Hi, I am still very new to this forum, but have learned so much already from archived posts. A quick question (I hope). I am in the isolation phase of "establishing pack structure" with my dog, Lenney. She is very easily distracted when we go on walks. If we pass someone, I understand that I should put myself between her and the other person... but should I be facing Lenney when I do this, or facing the other person (that is, kind of "tucking" my (90lb) dog behind me)? Which demonstrates more leadership to the dog? At this stage where I am just trying to build a new bond of leadership and trust I don't think I should be giving any kind of correction. Thanks for any feedback.
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You should keep on walking at a brisk pace. There should be no pause to do anything. No facing either one .... just marching along calmly, briskly, shoulders back and head up.
I would keep myself between the dog and the rest of the sidewalk where others will pass me.
But this is in place from step one .... there is no pausing to consider positions or anything else at this stage, IMO.
No correction -- I agree.
I would also do those searches for desensitize and desensitizing, expanding the date range to a couple of years (under advanced search, up there on the right).
That would probably be my next project after the pack protocol. There is nothing but benefits to the kind of focus work that is a major part of desensitizing work.
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Distractions on Walks
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