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Mixed Breed Discussion / Re: So Frustrated I Could Cry!
« on: July 15, 2005, 12:18:54 am »
Dear Grumppybunny,
Fear not, YOU ARE NOT A BAD DOG MOM. I seriously think after dealing with several rescues and some that are not that there are just some dogs that as hard as we try are going to have "spurts". One thing I learned the hard way is that if you go out anticipating an encounter it's going to travel right down the leash and he's going to sense it.
I don't know if this will help but you might want to try it. Our trainer told us (when we were going through remedeial ?sp training with our dog aggressive border) that as soon as we started to see her start to signal stand directly in front of her , I'm assuming to block the view and give her a command - any command and to try to keep her focused. It works BUT I wasn't dealing with off leash dogs. In the meantime I would tell the dope to leash their dog. Sorry I'm a bit p*$$y tonight.
Marion
Fear not, YOU ARE NOT A BAD DOG MOM. I seriously think after dealing with several rescues and some that are not that there are just some dogs that as hard as we try are going to have "spurts". One thing I learned the hard way is that if you go out anticipating an encounter it's going to travel right down the leash and he's going to sense it.
I don't know if this will help but you might want to try it. Our trainer told us (when we were going through remedeial ?sp training with our dog aggressive border) that as soon as we started to see her start to signal stand directly in front of her , I'm assuming to block the view and give her a command - any command and to try to keep her focused. It works BUT I wasn't dealing with off leash dogs. In the meantime I would tell the dope to leash their dog. Sorry I'm a bit p*$$y tonight.
Marion