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alejandro

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My dog is a six months old presa canario, has a very strong prey/defense drive and a very low "tresshold" don't know if that the correct spelling, she loves affection and specially food. Her temperament is probably not the most balance one cause even she's still young it seems like she's not the bravest soldier or he most calm one. I have always had my dogs as pets most of all but a poison meatball is always a posibility with a guardian breed. I'll apreciate a few tips on the matter. Thanks.
 

Bh-k9

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Positive method would be to tell your dog no! To any food that is not in her bowl, then reward her with a higher price food prize. Repeat this method daily, start off as you would with obedience in a non distracting environment such as your house, them gradually introduce the same scenarios in more difficult environments.

Non positive method- use a shock collar give her a light zap to any interest shown in food not in her bowl. Start in house then go on to more difficult environments.

Do this for a week, and them I'll explain the next step I take. This includes doing the exercises while you are out of sight, not at home, with other people trying to bait your dogs etc.


The key is knowing individual dogs and tweaking the exercise to accommodate problems or successes you get with them while teaching the desired refusal behavior

When you say she has a low threshold is it hard to get her into a certain drive? Or is it an environmental thing where she is seems unaware of danger and excepting of anything in new environments?
 

alejandro

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Thanks, i'll try that and let you know how it goes, migth take a while since i don't have too much time to practice and se loves picking up things from the ground, When i say she's got a low threshold is because she goes on prey drive with a leave that flyes by when we are walking and in defence when any stranger get close doesn't matter if it a menace or not.