I will try that, I am seeing response to my leadership and its a good feeling, makes me want to work harder. I was surprised on how he did do. I saw the one lady coming towards us getting pulled so hard she looked like she was water sking. No control, the dog owned that walk. Thanks for the help.
The most important thing I changed was ensuring I am between Teagan and the person/dog everytime, even if it means asking the oncoming person to move. I usually say "Would you mind moving over so I can keep me between you and my dog?"
Normally does the trick
Small additional suggestion: one verbal command I find handy in similar situations is "other side" - it just means that the dog moves across behind me to walk or run on the other side of me while I switch the leash to the other hand. We use this in all sorts of ways when out downtown or on the city trail system - it's a convenient way to reposition the dog to give more room to people on the sidewalk with kids, or folk who just don't look comfortable about an approaching GSD. Plus it strategically positions me between my dog and anyone else's badly-behaved mutt without making a big deal out of it in my dog's mind.
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Hi John,
I notice you said that you would give your dog a correction using the prong for aggression?
I keep seeing this being said by posters (they correct with a prong for aggression)...but from my understanding you aren't suppose to use the prong to correct for aggression as the prong usually just amps up the aggression level in the dog.
I notice you said that you would give your dog a correction using the prong for aggression?
I keep seeing this being said by posters (they correct with a prong for aggression)...but from my understanding you aren't suppose to use the prong to correct for aggression as the prong usually just amps up the aggression level in the dog.
I agree that giving a hard correction with prong collar to a dog already fired up in fight mode will just amp things up. However, my experience is that a well-timed pop on a prong collar at the first hint of inappropriate behavior towards other dogs when out walking works very well. I use this, accompanied by a firm verbal "no", the moment my dog starts stiffening and staring fixedly at another dog (which he still does occasionally if he thinks he's being challenged - he just has to be #1 all the time). I find the trick is to remind my dog that macho behavior is unacceptable before he gets revved up, and then for us to calmly walk on regardless of what the other dog is doing.
I notice you said that you would give your dog a correction using the prong for aggression?
I keep seeing this being said by posters (they correct with a prong for aggression)...but from my understanding you aren't suppose to use the prong to correct for aggression as the prong usually just amps up the aggression level in the dog.
Yes, what I do is as Sarah said give him a pop before he gets there. Usually if I'm quick enough a vocal correction has been getting his focus back. It took me some time to get my timing good, I missed many times and think I just amped him up instead of controling th situation. That was part of why I asked about correcting this cause I was afriad I would just make the situation worse.
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