Judeth Holst
Hi Robert, My husband, our surviving dog, and I recently suffered the loss of our other beloved pet dog. She had been in our surviving dog’s life since we brought him home as a puppy. He is now 8 years old. What advice can you give us on what we can do to make the transition of losing his life long friend easier for our surviving dog? Your articles and podcasts about your experience with pet loss have helped me greatly.
Thank you and God bless you
Tommy A
Hello, I hope all is well. Findus the kangal is soon 8 months old and almost 100 pounds. I have started taking him to the igp Klub where I work with Melvin the malinois. I am not planning on doing igp with the kangal but let him observe other dogs in drive and all the commotion while we do some simple obedience and search on the same Trac at the same time. My goal is to get him comfortable with dogs going a bit mad around him, to widen what is considered normal. I also go to new training groups to be in different environments and around different dogs. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Damian B
I was hoping to get an idea of when I should consider an exercise or trick learned. Just started the course and am working on look training but want to know when I should consider something understood enough to move on or still needing work before progressing in the basics. Thank You.
Kenny
Do you think allowing calm, invited couch time creates issues long-term in a guardian breed like a cane corso, or do problems come more from inconsistent boundaries? How would you handle it? I used to have a male boxer who resource guarded our bed and I do not want that to be an issue this time around. Thanks again!
Steve
Hello once again. Prong Collar, yes, using Herm Sprenger. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago using the 2.5 and like you said, it did come apart. Now using the 3.25. A little large but it is working. With Layla the only thing we need to work on is the triggering when another dog comes into view. So we are redirecting with a firm but gentle correction with a “stop it” then turn away a good 30 feet, I say to her “No, we are not going to do that.” Then I have her sit, give her a really good “Good girl!” followed by a treat to end on a positive note. We’re making progress. Baby steps.
Olivier C
Hi Robert
Here I am again, grateful for your training material & support. Basic training with a female Swiss White Shepherd (6 months) is going great (positions, heel, place, recall, loose leash, leave it, …) And a lot of play/mutual affection! She was afraid of dogs. We took the time to let her confidence grow, ignore it when trying to pull away,… Better now. We want her to be neutral, but since 2 weeks she sometimes barks (not aggressively) to (some) dogs. Guess to initiate play, to get a reaction, out of uncertainty. Should we try to correct her? If so, how would you like us to do it?Thx
