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Hector

Hector

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I came across this site and I thought it had A LOT of information on dog behavior and training tips worthy of sharing. I'm going to start the leash walking techniques with Hector as I need to work on his loose leash walking skills especially when it comes to other dogs reacting to him. Check it out at your leisure.

http://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/preventing-dog-bites-by-learning-to-greet-dogs-properly

http://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/was-it-just-a-little-bite-or-more-evaluating-bite-levels-in-dogs
 
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Benjamin

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I'll never forget seeing my first dog bite as a behavior consultant. It was a beagle mix around 7 months old, neutered, and they were having issues with the dog misbehaving. The guy reached down to pick up a piece of paper and his dog grabbed his hand hard enough to bruise. They said 'Oh yea, he does that' and I was stunned. I attempted to educate them about dog bites but it actually made them angry and defensive. They never kept another appointment and then later I heard from their neighbor the dog had actually broken skin on an adult visitor and was confiscated/destroyed by animal control. I so badly wanted to knock on their door and berate them for their stupdity.
 
Hector

Hector

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Sad, but it happens all the time. You got people who don't know how to read a dog and won't invest the time in educating themselves and training it and then you got dogs with low thresholds levels and that makes a recipe for diaster.
 
Campbell Corso

Campbell Corso

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We have used a lot of Dr. Yin's training methods(7 Days to a Perfect Puppy) with Dharma and can tell you they work. In fact, a lot of things we skipped because we didn't think it was realistic to do with a CC, we are now going back and doing. What I have found from her and, "The Other End of the Leash" by Patricia McConnell is that if the science behind it is sound, it will work. It will take more than "7 Days" but it will work.

Yeah, I'm glad more people are getting turned onto Dr. Yin.
 
NYDDB

NYDDB

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Re: how to approach a dog. Just the other day a woman saw Mateo at a local park and she got so excited, she actually asked me if she could "run up to him" to say hello (she said her own Rottweiler used to love that...):confused:

Seriously? You are a complete stranger and you want to run full speed up to my dog (she ALSO had 2 of her own dogs with her.)

Of course I said, "Please don't run up to him; he doesn't know you at all. In general, it's really not a good idea..."

Well, at least she asked...:rolleyes:

Thanks for the link, by the way.
 
Hector

Hector

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NYDDB said:
Re: how to approach a dog. Just the other day a woman saw Mateo at a local park and she got so excited, she actually asked me if she could "run up to him" to say hello (she said her own Rottweiler used to love that...):confused:

Seriously? You are a complete stranger and you want to run full speed up to my dog (she ALSO had 2 of her own dogs with her.)

Of course I said, "Please don't run up to him; he doesn't know you at all. In general, it's really not a good idea..."

Well, at least she asked...:rolleyes:

Thanks for the link, by the way.
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HAHAHAHAHA it's like lady YOUR rott loves it, not MY dog. It's a good thing she asked first :eek: some of these people are so damn brave
 
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