stubbornness

Hi All,

I was wondering how do you deal with the stubbornness of your dog ?

The reason i ask is that mine is extremely stubborn, i know she understand and one minute she listen and do what you ask her to and 1 minute after she is deaf

Cheers

yes ou staffies can be stubborn it is one of their traits you just have to be firm and make clear what you want her to do

Luckily, she's met her match because I am just as stubborn lol! But it is frustrating - as above; perseverance, consistency and patience is key. It's absolutely a breed trait - though if you think staffies are stubborn, try training an English bull terrier!

Im hearing ya! Repeat repeat repeat, persist is my advice, do not give in once or you will have a bigger battle ahead. Good luck, let us know how you get on!

Yup I can confirm they are stubborn little beggers at times. I have been reduced to picking my Flo up to take her for a walk as she has stood still, sat down and eventually laid down and become a virtual rock and refused to walk.

This is where picking her up and making it quiet obvious that we are going come what may has had the desired effect. My youngest son has real difficulty walking her as he gives in, on the other hand If I motion for her to get a move on she does just that now.

The key as mentioned above is to NOT give in.

(Probably not surprisingly!) I see it a bit differently. Stubborness for me is not having enough motivation to do what you'd like, or too much motivation to do what you don't want. Rather than 'out stubborning', I prefer to try and change the pro-con balance. Think of it as a see-saw, with 'why I should' at one end and 'why I shouldn't' at the other. In simple terms, you find a way of adding to one side and/or taking away from the other, and you should get closer to the result you want.