Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Heidi Neal
We have an eleven month old Lowchen that has some aggressive/dominance issues. We have had a personal trainer and we have had some improvement in his behavior.
What were the trainer's recommendations (exactly)?
With the trainer we worked mostly on general obedience. For food aggression he suggested to put one piece at a time into his bowl. The crate aggression he suggested the squirt bottle or blow a whistle and throw a rolled up towel at the crate. This has not worked.
You are correct. We gave up on this approach. We have also been told to pull him out of his crate and give him a good shake. This hasn't worked either. It is such odd behavior that he seems to like his crate but touching the door makes him bonkers.
I read the discussion that was linked here. Does anyone know what the outcome was with that dog?
i read that whole thread earlier today but don't remember....was just thinking, marker training has been mentioned, but i wonder if you could use marker/clicker training to desensitize him to touching the door?
connie????
is that silly? i just feel like i've read about it being used to work on dogs with weird reactions to certain objects.
i read that whole thread earlier today but don't remember....was just thinking, marker training has been mentioned, but i wonder if you could use marker/clicker training to desensitize him to touching the door?
connie????
is that silly? i just feel like i've read about it being used to work on dogs with weird reactions to certain objects.
IMO, it would depend upon the reason for the behavior.
It would work like a charm in a lot of situations, for sure. It just depends on the dog, and the reason it's doing this.
that makes sense alyssa i have a memory of connie listing some marker stuff for a dog who had a bad reaction (i think fear) to phones....couldn't find anything searching of course.
Thanks everyone for all of your replys. On a lot of forums new people are ignored.
I have thrown some very tasty treats in the back of his crate, chicken or steak. He willingly walks into his crate then he will ignore the treat to lunge and snarl.
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