Thanks for your kind words. I didn't realize the effort,care, and responsibility it takes owning a pet and a bit naive to the training part. On the other side the companionship and unconditional love my dog offers is well worth it. I want to train with methods that feel right, and with the...
I think as an owner that's excellent that you recognize this trait of your dog and to know your dog's limits. You can only get this sense by spending a lot of time and observing your dog. Unfortunately not a lot of the "crate all day" owners have this luxury due to employment.
My main...
As you all know I have been working patiently and determinedly with my dog on getting obedient. I'm reading and working on the exercises in the book titled Control - Unleashed. The on-leash fear agression issues are slowly fading but still remain a difficult challenge. Through it all there have...
Ah yes - the 180 turns will make you dizzy. I know how that feels. My dog loves to "creep" sneakily and I was 180 turns all the time (to the point of naseua) but my dog is quick an agile enough turn to my side that it wasn't getting the point across. I read about a 90 degree with knee up turn...
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I'm curious to know the process of the circle routine just for reference....maybe this information is posted in another thread as I will look for that.
I've noticed my dog when we are working will often perform a command correctly, i.e. a come and heel by my side which I will click, then treat. About 50% of the time I'm noticed that after he has consumed his treat he proceeds to break the heel and attention and go off and sniff or do whatever...
I've began to supplement my dogs diet with a powder product by Wysong called PDG. On the back there is a listing titled "Guaranteed Analysis" listing the crude Protein, crude fat, crude fiber etc----What does the "crude" part mean?
If anyone has traveled outside the country particulary South America and India one can't help but notice ferrel dogs that hang out together in the towns. They only naturally gravite toward establishing a dog pack. People in South America, Mexico (small town and city locals) and not the wealthy...
I was using my description as familiar analogy - one that any reader might relate. I agree there are many anthropomorphics that might cloud the distinction between dog and human but dogs can be pretty darned intune with our feelings and express these in homo-sapien like fashion.
I haven't...
Thanks Corgi - your experience marking and reactivity allows me to dismiss the connection. As far as working for treats in the comfort zone it depends on the distraction and the distance. Sometimes is all I can say. The biggest triggers are the white husky who he was wounded by 2 months...