How can I train my new dog to be less needy?

While training should begin the moment you bring it home and I commend you for that, it's not going to happen overnight. The dog needs time to adjust to it's new home.

Training requires a lot of patience, constant supervision, containment when you can't, immediate correction when caught in the act, consistency, diligence, and time, minimum 6-18 months, if done properly, to start, on your part.

Once trained you must still enforce what was taught on the daily basis for the life of the dog, 12-17 years.

It's also your responsibility to dog proof your premises, put everything away so she can't access/destroy anything and provide sufficient daily exercise*, regardless of weather conditions, how you maybe feeling (tired/sick/busy), and other obligations such as school, homework, extracurricular activities, household chores, childcare, work and social life. A tired dog is a good dog.

Close your bedroom door(s) and/or put up a gate on all the rooms you do not wish the dog to enter.

Good luck, you have a long road ahead of you.

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You will have to be much more patient and forgiving or get rid of the dog. She's scared now, you are all new to her so she wants to be near you for security. Rejecting her will cause her to become more needy and annoying. Helping her to become secure will cause her to relax and be more normal.

Left alone takes months of training, being non destructive also takes months of training. Not enter your bedroom, why? you bought her as a companion. Put her bed in there and train her to sleep there, then her confidence level will go up.

You are already rejecting her on many levels, are you sure you want her? Either accept and train and love her, or give her back.

Learn how to train a dog before you start training her. You need to know how to set up a lesson, how to present it, and how to read her actions and thoughts, and how to reward or punish. This stuff (1) isn't rocket science but (2) is not obvious.

Here's just one example: I train other people's dogs not to jump up on strangers. How do I do it?

* 1. I do not do anything without the permission of the owner.

* 2. I explain what I intend to do, in case the owner objects to my method.

* 3. I try to prevent the owner from reprimanding the dog as I do the training.

* 4. I entice the dog to jump up on me by standing there and being friendly.

* 5. The instant that the dog jumps I say OFF! and put a knee into the dog's chest.

* 6. I suggest to the owner that he teach others to do the same thing for the dog.

That is one example of a carefully prepared lesson. Every lesson takes thought, and in particular you must not be angry with your dog for her failure to read your mind.

Consistency of your own behaviour and repetition of the lessons are both keys to successful training. In most cases, if you are unhappy with the animal's progress in learning the fault lies not with the animal, but with you.

Why did you bother getting a dog? This poor creature has led a horrible life until now and is so very happy to be with you. Dogs are very loving animals. I would never train my dog to stay away from me. My 3 dogs are always very near me. I love on them and play with them. You sound like an @sshole who should not have a dog. You old sour puss.

My rescue dog was the same, very clingy and needy, the dog is just insecure and doesn't want to be left, your dog will soon settle down , I crate trained my dog so she felt safe in it whenever she was scared or whenever I went out I would put her away. Because whenever I left her she was chew or destroy furniture.

Have a bed or mat in every room, and when you go into each room her job is to sit on that mat. She can settle with a chew, or she can wait a couple of minutes while you perform some task, but thats the first thing I teach all my dogs.

From their bed, all good things happen - putting on their lead to go for a walk or out to the toilet, getting their dinner. And have a structured day with a fairly set routine. It will really help her settel in.

Pleas be aware - demanding attention can be dominant behaivour! Friendly and socially adept, but still dominant.

Train your dog. having a dog, untrained, is a horror for everybody, including the dog !

We just got her yesterday it is always in my face....... ONE day and your already here complaining ......... you are not anywhere near ready for a dog ......... return the dog now