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[karennj]

Glad your getting help! If I remember correctly Hector who is a fear reactive dog was seeing improvement with the use of place (among other things). I really do think you can turn this around. Your dog may never go to the dog park or have play dates but there is no reason he should not be able to be calm and controlled in the presence of other dogs. That is all you really need. You can totally do this! Your on the right track now.

 

[DragosMom]

Thanks so much Karen!

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[CeeCee]

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You an your husband did the best that you could with the information you had at the moment. Now, you have more information and are making better decisions. Like others have said, your willingness to reach out and ask for help and your dedication to changing will get you and Dargo where he needs to be. Also, keep in mind that your boy is young and inexperienced (as all young are). Being fearful/concerned is a part of the growing up process (dogs will go through multiple fear stages). Your job is going to be to walk with him through these stages letting him experience them while teaching him the proper behavior. With your dedication and commitment, you will all get there!!!

 

[tmricciuto]

For me place has been hard. I work on it every day with my girls. Bella is much better with it than Sage...who is a little slower with all commands, but she is spot on once she gets them. Bella gets them sooner, but is a typical mastiff meaning she contemplates whether she wants to obey or not.

Sage is having trouble understanding what/where her place is, but is great if I tell her go...so I might try associating 'go' with where I want her to go. If I tell her go when I'm in the kitchen she will go to the carpet in front of the arcadia door. Maybe I just solved my own problem.

 

[season]

For me place has been hard. I work on it every day with my girls. Bella is much better with it than Sage...who is a little slower with all commands, but she is spot on once she gets them. Bella gets them sooner, but is a typical mastiff meaning she contemplates whether she wants to obey or not. Sage is having trouble understanding what/where her place is, but is great if I tell her go...so I might try associating 'go' with where I want her to go. If I tell her go when I'm in the kitchen she will go to the carpet in front of the arcadia door. Maybe I just solved my own problem.

Go back to the fundamentals and put a leash on and lead her to it....saying Place even before you get there. Walk it to the place. Keep working on that. Then add distance. Let go of the leash before you get to the place. I guess I'm repeating the vid Sean uses....Follow those exact steps he uses in the vid and it will work. Just keep working at it.

 

[Big Mutt Luva]

Jenna- I'm so glad you have been sharing this. I have been having some troubles of my own with my CC and All of this advice you are receiving I think will help us out too. Season- thx for the links and video.

 

[Hiraeth]

Glad your getting help! If I remember correctly Hector who is a fear reactive dog was seeing improvement with the use of place (among other things). I really do think you can turn this around. Your dog may never go to the dog park or have play dates but there is no reason he should not be able to be calm and controlled in the presence of other dogs. That is all you really need. You can totally do this! Your on the right track now.

I think what Karen says here is really important. It's good that you have looked at yourselves and realized that you are Drago's biggest issues and you're now going to correct that problem. But, I think you need to be realistic with your expectations. I don't think Drago is a dog park kind of dog, or even a play date kind of dog. In fact, he may be a "only dog in the house for the rest of his life" kind of dog. Don't try to force him to be a dog that he isn't. Work on keeping him controlled when he can SEE other dogs, but actually getting him to be comfortable when in very close proximity to other dogs both jeopardizes any progress you make in training AND his safety.

One step at a time. Don't push things too far or too fast. Work on obedience and control with small distractions and work up from there

 

[DragosMom]

Just a quick update guys. Today was a small break through. We decided to use the prong collar for Dragos vet app today and followed the advice of making him sit stay, when he got out of the vehicle. He was hyper as he knew he was at the vet. It took us a solid 8 minutes for us just to get in the door. Drago was fairly calm upon entering and I thought oh no...dogs! There was 2 small breed dogs in the waiting room. Instead of letting anxiety rule the situation, my husband and I stayed very calm and in control. When Drago first noticed the little pug he let out a few roo roo roo's. Daniel corrected hum gently by pulling up on the prong collar and put Drago in a sit stay.. unbelievably. ..he stayed in place and calmed down. No lunging, no barking, no growling. We couldn't believe it..I'm not sure if it was the prong collar or us having a calm demeanor. .but it was amazing! For the first time ever Drago was in a room with 2 dogs and he behaved!! So very thrilled! !

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[karennj]

It is a combination of things. His reaction is a learned behavior. He must have lost his mind one day, never was corrected and now that is what he does. It may take you forever to get anywhere for a bit but it will get better and you will find he takes less and less corrections. Just remember to keep him under threshold. Watch him and catch him at the first moment he gets focused on the other dog/person. If you can consistently catch him ahead of the outbursts and not allow him to more forward if he gets excited you will see a big change. If the prong gives you the control you need and helps to keep him under threshold then use it. Just make sure to praise the good. Your dog is like a bank account. You can't just make withdraws. Use the prong as a tool to keep control but also pack your pockets with treats to reward sitting calmly surrounded by other dogs.

 

[Hector]

Just a quick update guys. Today was a small break through. We decided to use the prong collar for Dragos vet app today and followed the advice of making him sit stay, when he got out of the vehicle. He was hyper as he knew he was at the vet. It took us a solid 8 minutes for us just to get in the door. Drago was fairly calm upon entering and I thought oh no...dogs! There was 2 small breed dogs in the waiting room. Instead of letting anxiety rule the situation, my husband and I stayed very calm and in control. When Drago first noticed the little pug he let out a few roo roo roo's. Daniel corrected hum gently by pulling up on the prong collar and put Drago in a sit stay.. unbelievably. ..he stayed in place and calmed down. No lunging, no barking, no growling. We couldn't believe it..I'm not sure if it was the prong collar or us having a calm demeanor. .but it was amazing! For the first time ever Drago was in a room with 2 dogs and he behaved!! So very thrilled! ! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I527 using Tapatalk

Glad to hear things are getting better.

 

[season]

Good work!


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