mumof4girls Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) Hey guys I got a delta trainer to help me with dog aggression on lead .. And as we were chatting about my training I mentioned that when we are out walking ( I have 2 Airedales male and female , I walk them seperately ) I have them in heel beside me . When I come to places in our walk that are grassy / safe I say their release word (free ) and they instantly can sniff, wee , whatever . They are on lead ,I have a longish lead I let go a bit so it's longer for this .. She couldn't understand why I would let them do this .. They know exactly what that word means they are in heel position always until I give them this release word . I use this word when we get back from our walk they sit then I take their walking gear off and they don't move till I say free then off he race round the yard lol funny kids .. Anyway what's wrong with doing that ? She really thought it was odd .. Edited October 15, 2013 by mumof4girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I don't think there's anything wrong with that :) However, what I would probably do is use it to your advantage and only use it as a reward for walking calmly past another dog (obviously at a distance below your dog's reactive threshold). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumof4girls Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) Lol just a sniff of a dog and she reacts in some way lol but yes I can try that .. They are so good ( apart from the female being reactive ) on our walks , I've put a lot into our training Maybe it was how I explained what I was doing .. .. Edited October 15, 2013 by mumof4girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Lol just a sniff of a dog and she reacts in some way lol but yes I can try that .. They are so good ( apart from the female being reactive ) on our walks , I've put a lot into our training Maybe it was how I explained what I was doing .. .. How close does she get to the dog before she reacts would you say? Keep up the training! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumof4girls Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 We have come from just seeing them in the distance and going Beserk to now I would say they can come about 1 mtr , some dogs maybe 2mtrs before she reacts by lunging and barking. She normally will stiffen and stare at them and pant when she sees another dog.. We had a very bad encounter, my fault I took them both out together for some stupid reason .. I decided then I would get help and with our training session 2 weeks ago we managed to walk past a dog :-) I was able to keep her focus and she didn't react which was fabulous!!! I am to avoid dogs though until our next session so I have made sure we have had no contact .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirate Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 This article may be useful http://www.suzanneclothier.com/the-articles/handling-lead-aggression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumof4girls Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Thanks pirate , I do most of that and the trainer has also been helpful . I do need to work on me also as I know I panic a bit when I see another dog .. I need to get rid of that !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I do exactly the same things with my dogs, doesn't seem odd to me at all. Means they know that having that freedom is only when mum says so and when I call them back they go back in to heel or sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy82 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 If the trainer had an issue with it, she should be able to explain why and how she would do it differently. If she can't, that's just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 If the trainer had an issue with it, she should be able to explain why and how she would do it differently. If she can't, that's just weird. THis! Sounds perfectly find to me, you are controlling when their free to sniff etc starts and finishes. I would have no issue with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumof4girls Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Yeah I am in control cause I say when they can sniff etc .. I'll ask her as I'm going to cancel and go to a colleague of hers closer ,I should have on the day but a client came and we both got distracted .. Edited October 21, 2013 by mumof4girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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