OK I started with a very dog aggressive dog, with leadership training and consistent corrections for even posturing around another dog she will almost break her little neck NOT TO LOOK. I'm Ok with this for now. Yesterday we were practicing our tight heels in an open field when along comes lady with child and a big ole yellow lab running off leash. My girl saw this dog and went from a heel to walking inbetween my legs looking at me as if to say "see I'm not looking" not matter how close this dog came. I walked her closer to my truck so if the lab came a runnin Id just throw my girl in my truck. Now, will this severe avoidance swing the other way with time? I feel almost bad.
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You missread what your dog was saying. It was not saying "SEE I AM NOT LOOKING" - it was saying "HEY YOUR THE PACK LEADER _ PROTECT ME FROM THIS BIG DOG"
As a pack leader thats your job. If I walk my dog and another dog comes up off leash - I drive the off leash dog away. My dog expects me to drive the dog away.
Well that is even more OK! I was ready to do just that but the dog was stopped and promptly moved away from me and her when they saw what she was.......
Just thought of another question, is the order of the actions I take important? My original thought was to clear my dog out of the way first, before driving the other dog off. Do I have this backwards?
You step in-front of your dog and place yourself between the on coming dog and yours. once the other dog is gone, you can continue training <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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You step in-front of your dog and place yourself between the on coming dog and yours. once the other dog is gone, you can continue training <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Yes, or my dogs have been trained a command that directs the dog to step behind me and stay there until released.
Someone has asked me (I think here, in a PM) if it might be better if I had the dog down behind me instead of standing. Haven't thought that through yet.
Thanks folks, I will start teaching her the step behind me move. I don't have her on a trustable down yet. She does well in doors (less distraction) but it is harder for her to get down outside, hope this is normal. We will work this into our training sessions. She has the heel, sit and stay very good outside, the down is work in progress <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
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