How to prevent two dogs from chasing each other around the house?
I have two tamaskan puppies who are 7 months old and already at 75 lb (around 34 kg) each. They love to gallop around the house and body-slam each other into the walls. It was fine while they were little, but now they're knocking over trashcans and chairs and I'm legitimately worried that they're going to knock a hole in the wall.
I walk them for two hours, but that doesn't stop them from running around before the walk nor from starting to run around again after resting a little while after the walk.
I'm on the verge of tethering them to each other so they can't run around the house because I don't know what else to do short of locking them up in the crates, which is sad and confusing.
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When they exhibit unacceptable behavior, you must correct them while they are doing it. Not after. By the time they move on to their next thought it's already too late. Dogs live in the moment and do not understand corrections for things in the past.
Do
In this case, the moment they start misbehaving, give them a strong verbal signal to stop. Your tone, firmness, immediacy and consistency are the important factors. If they do not stop as a result of your verbal command, escalate your corrective measures until it's just enough to achieve your desired result. This could go up to and include kenneling. Alpha rolling them is the ultimate punishment. Don't take alpha rolls lightly or use them for minor or transient misbehavior. Save that for the big stuff.
Do not
Never hit your dog. That's not a "thing" in the dog world. Do not talk to dogs like they are human. They don't understand that. Do not yell or respond emotionally. Dogs do not respect emotions when correcting their behavior. Do not call the dog's name. Because you want the dog to associate their name with positive reward. If they don't stop immediately, you must correct them immediately. It is important you do this every time they misbehave. Not just some of the time. Otherwise, you will be teaching them it's okay to misbehave some of the time.
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