Kristi Salinas Webboard User Reg: 04-10-2009
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My front porch appears to be a huge source of distraction for my 4.5 month-old golden retriever. It is not the porch so much as the creatures that congregate on it. We keep the porch light on all night attracting numerous insects. The numerous insects attract toads. My pup goes into super prey drive when he sees the insect fluttering and scampering around. With the toads he switches back and forth between prey drive and fear. What do I do? How do I teach him to just ignore it all so we can get on with our walk or get back in the house when we are done?
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I assume he's on a leash right? Just keep walking, he has to come with.
That's what I do when Max smells something he absolutley has to follow on our walks. I keep walking, say "leave it" and he has to follow me leaving whatever it was behind.
I agree with Rhonda just keep going do not give him time to focus on it. Where he has some prey drive; you might find it helpful to walk with a knotted rope and drag it along the ground in front of him like a cat toy; it saved my pants and legs from the attack of the Great White Shark pup and got him accustomed to walking by my side.
Kristi Salinas Webboard User Reg: 04-10-2009
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I will give inertia and distraction with a toy a try. Usually I try to make him wait at the doors but in this case, at least temporarily, I probably need to blast on through so that he does not have time to fixate and start obsessing.
I wrap my leash around my waist, putting the latch through the handle, to make a tether belt kind of thingy. That way he has no choice but to follow me. Great idea I got from this site. Tethering really works.
I've also had a pretty good response to "enough" and "leave it" in most situations. I started those when my pup was right around Dan's age. I've also found that following our door procedure all the time gets better results. My guy's got pretty high drive, too.
Kristi Salinas Webboard User Reg: 04-10-2009
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Thanks Scott. You know he is beginning to get the "Leave It" command. I am guessing that some of this is stuff that he will grow out of as long as I am consistent and patient and don't reinforce it.
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