tommy15

im sure, but i dont know how. one day when i have enough money ill take him to an expert to diagnose him and learn what to do, but until then, all my positive reinforcement methods i have tried havnt done a single thing, so im not going to do anything at all.

your joking awwww good one ! ok well if its all or nothing its going to be nothing, im not going to start correcting him all the time

well, i havnt yet found a proper solution that has worked. His barking has probably gotten worse in some cases, but better in others. when i was on a flight recently, when the flight attendants were yapping on about safety before the flight took off, the whole plane could hear my dog barking from cargo ! anyway, i was trying to teach him not to be this way without using corrections, but it just hasnt worked. The last few weeks i have been immedietly and sturnly correcting him in some situations, and it is working. I only correct him if we are somewere that barking is a big neusance, like if im at a coffee shop, and his standing next to me barking at me. All other situations i just let him go, becuase i dont like using corrections on him, i dont agree with training that way. So what i do is just say NO ! and hold his mouth shut for a few moments, and do that everytime his about to start barking at me again, after 3-4 repititions he stays quiet until we go.

how sad so sorry this happened, its all the harder cause no one saw it coming ... really sorry .. i think its inspiring your sister chose to call her boy after him though, he will be remembered forever

hahaha yes myszka they are pack animals ;) what i meant with the breed thing is my bloke seems to do what he does out of instinct, and if he does infact have some kelpie in his bloodlines somewere, kelpies are\were bred and used as cattle dogs and so thats where he might get it from.

well i dunno what breed your dog is, and im not sure its relevant, but my dog does a similar thing. He seems to try and round people up when his real excited, or if its just me he'll try to control what i do and where i go by barking at me and nipping at me. I dunno just the look on his face and his out of character behaviour, it really does give me the impression that a switch has gone off in his head and his acting on some kind of instinct. Many people have commented that they think he looks part red kelpie. anyways just throwing that idea into the mix ;)

ok im not really involved in organised doggy sport other than a bit of agility training, but personally i would always prefer to choose a hypo dog. one thing i do know (or my opinion) is some dogs learn quicker than others not because they are smarter but because they have more eagerness and drive. in a pet situation i would think that a hypo dog with issues has more potential provided you can train it and channel its energy into what you want it to do. edit : heres a good example of what i mean. i was reading some results from a wieght pulling contest, and a pitbull finished in front by a large margin in a contest that included rotti's, st bernards, and mastiffs. Clearly a 25kg dog cannot possibly be stronger than these dogs, but it had the spirit and tenacity that was the difference.

if you take your dog walking on bush tracks or in long grass, places like that, i would make sure to check the dog every day. I know a guy whose adolecent lab was fine at bed time, and dead in the morning, so be sure to check everyday cause with some dogs, especially pups, tragedy can strike very quickly. Yes i dont envy you i wouldnt like to have to check for ticks on a long haired dog everyday, but then again i guess if your choosing this breed you probly like grooming all the time so yer. Anyway if you do find a tick one way to get rid of it is with fly spray.

no salli i mean i was interacting with him the whole time, he was never tied up, his always getting lots of praise from her, his not in a situation were he feels the need to start his nonsense edit : k9: i didnt realise there was a difference between trainer and behaviourist. but thanks.

this "evaluation and program" set by a trainer, do you mean evaluating and improving his behaviour across the board ?

no thats cool i know that im not a dog behaviour expert, and i also know that i make lots of mistakes about the muzzle though, i have to do something, until i get this behaviour to improve, his going to have to keep his beak shut one way or another and k9, i will seek help for this from my trainer. i have never mentioned it to here before. I actually think dogs find training fun and rewarding ... :D your dog might really appreciate it

Dogs are a whole different species to us, any trainer that claims to properly understand what thier thinking is full of the proverbial. Its just interpreting thier behaviour, experimenting, and then pretty much guessing, thats why everyone says something different. Something you were told must have been ok though, if your dog improved his behaviour ..

i dunno but im getting puppy a muzzle until i fugure something out, i cant handle it it literally makes my head pound inside. I wonder how you know which type of seperation anxiety your dog has, that would be interesting. salli my bloke may have the second one, the only reason i say that is because i get the feeling that his saying "i demand that we leave immedietly" rather than "im afraid and i need to be comforted". Also, he is wagging his tail while he does it, and he does not stop if you talk to him, pat him, or whatever, only when you untie him he will stop. For example he does it even when i sit down right next to him on a walk, he starts, he wants to keep going. Then again, maybe im mixing it up, maybe his shop barking, and this barking, are 2 seperate issues Yeh but sorry, beyond explaining what my dog does i cant really help anymore than that i dont know