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- Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:37 pm
- Forum: Episode Discussions
- Topic: Shock Collar
- Replies: 45
- Views: 34644
Re: Shock Collar
Hi Noobs, I hate using the prong, even though I NEVER jerk it, as I have been instructed to do. I pretty much stop, let him work it out and when he is calm again start to walk. Most of the time I will turn and go the other way, then back the way we were going. But if I have the Gentle Walker, Gentle...
- Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:03 pm
- Forum: Episode Discussions
- Topic: Shock Collar
- Replies: 45
- Views: 34644
Re: Shock Collar
:roll: Wow, I am shocked (no pun intended), to hear someone say that shock collars don't hurt. My dog Koa has been a super handful. I had a trainer suggest using one, she even put it on my arm to show me how it didn't hurt. That was not the point, no matter how hard it is to work with him I would ne...
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:50 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Treats!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3817
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:08 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Treats!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3817
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:48 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Update on Koa
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8739
Thanks Noobs, Last night and this morning we went out with just the Easy Walk harness on and it went okay. We did see a friend with 3 dogs. A lot to ask of Koa. I had him sit and liver treat, liver treat, he did react, but not for too long. This particular neighbor is willing to practice with me, so...
- Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:04 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Update on Koa
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8739
Question for ckranz
I like the walking methods, and look forward to trying them, but how do you react if the dog is walking along fine with a flat buckle collar on, and he see's a cat or another animal and he freaks out? That is my only reason for the prong. I can stop and be a tree all day long if he is pulling, but i...
- Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:38 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Update on Koa
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8739
Update
Sorry, I have not checked this post for a while. Thank you all for your information. As always, very informative and I look forward to trying it all out. I DO NOT like to use the prong collar the way that trainer instructed me to. I have been giving him a light tug when I see him zoning in on one th...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Adopted Dogs w/ Issues
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1382
- Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: I miss her
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2529
Jodieohdoh, Just wanted say I know how you feel. I lost my GSD Bruin 2 years ago due to bloat. It was very sudden and I was lost. My husband and I have no children, and we were going to wait a year to get another dog, but everyday I would go from room to room and think of Bruin in all his spots, and...
- Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:45 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Biting the mailman
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5353
THe little nippper
Hi Ellen, I agree with pawzk9. I think the electric fence is very unfair. part of knowing the boundaries for the dog, is seeing the fence. Sure there are dogs that are trained, no matter what, to not cross over a certain line, but lets face it, how many of us dog owners go that far. Hats off to thos...
- Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:08 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Update on Koa
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8739
Koa and Prozac
Hi Fundog, Thanks for the input. I'm not in a rush, but if lower the dose little by little and he seems okay, I will do it, but if I see any return of the behavior, then back on it he goes, slowly. The problem is, sometimes it can cause liver damage, not that I am worried about that. I would rather ...
- Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:20 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Update on Koa
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8739
Koa
Noobs,
The video of Koa and I is listed as "aggressive dog training" He is a very handsome GSD, but I am bias.
Liz
The video of Koa and I is listed as "aggressive dog training" He is a very handsome GSD, but I am bias.
Liz
- Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:10 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Update on Koa
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8739
Koa
Hi Mattie, I do appreciate and understand your opinion, but I think people have different breaking points. Mine was at the two year mark. I did have a spouse to consider who felt a year was long enough. Koa was a liability and we were stressed, he was stressed and no matter how long I followed the m...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:24 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Update on Koa
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8739
Update on Koa
It has been a while since I have posted. I worked with Koa for two years with the Gentle Leader, Gentle Walker, and getting him to focus on me. Nothing worked, he would lunge and bark and want to eat any one who came to our home. As a last resort our vet put Koa on Prozac, it has been two months and...
- Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:51 pm
- Forum: The TV Show
- Topic: Questions and comments for Victoria from a former dog hater!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6957
Triumph, Please don't take this the wrong way, but are you kidding? I don't have children, but I sure do feel like I do with a dog. It is constant cleaning, training, walking, learning and a big expense. I have to take my dog to Day Care twice a week because I can't get home during the day on these ...