Will, where was your ecollar at Ed's seminar when fetz nipped you in your..........ahhhh.......credit card? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Thanks to each of you for your input. You were asking about my dog. All I mentioned in my original post is that he is a 9-month-old GSD. He is an only pup...no litter mates. He is German line. His parents and grandparents all have Schutzhund titles ranging from level I to III. I'm assuming his high drive and hardness comes from the breeding. Maybe I'm wrong since I'm new to all this. I'm 56 and this is the first dog I've owned since I was 12 years old. I will certainly try the techniques mentioned. I'm also hoping that as he gets older this behavior will stop. I remember reading Ed's comment about this behavior will go away when the dog gets older. I'm not so sure this will happen without corrective measures. Do any of you think that being the only pup in the litter has had a negative impact on him since there were no siblings with which to interact? Anyway, thanks again for your time and your advice. It'll be nice walking out of the house and not having my hands and arm thought of as prey.
Being an 'only child' may have had a very definite impact on his social skills in this area of play. It's in the litter that they first learn bite inhibition in their play with their siblings - either becuz the sib cried out and stopped the game or becuz the sib whipped around and bite him back HARD. Either way the pup learns that not inhibiting his bite in play ruins the game.
A scruff shake is a very useful tool on young pup (2-3 mos old), but NOT on a 9-mos. old. He'd have to be a hell of a wimp to be impressed with a scruff shake at that age.
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Lee - very good point about the neck scruff and age.
Bob....Shhh!
You ( and everybody in the crowd ) were suppose to forget all about those daily bites I was recieving from my own dog at the seminar. The good news is... think of all the money I saved on a vasectomy!
Fetz wears an Innotek 100 ADV set at 15, the highest setting - his drive still overcomes the correction many times tho. I'm thinking of getting a Thrasher collar , I don't think he'll be able to beat that.
Thank you all for the advise.i find the age factor very useful when giving a correction.Patrick Hennigan ;I crossed the lines ie timmo cause he is one in the show line who will not compromise on the working ability and he will improve the conformation and stregth of bone.The litter IS DEFINITELY proving this.I applied tthe puppy testing methods for service dogs and the lowest score was 78%.refer to the page on this web by BERNARD FLINKS ON SELECTING PUPPIES FOR POLICE SERVICE DOGS.
Thank you all for the advise.i find the age factor very useful when giving a correction.Patrick Hennigan ;I crossed the lines ie timmo cause he is one in the show line who will not compromise on the working ability and he will improve the conformation and stregth of bone.The litter IS DEFINITELY proving this.I applied tthe puppy testing methods for service dogs and the lowest score was 78%.refer to the page on this web by BERNARD FLINKS ON SELECTING PUPPIES FOR POLICE SERVICE DOGS.
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