Here are today’s Q&A… Enjoy!
Kim
Hi Robert, I have a 6 month Mal and I found your lessons with Rio were spot on to the challenges I am having. Especially the excited jumping. I saw this with Rio but I don’t think I quite got exactly how to correct the excited jumping when he is so “in drive”. If he’s so excited it’s been a bit hard to correct him as the leash gets a bit tangled and he starts biting the leash as I’m trying to correct. Can you further explain this and lastly will there be further lessons with high drive dogs. Thks
Christy
After a year of dog aggression and little progress with a prong collar, I got an ecollar 3 weeks ago, used your hack to add 2 posts. What a difference it has made in our relationship! I am calm without getting angry, calmly say NO and stim when needed and keep walking. Now only good things (treats, pets) come from me; corrections from the collar. But he pulls the leash a bit with a flat collar. How do I use both prong & ecollar, both of them need to be high on his neck? Or re-train not to pull?
Shielah S
I have an 11 mo old neutered Aussie who thinks his job is to guard ME, from my husband, my grandson and my other dog. I started training with a pinch collar, but his long hair gets wrapped around the small prongs, need to be fixed somehow. But I cannot have him growling at my husband when he kisses me goodbye or attacking my other dog when she gets close to me, or going after my grandson. He got a full blown attack on my female and I couldn’t grab him off for fear of getting bit myself. How do I correct it?
Shashank
What are your views on Nepopo system of dog training if you know about it..
Max
Hey Robert- My mal/GSD is on a raw meat diet. He used to have stomach issues but the raw diet seems to work well with him. Should I be adding any supplements to account for an all protein diet? He likes to eat goose poop which causes an issue when we are trying to train at open fields. Was not sure if a deficiency was causing that.
Kirsten
Hi Robert. I have a 3yr old, high drive Entlebucher who is well socialized but once in “work mode”, wants nothing to do with other dogs or people. After training, I take him for a short walk, then a brief crating to decompress. Stopping to chat with any neighbors with dogs just frustrates him. He will default into a down, focus on me, but snap at the other dog if they pester him. I always want to be clear and fair to him. I now avoid any socializing after training. Am I handling this correctly?
Ryan C
Hi Robert, I’m training as a detection dog handler and it seems obedience comes secondary to working skills.
We have limits on ob trg to maintain her independence, rather than looking to me for everything good (contrast to pet obedience). No toys and treats during off hours, and most handling has been through leash pressure or gesture/voice intonation. I’m looking for help on heel/loose-leash walking. Can’t lure/shape with treats or “over-correct” and hinder independence/confidence.
Thank you
Marissa M
Hi! Would love your advice on mouthing in adults? I have a 23 m/o Australian Shep mix rescued at 1 yr old from the shelter. She is a high energy and excitable Aussie who has a mouthing and jumping issue that was not addressed with her previous owners. The mouthing is out of excitement not aggression, mainly when I enter the door and when guests enter into the home. She nips at ankles occasionally too. I have tried two different trainers and the e collar. I’ve been told she has a feral mindset.
Bethany M
I have 2 rescued Pit Bulls that have killed 3 dogs,3 yrs apart. The 1st was a 12 y/o Lab who started having seizures, the 2nd was a totally healthy dog a few months later. Since then, I’ve been very careful to never leave them unsupervised with other dogs, but they love playing and cuddling w/ dogs/people. Last week,they got over-stimulated when someone came over and I was outside. One Pit broke out of her kennel and the 2 killed my chihuahua. Do you recommend euthanasia or is training possible?
Teri L
Our 11 month old hound mix will take any opportunity she gets to steal things and chew them up. She is crated when we are gone and is generally good when we are home but she is very sneaky and steals anything she can get a hold of in a bat of the eye. She likes to pick things up when she knows we are watching and bring them to us where she readily hands them over. I don’t want to keep her crated constantly. Both my husband and I are both recovering g from surgery so her daily lessons are minimal
Lisa C
My 1 year old Bull Breed jumps in excitement when a familiar friend or relative drives up to say hello in their car. I don’t want to reward him by letting him engage the person. Making him sit seems to fester his excitement and he can’t hold his stay. Should I instead walk away and back a few times then ask for sit or down? It may look silly to my family but making him down or sit at first increases his stress. They look at me funny when I correct him but I don’t want him to act out.
