April 22, 2011
I bought your Basic Obedience tape and prong collar and I’m still having problems with my Rott going crazy when he sees another dog on a walk. What else can I do?
Full Question:
I just bought the prong and the basic obedience of you. I like it a lot and it has been a great help. BUT! My 14 month Rott is very dog aggressive. When we are out walking he walks a good SLOW, HEEL, COME, but if he is walking with me in a heel possession and a dog is on the other side of the street he just don't care if an almost rip his head of, doing it the right way. (Command, correction, praise.) He just turns around and barks at me and tries again. The collar fits perfect and I do correct him dead hard.Andre
Norway
Ed's Answer:
The solution to dog fighting begins with perfect obedience. Without it your problem will never be solved. This means your dog is not fully trained. It can not mind and deal with the distraction of other dogs.
Get a muzzle for your dog - so he will not bite you when he gets a very hard correction.
Then learn how to correct him so that he respects your correction. He does not respect your correction right now because it is not working. If you have to, grind some dull points on every other prong. If that does not work, grind the rest of the prongs. When you tell the dog NO and he does not mind you had better correct the SOB until he fears for his life. If you can’t do this, you either need an electric collar or a new dog.
When the dog re-focuses on you (with the other dog across the street) put him through a series of obedience exercises. Down, sit, heel in small circles. Give him something to think about other than the other dog. Your long term goal is to have the dog focus on you when told NO, your short term goal is to get the dog to focus on the commands that you give when he sees another dog.
Do not ever take this dog to a dog park. It is a disaster waiting to happen.
Get a muzzle for your dog - so he will not bite you when he gets a very hard correction.
Then learn how to correct him so that he respects your correction. He does not respect your correction right now because it is not working. If you have to, grind some dull points on every other prong. If that does not work, grind the rest of the prongs. When you tell the dog NO and he does not mind you had better correct the SOB until he fears for his life. If you can’t do this, you either need an electric collar or a new dog.
When the dog re-focuses on you (with the other dog across the street) put him through a series of obedience exercises. Down, sit, heel in small circles. Give him something to think about other than the other dog. Your long term goal is to have the dog focus on you when told NO, your short term goal is to get the dog to focus on the commands that you give when he sees another dog.
Do not ever take this dog to a dog park. It is a disaster waiting to happen.
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