Comments on: How can i get my dog to be less reactive to new dogs? http://www.doggydisease.com/blog/how-can-i-get-my-dog-to-be-less-reactive-to-new-dogs/ Fri, 18 May 2012 00:09:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Wheaten Mom http://www.doggydisease.com/blog/how-can-i-get-my-dog-to-be-less-reactive-to-new-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-4098 Wheaten Mom Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:24:20 +0000 http://www.doggydisease.com/blog/how-can-i-get-my-dog-to-be-less-reactive-to-new-dogs/#comment-4098 Is this excitement or aggressive in nature? Excitement- I would work on some self control training. Having her sit, and hold it until you release her. In the beginning, I would just ask for the sit, then release, then walk away from the dog. Once she was comfortable, I would release from a sit, and allow her to greet a dog. If she can be calm. The trick is to keep her under threshold. Aggressive- I would bring out the treats. As soon as you see a dog, treats are going into her mouth. This would be below threshold. Before the other dog got too close, I would walk away, still shoveling in the treats. Then your dog will start to think of other dogs approaching as a good thing. Eventually, if you have kept her below her threshold (no reactions) you can start to slowly decrease the distance. I would also be asking for a sit during this as well. Books to look up (I'm a little tired, so I don't remember all of the authors).... Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt Feisty Fido Scardy Dog by Ali Brown CU- is a fav, she has a neat game called "Look at That." Google that, I believe there are videos around showing the basics. Basically the dog looks at another dog (under threshold), is clicked then treated. So looking at the scary thing becomes a good thing. Is this excitement or aggressive in nature?

Excitement- I would work on some self control training. Having her sit, and hold it until you release her. In the beginning, I would just ask for the sit, then release, then walk away from the dog. Once she was comfortable, I would release from a sit, and allow her to greet a dog. If she can be calm. The trick is to keep her under threshold.

Aggressive- I would bring out the treats. As soon as you see a dog, treats are going into her mouth. This would be below threshold. Before the other dog got too close, I would walk away, still shoveling in the treats. Then your dog will start to think of other dogs approaching as a good thing. Eventually, if you have kept her below her threshold (no reactions) you can start to slowly decrease the distance. I would also be asking for a sit during this as well.

Books to look up (I’m a little tired, so I don’t remember all of the authors)….

Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt
Feisty Fido
Scardy Dog by Ali Brown

CU- is a fav, she has a neat game called “Look at That.” Google that, I believe there are videos around showing the basics. Basically the dog looks at another dog (under threshold), is clicked then treated. So looking at the scary thing becomes a good thing.

]]> By: Da Bear http://www.doggydisease.com/blog/how-can-i-get-my-dog-to-be-less-reactive-to-new-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-4097 Da Bear Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:00:32 +0000 http://www.doggydisease.com/blog/how-can-i-get-my-dog-to-be-less-reactive-to-new-dogs/#comment-4097 It's possible if you let her socialize with dogs. In that case you can try giving her a treat in those cases to divert her attention from the other dog or even just give a quick jerk on the leash to keep her focus on you and not the other dog. It’s possible if you let her socialize with dogs.

In that case you can try giving her a treat in those cases to divert her attention from the other dog or even just give a quick jerk on the leash to keep her focus on you and not the other dog.

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