Redditor Comes Under Heated Criticism For Getting Frustrated About How His Dog Misbehaves

"I'm quite frustrated given that I'm having to deal with most of the issues"

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 30, 2022

Owners frequently give up after the first failed attempt while attempting to train their dog to behave differently. Depending on how self-rewarding the action has been for your dog, it may take weeks to months to change behaviors like leaping on people, pulling during walks, barking for attention, or counter surfing.

When you introduce a collar slowly, for instance, to get your puppy or dog accustomed to wearing one. Don't give up if she fusses or attempts to take it off.

Wear the leash or collar around the home while rewarding your dog with high-value treats, and then remove it once she has calmed down for a bit. She will enjoy wearing the collar in a week or two if you add time each day.

So it's important to give her plenty of time to comprehend what you expect of her so that you can be fair to her. In other words, you need to be patient and persistent!

This is what the OP in the AITA story of today was lacking. The dog was gotten when she was three months old, and she was extremely well-behaved at the beginning.

The OP started out with a good schedule of positive reinforcement training but they had to stop due to the pup's health issues. However, when they started the training, later on, the pup became much less well behaved, and it was tasked to leave her alone or take her anywhere. 

The dog is making the OP frustrated and complaining nonstop

We started out with a good schedule of positive reinforcement training

We were both fully conscious that this would have been the scenario

I was the one taking care of the dog most of the time

She's already doing pretty much all that she can

The OP came under serious backlash in the comments as Redditors spared no feelings while roasting him for being unrealistic. We've gathered some of the most upvoted comments from the Reddit thread for you to read through below.

It's just exhausting to be on the receiving end

Training a dog takes time and patience

You need to sit down and talk about this gently

This Redditor seeks an important information

Your dog might also be bored and wants to interact

You are not expecting anything of her and the dog

Find the dog a home with someone who understands their nature

She thinks that when I'm venting, I'm blaming her

Thankfully, the OP saw reasons and thanked everyone for the feedback which might be why he added this update in the comments

You ought to keep in mind that you are speaking to an animal that understands a different language than you. But then, you can rest assured that your dog wants to know what you expect of her, but it will take some time and effort to explain your expectations to your canine friend.

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Maryjane