Advice For A Dog With Special Habits (dog From The Lost Dogs Home)

[tothemax]

Hi All

Its been so long since I’ve been on here, and apologies for not updating you sooner. Max has taken really well to being trained by Planetk9. He is still not perfect – but I can get him to sit, drop, go to his mat (ok, I still need food for this one, and he doesn’t stay there) stay for a few seconds (which we’re trying to extend) bow, spin and circle (which are the same thing, just in opposite directions) He passed the basic course, and we’re trying to continue the concepts of the training at home.

Any barking issues seem to have mostly been resolved with Max having access to the house during the day (only to the wood floor area) He hasn’t destroyed anything (ok, well much. He likes the stress balls Mr tothemax gets as promotions for work!) and we’ve had a couple of toilet issues but he is always getting better, and I can tell when he’s going to do it – as he’s usually doing it in retaliation to getting in trouble (say, pooping on our beautiful rug because we locked him outside when he was naughty).

The only thing im super concerned about anymore is taking him down to my parents place who have a cat. When he gets nervous (or whatever you’d like to call it) he will still sometime pee on things, or people. If a dog is being aggressive, or he’s in someones house that has a dog/cat he can’t see it. PlanetK9 advised to take him on a lead in this kind of situation. Because the cat at my parents will not socialize with the dog, he never seems to calm down. We’re going down in June for the long weekend, and I hope to be able to do some more work with him.

We have now progressed to being able to let him off the lead in situation where dogs can go off lead. In my small dog park it was ok, but in larger ones he’d never return. Now we will play with other dogs but come back when called.

All in all we’ve had some quite good success, and we seem to have a very happy dog.

[ari.g]

Top stuff!

[persephone]

The work is paying off Good.

[valby]

That was really interesting read! I have a question though. I have a 10 yr old dog that does not tolerate other dogs well. Its my fault because she was not well socialised. She has been able to interact and become friends with a 10 mth old pup and a dog my mum got. She def. hates dogs jumping and being boisterous. She does bark and is fearful of dogs when we are walking, although not always. It seems to be big dogs she doesn't like.?? So how should I let her behave around our new AMstaff pup. He has not been too bad with her but she has been growling and showing teeth to tell him to back off constantly. Is this ok? He doesn't jump he just wants to greet her I think. My better socialised pup let him sniff her etc. However I now realise that my 10 mth old has been exhibiting quite rude behaviour to the older dog i.e. stalking and pouncing on her, but she puts up with it.

Argh wish I spoke dog!

[tothemax]

Valby - I think it might be worth starting your own thread, or no one will see it.

Apart from last drop praise, does anyone have suggestions for stopping Max peeing inside? He has a dog door, but im quite sure he is avoiding going out into the cold.