Hello Heather,Thanks for the link on Pannus it was very interesting nice of you to go to the trouble.
I am just taking Max to the Royal Airforce training ground this afternoon. He is a lovely boy 22 months old but his attention span is awful he just wants to play around with the other dogs I somtimes wonder if he will ever smarten up in the house he is great he will take my socks off open the door answer the phone and fetch my shoes.
However when he sees another dog he takes off and will come back after he has had a bit of fun sometimes I dispear
By the caw can anyone tell me how they correct thier dogs I have read about popping the lead what does this mean please. I usually correct him by shaking his mane and saying no.
I do not think we we are allowed to use prong collers in England so I do have a citronella coller which blasts him but he does not take much notice of it
all my best wishes to everyone in US

Hi Barbara!

Sounds like you have a big goofy teenager! Have you looked into some of Ed's DVD's for your dog's obedience? There's also info on this forum to help with obedience & focus issues.

"Popping the leash" is when you yank the choke collar very sharply & quickly to focus the dog's attention back on you.

Corrections? I personally think an ounce of prevention's worth a pound of cure, so I did my best to keep my dog on leash & not let her off until I knew she was totally reliable. What I used to do to correct our dogs was something very similar to what you're doing & it was the instant they disobeyed.

Many people on this forum believe in a training process where you initially teach the dog what you mean by a certain word or gesture. You then move to a proofing or distraction stage. Then there's a correction stage. (And I can't remember the 4th stage )

Anyhoo, that's all I can think of for now Send us a picture of your dog!

P.S. Sorry to hear that England's not doing so well in the cricket. I was kinda hoping for a 5 match test series. I'm an ex-pat aussie now in the states.

Thanks for the interpretation of popping the leash Eva. Yes I do have a big Goofy teenager you are correct. However he did do quite well at the Royal airforce training ground yesterday.
Yhe problem is though the trainer does not believe in correction its all done with treats and if the dog does not obey your command you take him away focus on something else or turn your back on him. This is ok but it is a slow method.The airforce puts out some pretty good dogs but sometime I question the correction proceedure. I will have to order some of Eds Dvd's after Christmas. I have already taken delivery of two first class quality leads and have shown them around the airforce base and people were impressed by them. I will sort out a picture of Max he is a big boy around 7stone and he is as soft as soap if rather naughty at times I will put the pics on view for yopu tomorrow evening
until then thanks for the reply and my very best wishes to you
babara