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by Bucko on 21 September 2009 - 03:09
I got some good advice here. Today my wife and I worked him together. She handled him and I handled her dog, It confused them both, but my dog did comply with all her commands (when in OB mode he is perfect). He didn't perform quite as well for her as for me, but he was probably a 185 type dog in her hands (say 85-90 in SchH OB scoring).
He did keep looking to me for guidance, but when I turned my back he eventually realized he just had to listen to her without any body language from me.
Thanks, folks.
He did keep looking to me for guidance, but when I turned my back he eventually realized he just had to listen to her without any body language from me.
Thanks, folks.
by Bucko on 21 September 2009 - 03:09
And how does one get a truly good animal behaviorist? The kind who can DO not just SAY?
by Mindhunt on 22 September 2009 - 05:09
Bucko,
That's a fair question. Usually they receive degrees from colleges and universities such as Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorates like PhD.
My behaviorist friend trains multiple dogs 6 days a week (number of dogs determined by how long she has to spend with each one and the handler) and specializes in aggression issues. She also trains and works with her area Law Enforcement K9 units. She has worked primarily with working dogs for over 20 years. She doesn't advertise and gets all her work from referrals and by word of mouth. We laugh because she said if she ever wanted to advertise (which she doesn't) she could use the 3 dogs that Cesar Milan turned down as too far gone for the guidelines of his show (they had dangerous issues) and trained them successfully as well as the dogs' family members. Her own dogs are very well trained as PPDs and she has participated in Schutzhund (her love is K9s, SAR, Therapy dogs like a seizure dog or diabetes dog, they let their handler know when the handler is about to have a seizure or low/high sugar). She puts her money and her reputation in her mouth so to say. If you lived in Michigan, I would send you her way.
That's a fair question. Usually they receive degrees from colleges and universities such as Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorates like PhD.
My behaviorist friend trains multiple dogs 6 days a week (number of dogs determined by how long she has to spend with each one and the handler) and specializes in aggression issues. She also trains and works with her area Law Enforcement K9 units. She has worked primarily with working dogs for over 20 years. She doesn't advertise and gets all her work from referrals and by word of mouth. We laugh because she said if she ever wanted to advertise (which she doesn't) she could use the 3 dogs that Cesar Milan turned down as too far gone for the guidelines of his show (they had dangerous issues) and trained them successfully as well as the dogs' family members. Her own dogs are very well trained as PPDs and she has participated in Schutzhund (her love is K9s, SAR, Therapy dogs like a seizure dog or diabetes dog, they let their handler know when the handler is about to have a seizure or low/high sugar). She puts her money and her reputation in her mouth so to say. If you lived in Michigan, I would send you her way.
by Two Moons on 22 September 2009 - 05:09
Bucko,
It sounds like you have a very intelligent dog.
He also sounds strong willed.
If he won't allow your wife to leash him after a romp, don't allow him the romp. She should just work him instead.
Both of you together is even better.
There must be a price for bad behavior and no play is an easy one.
A prong or e-collar would not have changed this leash issue anyway.
I agree you could use some help.
Trainer or behaviorist............................................................... thats up to you.
Just find someone who knows what they're doing.
Moons.
It sounds like you have a very intelligent dog.
He also sounds strong willed.
If he won't allow your wife to leash him after a romp, don't allow him the romp. She should just work him instead.
Both of you together is even better.
There must be a price for bad behavior and no play is an easy one.
A prong or e-collar would not have changed this leash issue anyway.
I agree you could use some help.
Trainer or behaviorist............................................................... thats up to you.
Just find someone who knows what they're doing.
Moons.
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