May 17, 2011
My dog is gentle and does not show any aggression except towards large trucks, buses, squirrels, rabbits, and joggers (not walkers). What should I do?
Full Question:
Hi.I have a 1 year old Red Setter named Lexee. She is a very gentle dog and does not show any aggression except towards large trucks and buses when we are walking or riding in the car. She also does this with joggers passing us?not walkers. I think she is afraid of the noise from the tires and has developed a habit of lunging and barking at them. There has not been any negative incident in particular to cause this. (That I am aware of). It just started and I have not been able to stop this.
Lexee also wants to chase squirrels and rabbits- which I have been told is common with bird dogs.
Other than these 3 things- Lexee is a wonderful dog.
I would appreciate any advice or help you can give me to make walks more enjoyable. At this point, I am walking her in an area without squirrels, few joggers and little traffic.
We do try to practice the pack leader theory and constantly work on obedience commands. She also attended a puppy obedience class w/me that covered the sit-stay;-leave it,-come and heel on a leash areas.
Also- we are trying to train her with a remote Innotek collar so that we can run her in unfenced areas for exercise (play fetch). Do you recommend any collar in particular? Ours does not vibrate it has a warning signal, momentary and continuous shock with different settings. While we do not like to use the collar ?it is better than having our dog get away and get hit by a car.
Thank you for your time.
Donna
Cindy's Answer:
This is a simple thing to fix with a remote collar – and you need to fix it straight away.
I think you need to learn the correct way to train with this. I did a DVD titled
REMOTE COLLAR TRAINING FOR THE PET OWNER. Once you know and understand low level stimulation training you will see why I will never train a dog again without using a collar.
The way to use it for your problem is the instant the dog looks at a truck a squirrel or something that makes it bark – stimulate it with higher levels than you would use for normal training. Go for the OUCH correction.
I am not a fan of Innotek. In fact a week or so ago I decided to stop selling them. I have to say that if your collar is working then there is no reason to get a different one. If it fails you and is out of warranty then get a Dogtra 200 or Dogtra 175 – that’s what Cindy and I use (actually I use a Dogtra 1900).
Hope this helps.
I think you need to learn the correct way to train with this. I did a DVD titled
The way to use it for your problem is the instant the dog looks at a truck a squirrel or something that makes it bark – stimulate it with higher levels than you would use for normal training. Go for the OUCH correction.
I am not a fan of Innotek. In fact a week or so ago I decided to stop selling them. I have to say that if your collar is working then there is no reason to get a different one. If it fails you and is out of warranty then get a Dogtra 200 or Dogtra 175 – that’s what Cindy and I use (actually I use a Dogtra 1900).
Hope this helps.
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