ditchmyster

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sorry just saw this post.

I did not say that your dog was aggressive on the lead, some are some are not, one of mine is the other not.

But if you read what i wrote it clearly states one or the other.

And it's true regardless of wether it's your dog or the other, as i stated before it's because they are not able to establish dominance/submission and can also be related to the actions of the owner.

ie. fear of confrontation / body language tension.

Both dogs involved in this situation will see and sense it.

Fact.

And it's great that you let them off the lead.

was not having a dig at you just trying to help if you had a problem

I really don't like to see dogs kept on a lead and not being able to run free because the owner has no idea how to train the dog or even worse is too lazy.

And it's usually the one's who claim to love their dog.

Rant over.

Adrian F

ditchmyster who told you dogs believe in dominance?

Lee247

I've found that with my GSD. I can screech, sit, flat etc and he does it, eventually. But if I point my finger then point to the floor he goes flat, straight away.

urban

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You too need one of those "special" collars

CrisPDuk

My Springer has the attention span of a goldfish, the only way to keep her under control is to constantly talk to her, otherwise, after about 30sec she forgets what the last instruction was and wanders off

Unless, of course, the last command was 'Find it', she'll carry that one on for ages

Like ditchy, I tend to find a barked 'Oi!' grabs her attention when necessary


With regard to the original topic, what you feed them makes a huge difference to the consistency and potency of their turds, complete meal biscuits are the best, tinned food smells bad before it has been eaten, 12 hours in a dogs intestines isn't going to improve things


I wanted one of those, but the wife wouldn't let me Apparently children can be trained without them

Adrian F

Lol Urban if you think that was a radical statement about dogs then you better get the janet and john guide book to dog training

ditchmyster

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I think those are your words not mine.

Time for a re-read me thinks.

ditchmyster

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Try a slight change of tone and don't elongate the sound,make it more of a deeper growl than a long screech, if you know what i mean.

You just need to be more assertive.

like you would be with a bloke who kept making unwanted advances.

ps no stilletoes though..

Lee247

I'm a soft touch and he flipping well knows it.

Adrian F

Lee247 it isnt being assertive its being consistant so when you set a boundary you just maintain it, also you want to try and find the positive so for example the dog jumps up dont tell it off instead train it to do what you want and reward that for example teach a sit and shake paw or teach a down and then you can reward the good things and at the same time eliminate the bad things with out having to be negative

There are some excellant books by Karen Pryor or Jean Donaldson

Ditchmyster i saw you had written

"And it's true regardless of wether it's your dog or the other, as i stated before it's because they are not able to establish dominance/submission and can also be related to the actions of the owner."

hence the question about Dominance, but excellant if you dont believe dogs are into pack leader and dominance theory and that going through a door 1st proves the pack leader rubbish

ditchmyster

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hence the question about Dominance, but excellant if you dont believe dogs are into pack leader and dominance theory and that going through a door 1st proves the pack leader rubbish[/QUOTE]

I believe there are higher ranking animals in the pack.

Alpha males and females and an enforcer that are above others if you want to split hairs about terminology each animal performs different tasks within the pack, which is an ever changing situation.

But who goes first is neither here nor there in my pack, depends what we are doing and where we are.

Im after an enforcer next any recommendations.