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This is not a criticism but I am guessing that not having a garden means she has limited opportunities to let of steam, even if only for a minute or two.
The behaviour on the lead is most likely frustration and lack of self control. As is the barking.
Do you clicker train?
A method that I use a lot is Leslie McDevitt's 'Look at that ' game.
Traditionally, we punish or correct our dogs for reacting to a stimuli such as dogs, people, joggers, traffic. All this usually achieves is at best to supress the behaviour but still leave the dog feeling frustrated or at worst to make the problem worse.
The look at that game teaches a dog to look at but not react.
I was looking to see if there was an explanation on line anywhere and came across these two videos which I think demonstrates the technique quiet well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZSOFsbR4fc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuV3MOvvyr4&feature=related
The other stuff I mentioned before really does help in terms of helping a dog to relax.
A dog with a behaviour problem needs help not punishment.0 -
foreign_correspondent wrote: »The problem is, when you try and train a dog using aversive methods, it is not unusual that it either becomes submissive and scared, (and may indeed appear to behave better around that one particular issue), but an unhappy dog will generally start to display this unhappiness in other ways, or, even more worryingly, the dog becomes scared and aggressive. If your dog was aggressive and noisy due to fear, any aversive training would only have re-inforced in his mind that there was something to be scared of...
Very good article here http://www.4pawsu.com/cesarfans.htmPlease forgive me if my comments seem abrupt or my questions have obvious answers, I have a mental health condition which affects my ability to see things as others might.0 -
Thanks for all the replies and pointers - will see what I can do.
Right now Zara is wearing a "lampshade" and feeling very sorry for herself
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Sarabe - nice links, easy to do with a 5kg dog, a bit more complicated with a 39kg one
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gettingready wrote: »Thanks for all the replies and pointers - will see what I can do.
Right now Zara is wearing a "lampshade" and feeling very sorry for herself
Oh dear whats happened to her?:jBaby Finley :j
:jBorn 3rd march at 9pm 7lbs 13:j
:(12 days late and very over baked:(0 -
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When i got pregnant and couldnt hold lex on the lead with his pulling. i got a halti omg what a diffrents.
The funny thing is if he is off the lead he walks to heel mostly.
On the lead its like he has to take me for a walk.:jBaby Finley :j
:jBorn 3rd march at 9pm 7lbs 13:j
:(12 days late and very over baked:(0 -
Same thing with my one..... sigh....0
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gettingready wrote: »
Aww hope she feels better soon.:jBaby Finley :j
:jBorn 3rd march at 9pm 7lbs 13:j
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Hope she does not need a surgery (so much for some people saying not to get insurance.. good we got one),
Elbow problems.....
The above is linked to my other thread on here.....0
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