do you have any advice for a stubborn dog who snaps at you when you cut his hair?
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
No, it is unaccetable for any dog to snap at the owner for any reason. Consult a Canine behaviorist. BTW, a groomer will not groom a dog that bites either, how mean would that be to take your dog that bites and dump him on someone else?!
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
Muzzle.
Or desensitize. This will take you a long time. Approach the dog with the scissors, and lay the scissors next to the dog. Give the dog a very VALUABLE (steak, hot dog, cheese) treats. Keep doing this while moving the scissors closer and closer to the dog. Then take them in your hand, reward, continue until you are able to feed the dog WHILE cutting the dog's fur.
BYB- Unfortunately, most dog owners give their biting dogs to the groomers.
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
put a muzzle on, and have 2 peopl help, one hold the dog, 2 cut the dogs fur, good luck!!
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
Buy a muzzle to protect yourself but get him accustomed to the sound of the clippers, the feeling of brushes and combs. If it's a big dog, get help in calming and restraining him.
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
Yes, don't do it, he apparently is afraid of how he will look, ha ha
no for real, be careful, you can muzzle him, is the way to teach him to sit for you..........I must warn you, some dogs do not like muzzles either
good luck
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
have a partner to help hold him, and feed him treats while you do it.
little dog? wrap him in a towel if your doing the head, or wrap his head in a towel if your doing his body?
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
Like others have said.....a muzzle. You can easily make one by cutting a leg off of a pair of panty hose. Tie a slip knot, slide it over the dog's muzzle, knot side up, tighten and tie again underneath chin, then take the ends and tie behind their ears. Works great, and is soft and doesn't cause harm, providing you don't intentionally over tighten it.
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
1)try asking it to sit and stay
2)put a treat in front of it
3)cut his hair gently
4)let him eat the treat
this works for my dog cuz he knows that if he cooperates then he gets his treat!
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
How old is your dog and how often do you bathe him?
It sounds as if he may not be used to having a bath or being groomed?
If so, you need to acclimatize him to bath time and also give him rewards after you bath him. He needs to trust you enough to let you cut areas he feels anxious or threatened by him in some way. It takes time to do this but it's worth it to save money in the long run.
If he snaps at you then you might need to get a muzzle at first until he gets used to have his facial hair cut. He also needs to be repriminded in someway for snapping at you - if he doesn't know what he is doing is wrong, he will keep doing it.
My dog used to hate baths and getting his hair cut. But now I bathe him every two weeks and he is a good buy. No muzzle but he will behave. I usually let him rest his jaw on my palm and slowly snip away.
After bath time and he is dry he knows a treat is in hand so he runs to the pantry and wait for me to give him his snacks.
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
Your dog is not stubborn, it is uncomfortable and afraid of having his hair cut. You need to counter condition and desensitize the dog to being clipped. Make sure you never cut or nick the dog in the process.
There is a great video on youtube showing how a dog was clicker trained in under an hour to having his nails clipped. If you have never trained your dog or learned how dogs learned new skills you should also read some good books. You'll find them here
www.fearfuldogs.com/books.html
for the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgEwiH8Ce...
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
What kind of dog is it that would be $50 for a haircut? Regardless, you need a muzzle on that dog! Also, a grooming noose attached to a grooming arm that is attached to a table. Getting the dog up on a table helps with control. Sometimes a dog has enough of a fight drive to disallow you doing anything so you have to take steps to be able to show him how to allow you to do it without him going off on you. With a muzzle, the dog should stand still (sometimes it calms them). If he thrashes, back away just a touch until he settles then when you approach move slowly. Do NOT talk to your dog. The only communication he needs is through how you touch him. Make him listen to your hands, not your voice.
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
Thats a bloody nuisance when they won't play ball on this one, dog groomers are extortionate in their fees as you've just found out! Get yourself some hair clippers, the ones for our own hair is what i use and you can pick a set, all combs and scissors included, up for around a tenner which is about $7 / $8 in your money! Dogs get a bit wary of being up high without sufficient control over what they're doing so do what i do - get your ironing board out! Raise it to your height and make sure its locked in safely so's it won't collapse when you sit Master Stubborn ha ha. Turn on the clippers before you start so that he know's what the noise is later on, let him sniff them and if he wants, lay them at his feet! Put him on the ironing board and comb him through as the groomer would then start snipping at his hair, the sounds of the scissors may make him on edge but perserve. Chop of his longer locks until you get to his first coat, the bit that needs shaving with the noisy clippers! This is the moment dogs go a bit hyper, they're scared is all it is but reassure him constantly - stroking him and holding him and telling him his mummys best boy, you know how they love all that praise ha ha. Turn the clippers on but don't hide them behind your back to be kind to him, he needs to see whats coming and will appreciate it. Once the clippers a whirring start on his lower flanks then work up towards his shoulders, talking to him ALL the time. KEEP telling him he's the best lad for having this done and how handsome he'll be by the end of it! If others are there with you you'll see an awful lot of eyes going skyward ha ha, they'll think you're nuts but who's having the last laugh saving $50.00??? If he should play up whilst he's on the ironing board, stay firm and consistant in your vocals, he's staying up there whether he likes it or not! He won't jump, he'll be too wary but its not cruel honest, i do it all the time and now mine just sit there no trouble. He may lay down the full length of the ironing board as defience but just put your hand under his belly and lift him up. Once he's been clipped by the shearers use the scissors to do around his eyes and ears and nails. he may let you cut his nails on the board but don't count on it! I paid a lot of money over the years for my jack/yorkie cross to have his nails cut! He'd go like a loon until last year ( he's eleven this year !!! ) when he was in the bath of all places! I checked his nails thinking - more bloody money ha ha when instead of snatching his paw away, he let me hold it and examine his ' man fridays' as i used to call them ha ha ha. I pushed my luck and grabbed the nail clippers, revelation - HE LET ME do them! Now, when his nails grow long, its into the bath for him, without the water, it has the same effect! If, at any point, he growls, show's his teeth or snaps at you, shout very loudly -NO, and carry on with what you're doing, he must not be allowed to dictate your rules mum! It may take a week to cut his hair, did me with my bischon ha ha but i got there in the end. Now, all three of my boys will sit quietly on the ironing board for their hair cuts and nail clipping bar one, he has to go in the bath ha ha. Perseverence is the name of the game here my friend, keep it up and you'll save yourself an absolute fortune, give in to the whining and snapping and you;ll be forking out for the rest of his life!!! Good luck to you.
My dog will not let me cut his hair we just dont have to 50$ to get it cut right now?
dont put yourself at risk. putting a muzzle on a dog isnt gona stop the dog from jumping around. even if you have someone hold the dog down with a muzzle on you might take a chance of really goofing up its hair. my dog had to be sedated just to take a bath. if you dont have the money right now you might need to wait until you do and have him sedated just to get it done right. dont do something you will hate later. good luck
