Thank you Betty!
Well tonight went really well.
we worked on stripping out his under coat and not even thinking about marking....marking to him is a big deal....It's one way that they keep the coyotes and foxes away...so wants to mark everything. So far I've been able to give a correction every time he goes to mark. I am of course keeping him on a leash with the prong on, or in the crate at all times.
Then my husband John came home and I took Eddie out with me on the crutches and him more or less right at my side.
John took him and went for his evening walk. They went for the usual mile. John has worked with Eddie once before on walking politely at heel...not a fancy heel, just at his side.
They headed off down the street and Eddie was fine till he wanted to mark....he dove off the road and but John brought him up short at which point John kept gentle upward pressure as Eddie pulled back pretty hard....well Eddie decided really fast that wasn't too bright, and John calm as ever, just headed off down the street with the dog by his side.
Eddie was pressing into my leg while I was walking him out to John...It was nice and gave me extra support and stability. John asked if I wanted Eddie doing that, and I thought about it and said...yes, I like it, it helps.
We brought Eddie back in and put him in the crate...this was accomplished by tossing a chunk of cheddar in the back.
We sat down to dinner at which point the fussing started. It wasn't as bad as I expected and only lasted about 10 min. Then he lay down and relaxed.
After supper I got him out of his crate and brought him into the living room for more brushing.
I decided to let Java out of her crate and see how he did.
She had been a good girl and left him alone in his crate earlier.
He isn't fond of the black demon dog...she is a herding dog and chases his goats...whenever he saw her out at the house he just glared at her.
Well she knows her manners and when I say leave it she does. She went and lay down at the edge of the room and avoided him.
The rules are...Ears down, tail down, and no eye contact...and if I say so...look the other way.
he keyed on her hard, so I gave a prong correction and got up and took two steps right into him. He backed up right away..which is a good thing, cause that's about all I had in me. (John was right there to help me if I needed stability for my knees.)
Eddie brought his ears back down and the tail too. We went through this process about 4 times, once I caught Java looking right at him...I gave her a verbal correction and she lowered her ears and gave me a "sorry" look and lay down looking away from Eddie.
He eventually got tired of standing up and flopped down on the floor...he got an ice cube for a reward.
My daughter went and got her dachshund pup and held him in the room as well....she did just great with him and corrected the pup from starting a "hairy eyeball" contest.
The dogs did great...ears down, tail down, and no eye contact. by the end of the night Eddie would actually look away in avoidance from Java.
It was quite a bit of work to manage them all in the same room and make sure every one kept the right attitude. Correcting when the thought enters the head is the way to go, but takes constant vigilance.
Eddie is resting in his crate, and surprisingly isn't fussing at all.
The others are all crated up for the night...even Java...I am concerned that one of the kids will step on her if they get up in the night...she is black...and hurt her legs causing her to snap before she is totally awake. So she gets crated too.
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