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by RLHAR on 27 February 2013 - 05:02
Had the most fascinating experience with my male the other day.
Took him out for a walk around our neighborhood a couple of days ago. The circuit is one we know well, usually walked when I have my female hooked in tandem with him. There are a couple of houses we pass with extremely reactive dogs who come charging to the edge of their property barking like lunatics. Two of these dogs are behind invisible fences and two are behind actual fencing.
Anyway, particularly when I'm walking past the two dogs with invisible fencing I move to the other side of the street and always draw my dogs back to a 'fuss' heel position and maintain their focus on me, just to make sure they don't bark in return and risk escalating rudenesses.
So the other day we're walking our circuit, just my male and I and we come up on these two houses and the dogs start their barking routine and without my even prompting him, my male moved back to 'fuss' position with his shoulder right against my knee and walked along as if there was no dogs barking to beat the band anywhere near him. As soon as we cleared the 'danger zone' if you will, he stretched back out on the leash and went back to his sniffing every spot in site and tugging me telephone pole to telephone pole.
He has always been 'dog neutral' one of the many traits I just adore about him. My female gets puffed up and reactive at the dogs barking but my male is like 'geeze you all make a lot of noise' and completely blows them off. Drives the other dogs nuts!
Took him out for a walk around our neighborhood a couple of days ago. The circuit is one we know well, usually walked when I have my female hooked in tandem with him. There are a couple of houses we pass with extremely reactive dogs who come charging to the edge of their property barking like lunatics. Two of these dogs are behind invisible fences and two are behind actual fencing.
Anyway, particularly when I'm walking past the two dogs with invisible fencing I move to the other side of the street and always draw my dogs back to a 'fuss' heel position and maintain their focus on me, just to make sure they don't bark in return and risk escalating rudenesses.
So the other day we're walking our circuit, just my male and I and we come up on these two houses and the dogs start their barking routine and without my even prompting him, my male moved back to 'fuss' position with his shoulder right against my knee and walked along as if there was no dogs barking to beat the band anywhere near him. As soon as we cleared the 'danger zone' if you will, he stretched back out on the leash and went back to his sniffing every spot in site and tugging me telephone pole to telephone pole.
He has always been 'dog neutral' one of the many traits I just adore about him. My female gets puffed up and reactive at the dogs barking but my male is like 'geeze you all make a lot of noise' and completely blows them off. Drives the other dogs nuts!
by Hundmutter on 27 February 2013 - 06:02
What a good boy ! You obviously got the message through to him; 'well
trained', both of you.
; )
trained', both of you.
; )
by LadyFrost on 27 February 2013 - 13:02
RLHAL....awesome! We can feel your proudness through every word in your story..Congrats!.....
My boys are similar...will not object to a butt sniff but will ignore if asked...girls are a whole different story.... :)
My boys are similar...will not object to a butt sniff but will ignore if asked...girls are a whole different story.... :)
by fawndallas on 27 February 2013 - 14:02
Great job.
by RLHAR on 27 February 2013 - 17:02
Thank you, everybody!
Yes I am really proud of him, as we were out walking on just a leather flat collar. He's definitely big enough at 77lbs and fit enough to take me off my feet if the urge took him but the thought never crossed his mind when we came up on those other dogs.
And yes, LadyFrost, my female is an entirely different matter. She is not nearly as dog neutral as the male, at least not unless a ball is involved!
Yes I am really proud of him, as we were out walking on just a leather flat collar. He's definitely big enough at 77lbs and fit enough to take me off my feet if the urge took him but the thought never crossed his mind when we came up on those other dogs.
And yes, LadyFrost, my female is an entirely different matter. She is not nearly as dog neutral as the male, at least not unless a ball is involved!
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