windycanyon (10-23-2015)
Thanks for this reference. It really described what is going on in our little class. In her babyhood, because she came to us in deep winter, we did not get out and expose her to a lot of other dogs. She had two older dogs in our household, but she wasn't exposed to strange dogs.
Thanks for this reference. It really described what is going on in our little class. In her babyhood, because she came to us in deep winter, and because it never occurred to me to do otherwise, we did not get out and expose her to a lot of other dogs. She had two older dogs in our household, but she wasn't exposed to strange dogs. And the consequences are what I described in July.
So we've been trying to back and fill so to speak. I took her to where I knew there would be lots of dogs on lead (i.e., PetSmart) and let her just watch dogs walk past her. It helped. She figured out she didn't need to proactively run them off. I thought we were past the bully-girl behavior and she was doing well in class... until the rude dog got his face in her butt.
So thanks again for that reference. I like the part about the unwritten contract between handler and dog that it's my job to protect her from "fools" like this idiot dog in our class. For starters, next Monday, I'm going to make sure we're seated on the other side of the room. For most of the class we are working outside the little class area and throughout the store. I think we should be able to avoid this problem.
windycanyon (10-23-2015)
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