You made the right decision not to rush things Jen! Far better for Loki and you both to have a successful event - so much more was accomplished letting things end as they did.
Although I don't think it would be a good idea to click for his attention to the can of tuna he literally crushed to a hockey puck shape to get the goodies out.
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I was tempted to let him have a sniff and greet with the old Golden, but I didn't think I could keep my nervousness from traveling down the leash.
I would have felt so terrible if he had gotten snarky with her!
There ya go - give him tuna around other dogs!!
Good for not giving into the temptation. Slow is good, very good. And always, always, always, especially in your situation, set him up to end on success!!!
I would have felt so terrible if he had gotten snarky with her!
I agree with Barbara; ending on a good....ah....GREAT note was the way to go!!
I admire your patience...I would have pushed and ended in a snark fest....darn senior golden bitches; they start it every time :wink:
As far as looking away from what he's unsure about; is he remaining calm or does he seem anxious and in active avoidance? If he's calm and not anxious; that's pretty much what I aim for settled and ignoring the other dog. I have to dust off my copy of Calming Signals but I believe looking away is appropriate canine behavior. The link below shows photos of dogs using calming signals....it might help you decipher what Loki is up to.
Congrats on your progress!
Sometimes it is a calm look away, today he had turned around and was sitting entirely the other direction so his back was facing the dogs in the field, while also leaning up against me for reassurance. At first he was trembling ever so slightly, but that stopped after about 30 seconds when no dog came and attacked him.
We were a good 50 yards away from the field where they were playing.
I didn't talk to him at all while he did this, just stood calmly and patted his head a little.
After a few minutes we did a couple big circles to loosen him up a bit.
Tuna? thought you couldn't give a dog tuna, mine got sick on it
I think it's okay in moderation - at least with some dogs. I don't feed it as a rule, but I'd use it in my treat rotation.
I've occassionally used it but only the "packed in water" variety and not in oil, and I still rinsed it off - just like I do with the sardines. We didn't seem to have any issues with it. (Made the mistake once of sardines packed in oil and not rinsing them off... ewwwww.)
Sometimes it is a calm look away, today he had turned around and was sitting entirely the other direction so his back was facing the dogs in the field, while also leaning up against me for reassurance.
Jennifer,
This sounds really good to me. Turning the back is also a calming signal. Any chance he was sending you the calming signal? Was his back to you as he leaned against you? And were you nervous? I would have reacted like you and gave him a head pat and that would be that.
I don't want to give the wrong info; since I know you are working on desensitizing him after his having been attacked and I've just worked to have my dog be able to be calm and ignore other dogs. In general I would be thrilled with Loki's behavior but I'm not sure under the circumstances if you would want to work more on his confidence in the company of strange dogs or be happy with appropriate canine signals and calm demeanor. Hopefully someone with more experience will comment.
His side was to me and he was leaned against my leg, he had his back facing the field of dogs. I was not nervous since it was clear the other dogs were having to much fun to bother with him.
I was thrilled with his reaction, he did wonderfully A couple of months ago he was a snarling hackling mess at every dog he saw.
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A couple of months ago he was a snarling hackling mess at every dog he saw.
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