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 Originally Posted By: debbieb Jane, thats great what Onyx accomplished! i think most dogs can gain alot of confidence with Agility we are living proof as are so many others. sometimes you can have a the privat training in the world, but what the dog really needs is an activity to build confidence and gain social skills at the same time. if i had to give anyone advice i would say do the activity and rehabilitate rather than spend...

Sounds like she's on a "search and destroy mission" it also sounds exactly like my young female. the crouch position just waiting for something to move.....lol! yes, basically desensitizing, distracting, focus work, etc. huge prey drive will not go away, but it can be handled for the most part.

I would just like to say, thanks for all the help. Today went way smoother bc I did not give him ANY ATTENTION when he was being whiney, bitey etc My day was wonderful! Only positive training! And what a difference. Also yes, he is a dog and I should not have expected so much of him. Today I was proud as a local police officer thought he was a police dog!! I said "no, hes just my best friend!" He was SO surprised at Kilos great...

What Jane said:)))) And I second the crate ! I have the luxury of spending ALOT of time with my dogs, I work a couple days a week, but even on those days, my hubby is off.. I have 3 dogs right now, one is loose in the house, the other two are crated, at one point I had 3 loose in the house(not this bunch) and never had problems... Tho my dogs 'miss' me, they aren't freaking over it if they are left alone. I started crating early...

 Originally Posted By: Dainerra what I found worked for Rayden is sometimes releasing him to chase the squirrels/birds. he knows "leave it" and will stop mid-chase and come back to me. but, knowing that sometimes, I say "OK"and he can try to run them down seems to have done wonders for him. when he sees a squirrel, the first thing he does is stop and look at me. if I say "no" then he will go on his way...

 Originally Posted By: onyx'girl Eagle pack makes a soft (frozen) food and where I train one lady makes a log roll from it and does the same thing sans the bag. She had the log in the opposite hand you are using in the pic, Amy. She showed me how to do it w/Karlo and really wanted him to push into me for the food for a front sit/focus. It was a mess~ Karlo loved it, though! Interesting. I actually tried it in each hand. These...

Look in the back seat for the latch connectors - they should be pretty far down and right in the middle of the seat. With a chain leash ($10) and a harness ($15), he will be much safer riding in the car (think 95lb airborn projectile if you stop short), there will be no biting in the car and it'll really cut down on the nose art you have to clean up. There are dog car harnesses but I found they were expensive for something that Otto could...

Welcome to the site! Do you have a crate for your pup? This is a good way for her to have a place for herself. I would leave her crated alone to get her use to it, small periods of time to start. Otherwise you'll have a problem on your hands if you have to leave her. That and crating at a vet would be less traumatic if your pup is already use to one. I would get into a fun beginning obedience class, too. Puppy playtime is ok, as long as...

 Quote: Listen to your dog, what is she telling you? Amen!!! That's the reason I stopped trialing my one shepherd in AKC obedience.. She did not enjoy it... So we do other things together.. Things that she does enjoy..

That is amazing!