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- Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:32 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Aggression in 9 week old puppy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5915
Re: Aggression in 9 week old puppy
Thanks for the input, everyone. I have definitely shown them how to take things slow and pair touch with super yummy treats. So far this seems to be going well. I agree about he puppy possibly being overwhelmed--I think they have mainly tried to pick him up when he was having/about to have an accide...
- Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:14 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Aggression in 9 week old puppy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5915
Aggression in 9 week old puppy
Hi all! Long time no chat. :D So I've done two private lessons with a family that has the cutest 9-week-old Rottweiler pup. He is perfect in every way, except that when you touch him under the armpits or try to lift him (even if you try to go slowly and are not leaning directly over him), he display...
- Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:43 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: anxiety and fear of men
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3149
Re: anxiety and fear of men
It can be very disheartening and frustrating when your dog is fearful and can't be around you. Try to explain to your dad that you've only had Chloe a few days, so she is extremely new to the household and just trying to process what is happening. If you were moved from what you saw as your home--an...
- Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:26 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Puppy snaps when given 'in your bed' command
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3498
Re: Puppy snaps when given 'in your bed' command
Yes, I would try luring her onto the bed or otherwise changing your posture and using a less imposing gesture.
Could also be that this is an excited, playful snap? Some dogs, when excited, will snap in the air but it's not aggressive at all.
Could also be that this is an excited, playful snap? Some dogs, when excited, will snap in the air but it's not aggressive at all.
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:11 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Vent!
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 905269
Re: Vent!
This morning I omitted a most important extra, for which I thank Jacksdad. For a lot of people, it is rewarding to them when they frighten or punish their dogs. Sometimes they are aware of this - sometimes not. Therefore those of us who train dogs and their people need to offer the people side of t...
- Sat Feb 22, 2014 12:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
- Replies: 65
- Views: 23543
Re: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Your posts are always so educational, Swanny.
- Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:07 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Very bitey puppy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9564
Re: Very bitey puppy
Me too! Awwwwwkatej215 wrote:OMG those pics are just too much...that second one of her sleeping gave me serious puppy ache!
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:02 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Business tips, aka help me be a more effective +R trainer.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4303
Re: Business tips, aka help me be a more effective +R trainer.
Sorry for the lack of details! I deal with obedience, tricks, puppy training, and behavior mod (problem behaviors, fear, aggression). No group classes yet, but I plan to do Shock-Free Snake Avoidance in spring. I am a member of APDT and PPG. This is my website, and critiques on that are welcome also...
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:53 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Business tips, aka help me be a more effective +R trainer.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4303
Business tips, aka help me be a more effective +R trainer.
The title kind of says it all. I officially opened my business in December of last year, and it has become painfully clear that I don't know the first thing about running a business. I do get business, but I have a feeling it should be more than it is. One of my biggest problems is "making the ...
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:32 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The Funnies Thread...
- Replies: 759
- Views: 364501
Re: The Funnies Thread...
We really should try to Cesar Milan drinking game some time too... http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/drink/t0308.gif we would be stone cold drunk and passed out before the opening credits finished rolling :wink: or if you had to take a shot every time the words 'as ancient alien theorists believe' http:...
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:27 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Book Recommendations
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6862
Re: Book Recommendations
Or hyenas taught to present their necks for a blood draw. Kind of difficult to alpha roll a hyena, I'd think, and the presenting of the neck while a needle is inserted isn't exactly natural.
- Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:01 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Petco/Smart Dog Trainers
- Replies: 47
- Views: 27160
Re: Petco/Smart Dog Trainers
It really depends on the trainer. My first experience with professional training was through a PetSmart puppy class, and our trainer was great. She introduced us to the clicker and used positive methods. I was very pleased with the class, and it helped spark my passion for training.
- Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:14 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Vent!
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 905269
Re: Vent!
My grandpa hunts deer and elk with a compound bow, and my dad used to do some bird hunting with a 20 gauge. Once, when my sister and I were around 6 years old, we begged our dad to take us quail hunting with him. We found our quarry and he shot it. The poor thing was still alive, so he had to break ...
- Sat Oct 19, 2013 9:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Vent!
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 905269
Re: Vent!
Yeah, I think that if you are going to use a gun, you should be well-trained to do so (which I certainly am not).
I'm currently in Phoenix, originally from Bullhead City. Nice to see other SW people.
I'm currently in Phoenix, originally from Bullhead City. Nice to see other SW people.
- Sat Oct 19, 2013 5:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Vent!
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 905269
Re: Vent!
Fundog, are you in AZ? Because in this state you don't event need a permit for a concealed carry. :shock: I don't carry a gun and probably never will. Furthermore, I don't think I could ever use one on a dog, even if I had one and my dog was being attacked. I would be too afraid to miss and hit my o...