Unwanted Behavior Problems With Your Poodle

Are Unwanted Behavior Problems With Your Poodle causing you some difficulties?  Is it one or two of the persistent character traits you just wish your poodle never made a habit out of?  Trust me when I say that you are definitely not alone.
 
Lucy still likes to chew the stuffing out of the sofa occasionally, but she's much better than she used to be.  For the most part, all of her less-than-desirable behaviors have been eliminated or else prevented.  For example, she still loves to eat the cat poop out of the litter box.  (Yuchh!!!)  But, since we could not stop her with training, we had to put a baby gate up. 

Poodles are smart and can be trained and retrained, with some persistent effort

Here are some good tips on how to go about working with difficult behavior modification using various methods and training techniques and commands.

Unwanted Behavior Problems With Your Poodle

What am I to do, you ask? Well, ideally, it’s what you should have done all along – from the beginning. But if you’re reading this you probably need this list.
Here’s the easy short list:
•    Exercise is critical. Constructively manage that energy and provide him with two good walks a day with you or other responsible family member plus toys that dispense kibble (his dry dog food) slowly so that he begins to earn part of each meal by working the toys.
•    Schedule regular dog obedience training exercises on leash in the house. Work on the basic commands to give him a sense of working for you rather than you following his lead. Get him really good at come, sit and down.
•    Put him on an earn-to-learn program to earn his food, toys and love and affection.
•    Make a list of all dog behavior problems you want to fix (like jumping) – and prioritize the list.
•    Make a list of what causes each problem (like a visitor.)
•    Then determine what you would prefer your dog to do (like a sit.)
•    Work on your program daily – on leash and set your goals but don’t push your dog. Enjoy the process!
To get the most from your dog, let him know what you expect of him with your rules.
Set boundaries about your personal space. If he learns to respect your personal space, he will eventually respect the personal space of other family members and your guests.
For your dog to get the most from you, he will figure out (sooner than later) what the results of living by your rules and boundaries will yield: long walks with you – his favorite person and that great dog behavior will get an occasional trip to the beach or park with you.
His best learned lesson is giving before receiving –knowing that he must give a simple sit before he receives anything.
Being consistent with any program takes time. That’s why you should enjoy the process. Take pride in each small step in the right direction.

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 The most common of all of the Unwanted Behavior Problems With Your Poodle seem to be things like barking too much or too often, not walking on a leash properly, coming when called, chewing things and aggressive behavior towards people or other dogs.
Hopefully using some of the tips we shared here, you will have an easier time training the unwanted behaviors out of your poodle.