Kelly M
Hi Robert & Janet! With summer upon us and temps about to shoot up, I was looking at dog cooling vests to keep my GSDs more comfortable (the ones you wet and supposedly work via evaporative cooling). Have you ever heard of these working? Wasn’t sure since GSDs are double coated. Thanks!
Echo/Dorian
5 month Border collie, she loves to meet dogs and people. If dog is new to her and is larger she often lies completely on her back exposing her full belly side to that dog and she just stays in the position while the bigger dog smells her usually in the privates. I have never seen a dog submit like this before, though people think it looks cute haha should I even let her get to this point? or do something different here.
Rob M
In a Bound Angels video, “Reward vs. Consequence” at about the 7.45 minute mark you noticed something about the dog you were working you said “she has hypersensitivity in the backend, we’ll talk about that later” it wasn’t related to the purpose of the video so it ended before you talked about it.
I have noticed the same on some dogs and the exact opposite on others, male or female almost pushing backend to me… what does it mean, how should I interpret and react and use this information?
Asma
Hi Robert, My family adopted a 1 yr old male Pomeranian & I already have a 1 year old male GSD, I introduced them to each other keeping the Pomeranian in his crate & allowing the GSD to sniff, they were both very very excited but unfortunately the GSD was too excited he was pulling me to get to him & won’t listen to me, at what stage would you suggest I try getting them together again? Would it be when the GSD is proof trained or the Pomeranian? What mistakes would u advise I avoid? Thank you.
Tristan
Hey Robert! Is it possible for a Mal to have both fear aggression and dominance aggression? Loki will sometimes get in bed with my girlfriend and I but if we move around much he will growl and snap at the air but not bite us before getting down and going to his own bed. The cycle usually repeats a couple times. He does the same if he tries to climb on me in the floor and I tell him to get off and point away. We’re fine with him cuddling but want him to stop being sassy/snappy. Any advice? Thanks
Lily S
Hey, thanks so much for all you guys do! I wanted to clarify that the issue I am having is not the same as the yt name mix up, her issue was the dog not listening, my boy is fine unless he sees the cat or certain dogs in our shared yard. I do a ton of obedience and luring in the yard, he knows “look” well, just doesn’t always respond w certain dogs. Never responds when he sees or smells our cat. It seems to be a confidence thing, will this work itself out as I continue working with him? I am not concerned about him listening to hubby. He seems to only bark at certain animals and people. Lmk if there are specific lessons I can watch to help with this and or the cat situation, thanks so much!
Thanks!
Emil
4 quick questions, if it is ok:
1. I’ve trained my 6mo old Mal to loose heel on the left, but need him to heel on the right for runs and bike rides. Is it necessary to use different command to heel on the right?
2. He heels well in a parking lot, but breaks down when dogs or smells are present. Is this expected at 6mo old?
3. At what age should food be phased out for heeling and become an expectation?
4. Is it ok to separate the same behavior into 2 commands, one of which is a looser version?
Rod
Hey Robert – My 7 month whole male Maremma is very affectionate, calm and well behaved at home but highly reactive on the leash. After a few sessions following your methods he has shown some change. Do you think his ancient breeding will always maintain some degree of reactivity. He’s never shown the slightest aggression anywhere but it comes across as such. When out and about he is very different to our other 3 dogs as he spends most of his time intensely scanning the horizon.
Cheers – Rod
oldSAP Charlie
Naimbag Nga Aldaw Robert and Janet, my new female mal puppy arrives 2 weeks ago. At 14 weeks old, she bites her leash when I put it on her (and everything else she sees, shoes, pants, me.) Is it okay to give her something to hold onto (chew toy, etc) while the leash is on so she won’t be biting it? Would this form a bad habit in the future? Also, when she gets hold onto something, I pick her up until she lets it go. Is there any other way to do it? Dios Ti AG Ngina.
