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#147864 - 07/10/2007 05:41 PM |
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So far, my pup has done very, very well with learning to walk in public and not, with or without people, by me or my boyfriend, and in different environments.
She's done well in crowds, with just the two of us, with me and my boyfriend.
But I go on a walk with my brother, and she's rearin' to pull her way to follow him, since him and his friends were skateboarding. I tried some small corrections, not wanting to throw her off too much as a pup, nos, and a jerk to get her attention. She'd straighten up for a little bit, I'd treat and praise, and she'd be fine for a while.. but would go right back to it.
We had a good long walk, too. A lot longer than I've taken her before. I thought she'd have tired herself out, but she kept pulling to chase after him, I'm assuming.
She ignored cars, dogs, people, and even a moose, but she would not stop trying to go after him.
Any suggestions on what this is, or what to do about it?
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[Re: Amanda Stone ]
#147879 - 07/10/2007 08:15 PM |
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How old is she?
If she is over 6 months old, a prong would not be out of the question. No corrections, just let her correct herself.
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#147945 - 07/11/2007 12:00 PM |
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She'll be 6 months in a few days.
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#147948 - 07/11/2007 12:10 PM |
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I think your Ok then Amanda. As Deanna said though, let your pup correct herself. It's not really realistic to expect a puppy to walk nicely at 6 mos and not pull with those distracions in front of her. She'll do better with time. My dog got TONS better at around 11-12 mos.
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#147952 - 07/11/2007 12:16 PM |
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I just thought it was a little odd, since she ignored just about everything, even a moose ten feet from the trail that she clearly saw, but wanted so bad to follow my brother when he was on his skateboard ahead of us.
At least I got a good workout on my arms. x_x
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#147955 - 07/11/2007 12:28 PM |
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Well, now you know what a big distraction this is for your pup. I would use this to my advantage, by introducing the distraction at a distance and then moving closer each time. You should eventually be able to walk right by without any problems. It is funny how certain things affect our dog's interest. Perhaps the dog wants to learn to skateboard!
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#147959 - 07/11/2007 12:38 PM |
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Haha. That'd be a funny thing to see.
She'd be fine with him close to me, like when we were walking and talking, but once he'd go forward and ahead, she'd pull like a little minion.
I'll take her to go try prongs this week.. and our camping trip can be a little experimenting time this weekend.
edit :: and she'd never done it with me and my boyfriend, who normally walk her, ever. Even when we'd separate for a short while, she'd be pretty content.
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#147970 - 07/11/2007 01:36 PM |
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She'd be fine with him close to me, like when we were walking and talking, but once he'd go forward and ahead, she'd pull like a little minion.
Your brother walking beside you is probably a level 3 distraction, where as him skating off in front is more of an 8 or 9 it seems. So, these are two different situations, even though it is the same person. Perhaps you should try the opposite of what I suggested before, and let your brother skate ahead just in front of you and increase the distance. Also, let your brother skate around you while you have the pup sit. He can increase the circumference of the circle to add distance. It is fortunate for you that you can control the distraction, so you can probably stop this quickly with the right methods.
P.S. My girl told me she saw a dog skateboarding on you tube. Maybe this is it:
Bulldog skateboarding
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#147975 - 07/11/2007 02:06 PM |
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That video is awesome.
Who knew?
Louanne
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#147978 - 07/11/2007 02:18 PM |
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ROFL!!
Dang, that was too funny 
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