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Hi. Where do you go from here? Where do you want to go? Have a goal and work towards it. Dogs *in general* are basically opportunistic scavengers, including at the dog park. I personally wouldn't push too hard on making dogs tolerate each other more, when they're eating. I feed my dogs usually with ...

Best wishes Emmabeth.

Since there seems to be polar opposite opinions (for different reasons) on the board, maybe Victoria can share some thoughts on the subject.

Hi. Eight months is still a young dog, but de-sexing is also a (mainly good) 'thing'. I base my opinion for de-sexing when it's safe to do so, on guidelines from the RSPCA who have to deal with an endless supply of unwanted pups and dogs on a daily basis. Only some of those dogs and other animals th...

Hi. This thread (link below) should be helpful. Cheers.
https://positively.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21232

Very good news Nettle and Avatar Lady. :happydance:

I hope anyone reading this thread understands the importance of context.

My own personal opinion is that it's definitely not beautiful for a pet dog to attack anything.

Hi. Could you clarify if your dog is a lurcher or a greyhound. Greyhound ex-racers can need fairly specific understanding, especially at first while they're settling in and tying to make sense of their new situation/home/people/etc. Cheers.

Hi. No advice, just some thoughts. Kelly dog sounds similar on-leash but her 'radius of fear' is getting much smaller, wears either a flat collar or harness, and is mellowing with age (now 8YO) and consistent calm training, quiet walks and quieter detours, and lots of practice reading dog (and peopl...

Hi and welcome.

Basically, R+ stands for the technical term Positive Reinforcement (capitalised).

Hi. Something I'd say which may or may not be relevant, is that my Kelly dog has come a long long way as far as being more comfortable/tolerant about most things, but the first initial urge (reflex? hard-wired?) to react at random noises/people/dogs around home has hardly changed at all. On-leash sh...

Hi. During walks maybe lose the corrections like "no" and "ahah", at least for now. Rather than correct the 'bad' behaviour/s, reward behaviours you like. Can't help thinking of the some frustrated walkers and their confused dogs, and hearing no, no, stop it (name), no, etc. as t...

HI. What do you use for treats/reinforcement? If it's always high value, maybe vary and eventually lower the reinforcement value - sometimes chicken, sometimes jerky, sometimes kibble, sometimes play, sometimes just praise. Adjust the reinforcement value until you see behaviour that you like. But, i...

Hi. He's a one year old GSD, so rambunctious comes to mind :) . Constructive and routine activity/ies should help him. Taking him, and yourselves, to a course of basic obedience training using positive reinforcement techniques, and no choke, pinch or shock collars, would be a good idea if you haven'...