Steve
Part 1- This is more of a comment than a question, or both. I had a Mal before and she had good prey drive, but her being 8 months when I got her we bonded well and I was always able to call her off. This one that I just rescued, has shown me on occasion High prey drive and mostly on our first walk early in the morning before the sun comes up. Lots of fox in our area. This morning, holy smoke, this one really was set on chasing, powerful energy and that fox just sat there! I was using a 6 foot biothane leash of a 1/2″ width. Not good. Slippery with my sweat.
Part 2- The wrestling match was on! She’s on a Martingale and I don’t think a choke, prong or e-collar would’ve mattered. She was way up there. But, she did send signals though, ears up, very strong at the end of the leash, I should’ve turned around then. Our morning walk will be short for now and just business with plenty of redirection. Maybe even wait a few hours more when the sun is up. A lot to do. As for me–better nutrition and plenty of core and hip workouts. This is one of those “you’re going to have a problem” situations. This may take quite a bit of time
Thanks, Steve
Gabriel
Hey Robert, loving the program so far. I just brought home a 14-week-old Dutch Shepherd Mix rescue and he’s doing great overall — smart, luring well, and nearly housebroken. The main issue I’m running into is with biting. He’s super fixated on my legs during play or when he gets amped up, and he’s broken skin a few times. I’ve been trying to redirect but it’s not clicking yet. Any advice on how to handle that kind of overarousal? Also, we have an older pit mix in the house. They play rough and seem to enjoy it, but I’m wondering if I should limit their interaction at this stage. Thanks!
Tammy
Wondering if you have any advice or videos on puppies and kids? We are planning to incorporate a 10 week pit puppy into our household with a 3 year old boy and 2 month old girl (humans) and could use all the training advice I could get on the topic!
Taelen
Hello! I appreciate your honest no bs approach to dogs. I have a husky mix from a rescue. The rescue was not aware of this behavior so we are surprised but willing to work with her. It seems when she is in unfamiliar situations with strangers she will bark and nip at people. Sometimes she seems totally fine and it come out of the blue no warning. We haven’t figured out the triggers yet. Same thing with strange dogs, I have some video for you if that helps! Other dogs are also caught off guard as she has no warning to her nips haha what is your recommendation of where to start?? Thanks 🙂
Karl
Love your stuff. We have a 6 month old gsp and mal mix puppy from a shelter (got her at 9 weeks and have plenty of experience with the craziness of these breeds) she’ll be with a trainer who’s trained military and police dogs for 40+ years and has a mal i think you’d love from watching/listening to your stuff, shell be there for 3 weeks. Not enough room to fully explain our situation here but I’m mostly worried about making sure I dont fail her when she comes back. Any advice to make that transition easy for her coming back home from the trainer? Took forever to find someone i trusted with her.
Pedro C
Hey Robert, I lost one of my dogs to old age a couple of months ago, and currently have a 4yo female Malinois that I adopted a year ago. I am looking to adopt another dog from the same shelter, but wondering if it’s a bad idea to adopt another female in general, or will depend on temperament. My dog is extremely calm with others, but I wonder what your recommendation is regarding introducing a new dog. There is a beautiful 2yo “bullhearder” at the shelter that I love, but I don’t want to build a recipe for disaster at the home in the longer term.
Thank you
Greg
I have a newly acquired 2-yr old GSD. She is a sweet dog, is affectionate, but is scared and submissive. I’ve had her 6 weeks. The first few weeks were hell. She would refuse commands, like “Come”, (Not angry, but inviting) when I give her collar a gentle tension, she complies, peeing the whole way. I now let her get off the bed when she wants, not ideal, but the peeing is much less, she’s a little more confident and even does “Zoomies.” I want to play with her, but she runs away from even the sight of a tennis ball, won’t tug, won’t frisbee. HELP There are NO videos about this anywhere.
Melissa F
Hi Robert, we have a 1 1/2 yr old pitbull mix and she’s been struggling with growling and barking in the house or car when she hears people or dogs walk by. How do we handle the these behaviors in the house and in the car?
