Weimaraner Training: Dealing With Stubborn Dogs

The weimaraner dog breed is known for being highly intelligent and athletic breed however, they still need to be provided with extensive exercise and good weimaraner training in order to ensure that they behave in ways acceptable by humans. Additionally, training can also prevent and treat a lot of dog issues including your pet's stubborn behavior. Since this breed has a reputation of becoming very stubborn, it would be best to know more about this issue to prepare yourself for whatever may happen along the way.

Aside from inherent characteristic, a dog's stubborn behavior may also stem from the owners themselves - physical punishment, harsh treatment and owner's inadequacy to establish himself as leader of the pack to name a few.

First step in dealing with this issue is to trace back instances in which your dog tends to be very stubborn. Is he always stubborn or the behavior only shows during a select few instances? If your dog obeys other commands you are giving but tends to disobey some, there might have some reasons for this. Like for example if he won't go outside during potty breaks, it could be that he has an unpleasant experience in that area like having to stay there alone on extended period of time. If that is the case, the best thing for you to do is to work on the major cause of the issue. So if he is scared of going outside on his own, accompany him and make his stay there a fun experience. Soon enough, he will get used to being there on his own knowing that there is actually nothing to be scared of.

If he tends to be stubborn all the time, reason could be that you have not successfully established dominance over your dog. Teach your dog that you are the alpha he needs to obey and respect by not giving in to all his whims and by being the first in doing everything like walking out of the door and eating. When going out for walks, make sure that he is positioned beside or behind you and since you are the leader, you are the one who decides when and where to go. If he pulls on the leash while walking, jerk the leash firmly and stop walking until he stops pulling.

Physical punishment is not highly recommended during weimaraner training however, it is of utmost importance to correct your pet should he made a mistake. But be careful when giving corrections for it should be done on a timely manner, never two hours or even an hour after the deed is done. Keep an eye on your dog and if you catch him in the act of doing the mistake, correct him immediately. If you see him urinating inside the living room, distract him at once and take him to the spot designated as his toilet and let him finish there. By rewarding him each time situations like this happens, he will eventually associate the urinating on that spot with rewards and fun experience hence motivating him to do it there next time.

Maintaining eye contact with your dog and giving commands in a firm, deep voice can also help you manage your stubborn dog.

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