Ariel
Hey Robert! Thanks for all of your help with our rescue. We had him DNA tested and is a pure bred English cocker spaniel! He has hit adolescence (9 months) and has started lunging at dogs on the leash. It is not aggressive, he’s a dogs dog and wants to meet every puppy we walk by. He has never met another dog on leash other than a few off leash doodles with poor recall. Our friends tell us it’s a puppy thing but I don’t want it to become a habit into his adulthood. He is currently in agility and does fine in class when he’s working, I find it’s mostly when we’re outside. Thanks in advance
Arthur B
Hi Robert. Whenever we’re visiting a new area my 1 year old Stafford (Buddy) has a hard time staying more focussed on me. He wants to smell every tree, pole,… I keep saying his name once, then a no and a correction but the next pole he’s distracted again. Als he pulls the leash. When he’s on a longer leash, the pulling is not so much a problem but the distractions stay. I also tried the exercise with the long leash in this new environments where i quickly turn around, and after a while it’s the same behaviour again. How can i train him to not pull on the short leash? Thank you, Arthur
Bertien K
I am a new member and followed the recommended first 3 pages. It is really great. But where can I find the steps to teach my young shepherd (10m) the “out” command. In playmode she is doing great, but when she steals (p.e. pieces of wood for the stove) something I have to change for a treat. Thank you for answering.
Gina L
I have a 14 week old female belgian malinois. She is very intelligent and is easy to train; however, when I grab her collar to lead her somewhere, she turns into Cujo and starts snarling and biting. I have followed the advice of the trainer I have hired which is to pin her to the ground until she calms down and then when she does, give her a short pet on the head. In the meantime, my hands and arms get torn up from her teeth. I can handle this NOW, but if she doesn’t eventually stop this behavior, her adult teeth will do a lot more damage. Any Suggestions?
Julie P
First let me say Thank you! I can’t say enough about what you give to all your members. My current issue is my Mali puppy gets super aggressive when corrected if she’s biting . I use corrective words and grab her by the scruff and sometimes pin her to the ground, but all of that just ramps her up. She literally growls and lungs for hands, faces and any body part she can reach. Also, when I pin her down, she cries like I’m hurting her, but I know I’m not. She never goes submissive! No matter how long I hold her down, she always attacks when released. She has bit my granddaughter twice.
Joseph P
Robert, I love your style and method of training. My family recently purchased a female Malinois from Ruidoso. I asked the breeder for a dog better suited for a family and not a pure working dog. So far she is the sweetest thing and seems bee be training well. With commitment to your online course will I be able to give this girl a good life? We don’t have unlimited resources for training and I’m grateful to have found you.
Sue
Hi Robert, I have a competition next weekend and hoping you can give me some last minute tips on how to keep my girl focused on me and not on another dog that has entered whom she does not like as it is a very yappy dog. I am afraid if she lunges at this dog we will be banned from the club, this is the only club in the country. I have been working on your focus video but any other tips would be appreciated. Thanks
Janet
Hubs & I are new dog owners; I am the primary caretaker of our 7 mo rescue, Harley. Vet thinks she’s a Mal/Shep mix.She is extremely sweet natured. Issue: she is already 65-70 lbs; I am a small gal weighing 110 lbs. In hindsight this might not have been the best fit for us, but we are committed to give her best life.When I walk her, if she gets excited by another dog, etc she pulls & already extremely strong.Loves people and wants to run to greet them. It’s getting harder to control her as she get bigger/older. I am using a Martingale, wondering if I should switch to prong or ecollar? Thank you!
Fredrik K
We’ve been advised to take on a dog that was rescued from the streets of Romania. It’s a mix with an unknown amount of bull in him. The shelter looks to have had the dog for somewhere between 1 year and 1,5 years. He’s 2 years old. As the organization itself (Amazing Friends) is in Sweden they simply do some health checking for traveling and then send the dog over to Sweden for us to pick up. We’re asked to sign papers before ever meeting the dog and we have to bring him home the first time we meet him. Is this normal? Should we avoid it? I suspect this is not standard practice.
Kara
I have a JRT who is around 6 years old, who is progressively peeing inside. We just cleaned our rugs ($1,500), and before the rug guys left, he peed again on the biggest rug. He was housebroken, but not anymore, it seems. It seems like marking behavior. We are just starting the training course here, but we must address the specific problem first. My partner is suggesting Therapet MD, which is a plug-in pheromone (like a Glade, I guess). It is also reported that spraying and essential oils, such as citrus, eucalyptus, etc, will deter the need for peeing. I would appreciate your thoughts.
Gabriele
What is the best way to socialize our fearful Mal puppy, when out in public he is pulling on the leash and wants to go back to the car, his safe space. We now just go further away from the action and just sit there with him for a while until he feels less fearless, eventually he is taking some treats. Are we doing this right, any other suggestions. We are very patient.
