the boss. You must be firm but not mean. They don't react well to anything even close to anger. AT least mine dont. You need to teach him you are the pack leader. when you go outside he must go out behind you if you have to hold him in till you are out the door or have someone else help you, this has helped me a lot and it has helped Jack a lot, and i learned much of what i know from the Dog Whisper he is great and on tv most any night. If i smack my jack on the nose he only becomes more aggresive. They are really hard to train and it takes a lot lot of patients. You need to teach him to sit also and in time when he is mis behaving you can make him sit when he wont do anything else. They have a mind of their own and they are not the perfect dog that they seem to be on tv. They love to be taught things and mine will do just about anything for me if he wants his favorite toy. i hope this helps. I love my Jack Dearly though he is trying at times.... i'll check back in a few days to see what you added to this post. Jacks Girl Please watch the dog whispere or google that and find his site to see when he's on tv he is a huge huge help in training a dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tink Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 Yes i have had time were i have hit his nose and he does get worse, he will sit for me and he is getting on with the cat (not jumping on him ect) i think i have almost got the way he thinks but sometimes it is hard work as he bites and runs off, i now ignore him for a few mins and he then stops what he is doing to see why i not paying atention. thank you jacks girl and i will watch tv. tink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilliansmom Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 When my JRT was a puppy and she would get rambunctious and sassy I used to pick her up and hold her really snug against my chest. I'd talk to her softly and say "shhh" and I wouldn't let her go until she calmed down. It usually didn't take more than a minute or so, and it always did the trick. Plus then I got to cuddle with her :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxters mom Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 hi i know im new here but i had the same problem with my jack 'baxter'. my vet told me to spread my hand out flat - palm down and when he bit or put his teeth on you to say calmly and in a low voice - "no bite" or "no teeth" while you pushed his nose/muzzle down toward his chest with your hand. the vet said this mimicks his mom putting her mouth on his and pushing his head down when he bites as a baby or does something wrong. it did work although it did take quite a few times of doing this. it was also hard at first to get him to understand i was not still playing with him that i was getting on to him instead. he did get it finally and now all i have to say is no bite or no teeth and he will stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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