Stalking other dog while on leash - Page 3

My other boy was a pita at 3 so tells you how slow males mature.  Wanted to give up on him.  And Starcharr; don't wait to address the stalking problem with your trainer, get right on it with her as I waited and waited too long with my other boy about him not liking children;  kept mentioning it to his trainer and she shined it on, said not to make a big deal of it which ended up making a bigger deal of it and I could not later turn it around.  Soooooo, I would make it a point to get more information from your trainer as soon as you start her classes.  And for you maybe solving one problem at a time as it arises could work out better.  I kind of learned the hard way to get solutions as soon as anything you don't like arises.  Just my past screw up's to share.  Have a great day  Nan

Nan, I agree 100% about addressing problems ASAP. That is why I posted here rather than waiting. Everytime a bad behavior is repeated it becomes more instilled and harder to correct. That is why I didn't take this lightly. Nip it NOW! When my pup started acting aroused over other dogs a trainer told me not to worry because she was a puppy and was just displaying excited puppy behavior. That didn't sit well with me, although I listened at first. I wish I would've handled it differently, but you can't go back.

For your sake I hope your younger boy progresses quicker than you older one. If I remember right your older one is still a big challenge.

Going out for a walk now and we will see how she does!

NO;  my other boy died almost 4 years ago with DM;  I look back and saw some early signs although I don't feel anything would have made a difference - he was almost 8 years old.  Took me 3 years to find another boy;  for many reasons, thought I wanted more a working line boy and decided it was too risky for me with that much energy and stamina;  don't want to deal with a wacked out puppy.  My young boy has plenty of energy for me and is WGSL's so am really happy with him thus far,  we just keep training, training, training.  Am going to start him in nose work soon as my current facility I attend OB classes/socialization offers a number of nose work classes, teaches them to use their brains without much physical strain on them.  Am not into pounding this young boy on the pavement too much, little or no jumping, blah,blah blah.  You could call me an overprotective mother.  He's a big boy so want the joints to develop without trauma if I can help it.  So far, so good.   Enjoy your walk with your special girl  Nan

I'm so sorry. I knew you lost a dog to DM, but I thought you had another one. I must be mixing you up with someone else :(

My girl is half Czech and half WGSL. We walk a lot because she has so much energy and needs to burn it somehow. Fortunately, she settles well in the house. We also play fetch in the yard and she runs around in the yard on the grass. She is only about 60lbs., but her mother is 80 lbs. and lean, so I am guessing she has some more growth in her. I am careful about what she does because, like you, I want to avoid problems. I want to get involved with agility, but am going to wait until both her brain and body are more mature. She gets so charged up when she sees the dogs running around, so we have to wait a while until she has better impulse control. I sure wish we had some nosework classes here where I live, but according to the trainers there isn't enough interest :( . My pup's mother is a working SAR dog and I think my pup got her nose. We do games around the house, but I really need to be doing more.

I haven't had a puppy in so long and I sure forgot how much work it is! It's good for me though and I am learning a lot!
 

Well and the nosework my trainers are teaching is a simplified form;  they mentioned you get 3 or 4 cardboard boxes, turn them upside down and put a treat under one of them (now this is to start) and the dog needs to sniff and search and find.  the nosework intensity goes from there and I am sure becomes more complicated as they continue to learn.  YOu could easily do this at home as a rainy day exercise to help to stimulate that brain.  Also when they use their brains it tires them out, they don't even have to talk a walk they will nap afterwards.  Yeeeeeeeah...

So I have not attended the training yet but when I do I will try to put in writing what we learned and accomplished.  My boy has an incredible nose and of course want to stimulate his brain soooo, will let you know.  I also did article discrimination with my other boy;  I would take out his working duffle bag which I put different articles in that eventually became familiar with but to start I would put him on long line, made him sit by the van, placed the articles in a row about 2 feet or so apart and would ask him to retrieve and bring the article and calling each different article by it's particular name;  had my tennis shoes (an old pair) an old telephone a hot mit for cooking etc. etc.  He LOVED it...  You can also hide articles in the house for them to find especially with your girl who has the nose for finding things.  I love that.  BUT, those dogs you have to keep stimulated for sure and out of trouble.  Sometimes it can be very waring.  Puppies are a lot of work.  I'll keep in touch,  Thx for the visit,  Nan

I would think it's a play thing because the Shiba Inu didn't react.  As she gets older, her doing this might be viewed differently by other dogs.

When walking my dog, if I see another dog do what your dog does, I get my dogs attention on me.  In fact, whenever I see another dog looking at my dog, I getmu dog's focus on me.  And if the dog looks like it's talking smack, I make doubly sure to get my dog's attention on me.  A) it prevents my dog for returing the smack talk, and B) it's good to practice getting my dog's attention when there are lots of distractions.


 

You are probably right about her just play stalking, but even so, she needs to know that behavior isn't accpetable on leash. She is a dog that clearly needs black and white rules. Couldn't agree more about getting her attention, Jeffs. And right now that is where my problem lies. She is very strong willed and when in an aroused state she flips me the furry finger. I try to avoid getting so close to another dog that she loses her head, so to speak, but sometimes situations arise that are unexpected and unavoidable. With low level distractions I can get her attention on me, but with high level distractions, such as a dog, she obsesses over it and tunes me out. Even if I give her a strong correction she barely gives me glance. High value treats or toys don't work either when she is in "that state". I typically try to keep a certain distance in order to maintain her focus on me and we are gradually getting closer and closer.  It is quite frustrating at times, but I can be just as stubborn as she can be!