24.03.2017
Start the walk as you want it to continue.
Your dog should not be allowed to wear their lead until they are calm (relatively). Do not let them get over excited again, even if you have to wait. [Read More…]
Admin - 15:30:33 @ General Training | 6 comments
20.03.2017
Reactionary behaviour can generalize itself and faster than you think.
For example, your dog may be displaying a reaction to certain nationalities and a certain gender of person - (this does happen, a concept associated with socialization)- but then, they may begin to generalize this reaction to the same sex as before, but including different nationalities now, for example.
My point is, your problem situation is now bigger. [Read More…]
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09.03.2017
Stop the Press! Your dog does not have to be ‘friends’ with every dog or person it meets on a walk.
Think of it this way, do you stop and chat to everybody you meet as you walk down the street, I think not. [Read More…]
Admin - 20:22:22 @ 'Walking the Dog' and all associated..., Dog 'Ownership' Helpful Tips | Add a comment
06.03.2017
‘You CAN teach an old dog new tricks’…
It’s never really too late to teach an old dog new tricks or the ‘appropriate way to behave’.
You really need to get to the route of the issue (which is where I come in) and then my friends give it time. [Read More…]
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