Enigma Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) I have a 12 mo F shepherd, have had her about 4 weeks. She is great with my dogs or any foster i bring home, but when out walking she lunges and barks and her hackles are up at any dogs she sees. She is one of 2 dogs that where surrendered to rescue, both very thin and i think she has spent all her life in a backyard without socialisation. I have started taking her to obedience club just to be around other dogs at the moment not actually putting her in a class. I have been making her drop and we basically just watch the other dogs, but it is a battle just to keep her in that position. The question is am I doing the right thing with her or is there something else i should be trying Edited February 22, 2011 by Enigma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I definitely wouldn't get her to hold a drop- would be quite stressful and loading for many dogs. While i would certainly recommend contacting a good trainer or behaviourist first, a good exercise to start with is Leslie McDevitt's Look at That- if you search youtube for it, you will be able to find some videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Email Claude at K9-IQ [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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