Connie Sutherland wrote 05/02/2011 09:42 PM Re: Fearful dog [Re: Kelly Byrd ] #331020 - 05/02/2011 09:42 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: kelly byrd  Quote: connie sutherland The O.P. will get to a bulletproof "leave it," too. But for me, it's unrelated to the food-guarding that I believe she can dial WAY back by letting the dog enjoy the food she gives him in peace. Agreed Connie! I'd be pissed if someone took food out from under my face, even if they gave it back. And again, not to belabor it any more after this, but only to be clear, it's food that I gave, and in effect said "Here; food from me. Now it's yours, and I will ensure that no one threatens it." I really never meant to imply that we not have bulletproof leave it, drop it, and give commands.
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mary weinberg wrote 05/03/2011 06:38 AM Re: Fearful dog [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #331041 - 05/03/2011 06:38 AM
mary weinberg Webboard User Reg: 04-28-2011 Posts: 14 Loc: Offline	At this time I'm working on feeding him in the crate for his PM feeding when everyone is home. In the morning it is just the dog and myself so I feed him in the kitchen. I pick up the bowl as soon as he is done eating. He does allow me to take things from him but not many other people can. All toys are picked up and only brought out when one of us is going to play with him. He does know leave it and drop it and will do as told from me. We are going to start with the door again today. I like the plan and hope it will work. We will start with soft knocking first and move up from there. I do need to work on pack structure. We were coming up stairs last night and I noticed Jasper stayed behind my husband without question but was really trying to be ahead of me. Thanks again for all the help. As I said before I was feeling very hopeless and now I have hope.
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Lynne Barrows wrote 05/03/2011 08:35 AM Re: Fearful dog [Re: mary weinberg ] #331062 - 05/03/2011 08:35 AM
Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007 Posts: 2531 Loc: S. Florida Offline	Hi Mary! It sounds like you have wrapped your head around what needs to be done wth this dog; good for you! I think you will see steady improvement with this dog. One thing to keep in mind is that you can ALWAYS control the dog's environment, if he is likely to react in a way that you do not like. Good management is 3/4 of the battle when you are dealing with a reactive dog, IMO. If you have specific questions about desensitizing, or anything else, start a new thread.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 05/03/2011 10:11 AM Re: Fearful dog [Re: Lynne Barrows ] #331076 - 05/03/2011 10:11 AM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Lynne Barrows One thing to keep in mind is that you can ALWAYS control the dog's environment, if he is likely to react in a way that you do not like. Good management is 3/4 of the battle when you are dealing with a reactive dog, IMO. If you have specific questions about desensitizing, or anything else, start a new thread. Good idea, because Mary, what YOU do when the doorbell rings is important.
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Jenny Arntzen wrote 05/03/2011 06:23 PM Re: Fearful dog [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #331130 - 05/03/2011 06:23 PM
Jenny Arntzen Webboard User Reg: 12-06-2010 Posts: 721 Loc: British Columbia, Canada Offline	I am not an experienced handler or trainer. I listen very carefully to the advice everyone gets on this forum because I find it so helpful! I wanted to add my in-home management with Jethro (my reactive, sharp, sensitive, adolescent oaf) includes a slip collar leash on at all times. I have a couple: http://leerburg.com/mendota.htm http://leerburg.com/mendota.htm#884 This way, no matter how wild he gets (because the coffee started perking or someone knocked on the door), I can always get control of him and not put my hands too close to his head. When Jethro goes in his crate the slip lead comes off and he can lounge and sleep with nothing on. When he comes out of the crate, the first thing that happens is he slips into his leash. We call these leashes his 'smoking jackets' because they are very elegant.
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