This Dog Should Not Be a Service Dog
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Is your young German Shepherd starting to guard his bed or cot from strangers? In this video, Cindy answers a question from a handler whose 10-month-old GSD service dog in training has begun showing defensive behavior around his sleeping spots. Cindy explains why adolescence can trigger guarding behaviors in working breeds like GSDs, what concerns this raises for service dog prospects, and why these instincts can make public work challenging. She also shares why an in-person evaluation with an experienced service dog trainer is crucial in these situations. If you’re raising a working-line dog for service work, this advice is for you!
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How We Manage Dogs in Our Home
Dealing with Dominant & Aggressive Dogs
Leash Reactivity with Michael Ellis
Leash Reactivity with Tyler Muto
Remote Collar Training for the Pet Owner
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When people have specific training questions we recommend that they go to our website and post those questions in the ASK CINDY on the front page of leerburg.com. Cindy has been training dogs since she was a teenager and has competed in several dog sports at a regional and national level. She was also a vet tech and owned a boarding/training and grooming business for many years as well as breeding working Dobermans and Belgian Malinois under the kennel name Kaiserhaus.
Questions posted to ASK CINDY are answered almost every day. They are also recorded in our systems if a dog owner has additional questions Cindy will review the previous Q&As and this helps her give better feedback and assistance.
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