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How can I reduce my dog's anxiety in his crate?

Ty Brown
Dog Trainer
Ty Brown is a Dog Behaviorist and Trainer and the Owner of Ty the Dog Guy, a business that provides dog training through digital resources (podcasts, web series, and online courses) along with in-person dog training. Ty has over 17 years of experience in dog training and specializes in both mitigating unruly pet behavior and service dog training. Ty has been awarded the "Best of State Award" for dog training in Utah ten times and his work has been featured in ABC, NBC, CBS, Spike TV, and Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Avoid using your dog's crate as a punishment tool; this will make him dislike being in it instead of seeing it as a comforting space.

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How can I calm down my hyper dog?

Ty Brown
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Ty Brown is a Dog Behaviorist and Trainer and the Owner of Ty the Dog Guy, a business that provides dog training through digital resources (podcasts, web series, and online courses) along with in-person dog training. Ty has over 17 years of experience in dog training and specializes in both mitigating unruly pet behavior and service dog training. Ty has been awarded the "Best of State Award" for dog training in Utah ten times and his work has been featured in ABC, NBC, CBS, Spike TV, and Entrepreneur Magazine.

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There are two things that you want to do to calm down a hyper dog. One is go through the body and one is go through the brain. First, make sure that the dog is kept active during the day to help tire them out physically. Try playing ball in the backyard or going on walks. Tiring a dog out mentally typically revolves around teaching them new things, such as obedience training or teaching them to use their nose to find things. Any sort of training like this as a part of their daily routine is going to help keep them calm.

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I have a rescue dog. We got him when he was about 8 weeks. We cannot get him to be calm. When I try to give commands, he slinks off as if he has been hurt. It is depressing.

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Try using hand commands - this eliminates any miscues from a slightly off tone of voice (you think you sound happy, but the dog doesn't understand "happy" yet). You may also want to use clicker training. Even if you've never used a clicker before you will figure it out pretty easy. The advantages of "clickering" is you can clicker reward faster than you can verbal reward, and it sounds like your dog is in desperate need of some self confidence. Also, try to be a positive trainer. Instead of correcting the dog when he is wrong, catch him when he is doing it right. When you see him walking toward you, say "come" just so you can say "good boy." Calm will come in time.

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When we put our dog in her kennel, she barks when we leave her. What can we do?

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Crate training should be your first step. During crate training, your dog should learn that its crate is a safe place.

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How can I stop my dog from barking repetitively?

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Figure out why your dog is barking. Once you get to the root of the problem, you can begin taking steps to solve the issue. First, exercise your dog by taking it on a tiring walk or run. Pent-up energy is oftentimes the cause of excessive barking. Next, anytime your dog starts barking, wait for whatever limit of barks that you're okay with, such as three to five barks, then correct your dog calmly. Do this consistently and don't give up. You can also train your dog the "Quiet" command along with the "Speak" command. If these methods don't work, seek professional help.

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My 1 year old corgi gets very excited to go outside for a walk by pulling very hard and screaming. How can I fix this problem?

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Try to walk him more often. Make sure going outside is a really usual thing.

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