| Has she had a chance earlier in the evening for a nice brisk walk or game of fetch? Try to offer her a positive outlet for her energy. Yelling works with dogs much like children. They become desensitized to it and you must yell louder and louder to get their attention. In either case, it doesn't provide for a very loving relationship. Another problem with portraying too much dominance over this female is she may become much more submissive to men as time wears on if you were to continue this form of correction because she will associate men with "being in trouble". A firmly spoken NO should act as a shock to abruptly stop her behavior. Once she behaves calmly immediately praise and pet her. The public library has a great wealth of dog training books I used before going to a class. It is very helpful to start working on basics and also learn how to teach your dog to fetch. This is a great activity to release their energy and bond the two of you. In a nutshell, reinforce positive behaviors with a lot of praise and small treats and give as little attention as possible to the negative behavior. Like children, they don't necessarily care that your attention is negative (ie. yelling) as long as they have your attention. Accentuate the positive, they say!!  |