Who's got dogs? Post your pup!

Thanks fellas!

 

Trigger aka Happy

 

bol

 

Polo

 

Day 1 of training in the books...

 

New pup?

 

“You’re a hairy wizard!”

 

Mia!

 

If I wasn’t positive she’d hate every minute of it, I’d bring her to T2S this year.

 

Yeah I never took my terrier, Benni off-roading because I didn't think she could handle all the bumps. She'd try to stand on the seat and hang out the window the entire time and end up falling all over the place. But she would have loved camping. I'd just have to keep her on a leash, because she'd run off after a squirrel or other critter and get lost.

 

Same 2 pups, just finally decided to bring n a Pro for some help... Nothing major, just some lease training: the Husky/Sheppard is a puller and the Pitt/Heeler thinks she's the Alpha.

 

Very cool of you to save that dude!

 

Be careful about adding electricity to rank or aggression... if not done properly, it can really make matters worse!!

 

A former trainer I learned a lot from has this saying. Training is never over. So good on you for keeping up with it.

I trained my Husky/Sheppard mix to walk behind me to stop his pulling. It's been wonderful with him on leash ever since I adopted this habit into our walks.

 

What would you suggest? I'm always open to listening to pro tips from a pro. I've never used electricity for any training but i also know that a lot of people do.

 

He's a pretty good dog for the most part. Well house trained and not destructive at all. BUT, he can be an asshole. He's not good with strangers or other dogs.

 

I can empathize with him…

 

Electricity is like any other pressure... It can be used as positive punishment, it can be used for negative reinforcement, and it can be used to teach escape/avoidance behaviors.

When the dog is in an active state of aggression or challenging rank and 'pressure' is added to the mix, the result can be an INCREASE in drive intensity of the undesired behavior... In other words, it makes the dog fight harder and can even channel what was a clear-headed act of aggression into an intense fight or flight response that can get dangerous real quick (depending on the dog)...

 

Ah. Thanks for clarifying. That actually makes a lot of sense as well.

 

Bella and Lola growing up

 

Walks are so much more pleasant now...

 

What did you do different?

 

Been working on the white one with an E-Collar to keep her from pulling.

 

Found a local trainer who included the collars and remotes (2ea) with his package:

Dogtra is the brand.