in this video i'm going to share how to effectively train
a shiba inu dog i will discuss shiba inu's unique personality
training technique how to discipline your dog and how to stop puppy bite all key points
are listed down in the description box with timestamps so feel free to jump to the section
you're most interested in i do have two other videos that also talks about how to train a shiba
inu dog and i will leave those links down below if you want to check them out later now let's dive in
you probably already know that shiba inu is one of the most stubborn breeds what makes
it even more challenging is that they are also very intelligent and self-served which means
shiba inu will not simply follow your command to please you you will need to earn his trust first
which can take some time to develop for a first time dog owner in a shiba inu's mind he will
listen or follow commands when it makes sense to him or when he wants to it is almost impossible
to force a shiba inu to follow you blindly because he is just not born to please anyone
a shiba inu needs to know what's in it for him when it comes to training and he will
only choose to follow your command for a high value treat not any treats but a high value one
so make sure you know what your dog loves and use that as reward to increase incentives for your dog
to follow your command you also want to pick the right timing when you do
training typically after walks and before each meal is a good timing to train your dog
because your dog has more incentives to work for the treat when he is slightly hungry keep in mind
that for new puppy who just arrived in your home he is also learning and adapting as well
it takes time and practice to build mutual trust and bond with your dog with shiba inu
once he accepts you as his pack leader he is extremely loyal and can be affectionate
from time to time in his own term of course now let's move on to the training technique
we are all familiar with positive reinforcement and how it is the most effective way to train
your dog what exactly is positive reinforcement it means you reword the behaviors you like and ignore
the behaviors you do not like we sometimes forget that in order to make positive reinforcement work
there are actually two aspects to positive reinforcement those are reward the good behaviors
and ignore the bad ones to make each training session effective you probably all know about
reward the good behavior basically whenever your dog does something good you reward him and in
order to have the maximum effect you should know what your dog likes some dogs might not
be food motivated so maybe for reward you do a short play or praise him verbally dramatically
instead of giving him treats so get to know your new family member and learn what motivates him
the most and use that as reward although dog doesn't understand human language he is able
to get the cues from your facial expression tone or even body language to get a positive message
from you the other aspect of the positive reinforcement is to ignore the bad behavior
this is as important as reward the good behavior from my personal experience of raising my own dog
jimmy i recommend never physically punish your dog for few reasons first shiba inu will quickly
lose trust in you if you get physical with him as a new dog owner who is still building out the bond
with your new puppy you certainly don't want to jeopardize that mutual trust in the early stage
also your dog will remember that you physically punish him and might get confused or scared next
time you call him over or next time when you are close to him another reason i don't recommend
physically punish your dog is that it might impact your dog's confidence and your puppy might start
to act scared or aggressive towards human if he was punished physically by a human before
so how to properly discipline your dog there are two methods i use and they are both
pretty effective for my dog jimmy you can either use timeout or disengage for timeout it means you
immediately disengage the current activity and place your puppy in a closed confined area
such as your bathroom or laundry room for about one to two minutes
while you are placing him to the closed area also verbally tell him timeout this will let
your puppy know he just did something undesirable and timeout will also help him to calm down
for disengaged technique you simply disengage with all activities when puppy exhibits bad behaviors
for example if your dog starts to bite you in the middle of a playtime you disengage
and immediately turn your back on your dog your dog will learn that it just did something bad
and bad behavior means no more playtime so it will reduce the likelihood of the same
bad behavior next time shiba inu typically likes to receive attention from its owner
so when you perform ignore technique it should send him a clear message
that his behavior was not ideal we typically use disengaged technique when jimmy accidentally
bites us we will either pretend it hurts well it might actually hurt or loudly and firmly say no
then turn our back on him for at least 30 seconds so your puppy know he was biting too hard
and biting means game over now this brings us to the next topic how to deal with puppy bite
one of the most commonly asked question is how to prevent puppy bite in my old apartment pretty
much all furniture were bitten by jimmy it is important when you first bring the new puppy home
start in a small confined area like a crate or play ping that is a hundred percent dog proof
later on you can let your dog slowly venture out to other areas of the house it is very normal for
puppy teething and typically between weeks 12 to 16 is when puppies start to lose puppy teeth
and grow out adult teeth and this is the critical period that you provide him plenty of chewing toys
and socialization for shiba inu dog make sure you alternate the toy frequently
and put unused toy away because shiba inu tends to lose interest quickly if he has
been playing with the same toy for a long time when puppy bites on things he should not have
if you caught him on site then you can loudly tell him no and give him time out if your dog
bites your furniture when you are not home and you notice a broken furniture when you got back
then you should not punish your dog because he won't understand why he was being punished
that is why it is so important to have a dog proofed area to place your dog in when you're not
around so when you are not around you can rest assured that your house won't get teared down by
your new family member puppy also bites out of boredom so it is critical to exercise your dog
fully every single day i have a video that talks about how to raise a well-balanced a happy dog
so check it out if you want to learn more keep in mind that train your dog takes time
and consistency it is very likely that your puppy will not behave on day one but you
just have to keep repeat the command and reapply positive reinforcement many many many times until
puppies slowly learn what is good and what is bad behavior to learn more about this unique breed
personality and how to work with them check out the video on the screen if you enjoy this video
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