May 19, 2011
Can you ever trust a weak nerved dog?
Full Question:
Ed,Our rescue dog has weak nerves - is easily frightened but less than we we got him 3 mo. ago. He is 10 mo. old. We are now doing GW per your article and he is living, eating in his crate that is in the dining/living room. I bought your Obedience video and prong collar and am doing all I can to train him right. Doing well with marker training, learning to sit going in and out of doors, etc. I have switched to natural meat and bone diet per your article, give Vit. E , Vit. C and Fish Oil, and am ordering kelp, alfalfa as well as Probiotics from you. (Read it can help the temperaments of dogs.) I am the only one dealing with the dog right now - am establishing a bond with him and he likes the marker training for food treats. His eyes follow me when I'm in the room. Will have the dog on prong collar and leash and supervised at all times after initial GW first few weeks when he is allowed in house out of crate. Am ordering drag leash, etc. from you as well. Am trying to follow your instructions to the T. Everything you have taught works just like you said. Truly wonderful!
Question: We want a family dog we can trust. Is it unreasonable to think that could happen with this dog, or can you never trust weak-nerved dogs? Only aggression shown yet is growling at son 2x over bones he was (foolishly - my fault - son was not supervised) trying to take away. I don't want to worry when the dog gets mature. Can you recommend any good books on learning more about pack rules and applying them to be pack leader?
Also: Do you have any advice on fleas? Do you use natural products or Frontline, Advantage?
Again - your training and web site have been a godsend. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I hope you know what a huge contribution you have made to our life. I have told numerous people about you and your site.
Barbara
Cindy's Answer:
Barbara,
I always like to get emails like this. It’s nice to see that people are taking the information and making it work for them.
A couple of points here.:
1 – I don’t know the level of nerves of your dog so I can only guess. My gut feel is that after training this dog you will know his limitations. With this said these kinds of dog respond to training. You sound like a very responsible person so I think you can control the environment of this dog and live with it. You are going to have to be careful around the baby – probably for a long time.
2- We use Frontline here. It's very good and should not be confused with not vaccinating the dog – don’t do that. Read what I have written on vaccinations.
3- I am currently working on a book and DVD on Dealing with Dominant an Aggressive Dogs. I hope to have them out in a month or so. The book will first be released as an e-book but later in print. The DVD will be first. The information in this work is far more detailed than it is on my web site. I think that will also help you.
Best of luck to you and keep up the good work.
I always like to get emails like this. It’s nice to see that people are taking the information and making it work for them.
A couple of points here.:
1 – I don’t know the level of nerves of your dog so I can only guess. My gut feel is that after training this dog you will know his limitations. With this said these kinds of dog respond to training. You sound like a very responsible person so I think you can control the environment of this dog and live with it. You are going to have to be careful around the baby – probably for a long time.
2- We use Frontline here. It's very good and should not be confused with not vaccinating the dog – don’t do that. Read what I have written on vaccinations.
3- I am currently working on a book and DVD on Dealing with Dominant an Aggressive Dogs. I hope to have them out in a month or so. The book will first be released as an e-book but later in print. The DVD will be first. The information in this work is far more detailed than it is on my web site. I think that will also help you.
Best of luck to you and keep up the good work.
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