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Hi Ari! Well I think my biggest mistake with my dog is that a fake trainer told me how important it was for 2 month old puppy to walk by my side, and never ahead! I can't believe I listened to that person.(found out was fake after). I was so stupid at the time. Just recently I realized that is too m...

Emma what you have just wrote helped me so much. I finally understand how important it is to not think how to over rush things. Even if to me it is "not rushing", it is "rushing" for the dog. I just get anxious all the time for the dog even if things are going okay... I guess I j...

Good evening guys thanks for the support! You all can not imagine how you are all helping me. Yes my biggest problem is learning how to take time off. For two weeks straight like I said we where going okay but then one night we ran into a dog durring training, then for some reason we kept on running...

I like the video too! That lady was so intresting to hear! I wished the vid lasted longer! have just been reading more suzanne clothier and she says about body language with reactive dogs ..and the body behaviour of the dog i was fostering was as she describes not fearful but aggressive as in wantin...

Hey guys! How are you all doing? Just an update after about a month. Well my life with Joker has been becoming 100% Joker. It has been pretty fustrated for me (no time for myself, husband, friends, family :( , not even neighbors say hi anymore because of him I feel like the dog is isolating me), but...

Sorry guys about the last post I was Out of it

Argh we just went out again and there he did it again but with a car! Now he is starting to chew his soft crate in the house!! I can't take it!!!!!!! Arghhhuhhf!! I played with him two times this morning took him out in the backyard twice, took him outside 4 times, did some mental stimulation games!...

Does clicking actually work to calm down a behavior like what happened with the Vespa, or if someone calls him and I imediatly treat him before he gets jumpy?

:? :?: two things I need to ask.. I know the questions never stops... Well we where going on our second walk of 10 mins, and out of no where joker lunged at a Vespa!! I was ready for everything except that! Well it was so out of the blue tha i marked it and gave him treats... I imagine that I should...

For some reason I'm reminded of subliminal messaging. : It is subliminal... They are all studied to get you to buy. Big companys try to exploit people every way possible from using children, to dogs. If I start talking about this subject I might get so worked up....! I am not a hippy (tons of hippi...

Jack and Erica yay you guys are making me feel proud of myself! I am happy that I did it the right way! I usta get so mad with Joker, and loose my patience so easily that it is a big step for me! Horace training tricks is harder than I thought! It is not easy at all! I guess with experience a person...

Awe I want to help to but I don't have enough experience.... Sounds fun can't wait to see what you do *high five*

Guys quick question later on I will reply better because I need to go out and do some shopping before my husband gets back I don't want him asking me "it's me or the dog" anyways took Joker on walk and we run into a dog on the other side of the fence we where so close that they where face ...

Horace oh now I get why I am having problems with training :o ! Now I get it! I have been so obbsessed over trying to teach stuff he doesn't know even in distractions........... I might sound stupid, but no one told me intel now that he has to know a command like 100% everywhere in the house before ...

Well I am back again to write.... more questions :oops: *sigh* *sigh* *sigh*-- Well I was watching a video of kikopup on youtube on counter conditioning. She said some tips allways about rest.. she says if your dog has a bad day.. like if my dog is lunging out to another dog. Which has happened thre...