Recent content by mamallama

"The Look" worked with my dear, sweet, departed (NON-lunging) previous dog. I'll probably never see that reaction ever again! But I see what you're saying. This dog is very rough and tumble. Got some good ol' treehound in him too, so he kind of likes the jumping part of this great game of his...

Thanks, CaliTerp ... I meant truck=treat and actually thought I was having *some* success w/this method with the town buses (make a different noise than the yellow school kind), but I know it's the diesel sound that sets him off. Heh. Good to hear that it takes forever to teach and will...

what in the heck this dog would do if I wasn't there to stop him? Nice dog. Smart. Not one shred of destruction when home alone. Has even done a little bit of therapy work at nursing homes. Three nice walks a day and not lacking in attention. But jeez-louise ... diesel trucks, buses, garbage...

Thanks for your reassurances lizzybeth and Maura. I'd definitely tell the instructor ahead of time about the reactivity, I just wish I didn't have to layer another problem to the mix of teaching a class. I guess it comes up more often than I knew, though. lizzybeth - I'm in the upper midwest...

I'd be interested in knowing how to work a dog in prey drive for obedience, as well. My treehound mix goes out of his mind chasing squirrels along the fence and up trees. I've had some success with a strong recall ... but only some ... Thanks.

I second "When Pigs Fly" ... I LOVE that book and JK's sense of humor!!

My approx 4 y/o rescue dog which I've had ~6 mos seems to be reactive to collies. I say "seems" because as we pass and/or greet all kinds of dogs on our daily walks, there's a man w/a collie that just drives him crazy. We're on opposite sides of the street and my dog will bark and lunge. I...

Hi all sorry if this is here somewhere ... can someone direct me to tips regarding introducing a dog to a mat. I've got the basics, but I'm looking for help regarding what to do when, for instance, I give him a favorite toy on the mat, and he takes it and trots away with it. Don't bring out the...

He's a ?? maybe cattle/hound/coonhound mix, about 70lbs. His behavior when people were approaching I can somewhat understand - in spite of not being able to identify anything about the folks that would cause alarm. But this will take more careful observation on my part. The purposeful...

I have a newly-adopted dog for a little over 4 mos. now - good guess maybe 3-4 yrs old. He's a good dog, calm, has gone thru beginner and intermed training and even recently passed a temperment test to visit nursing homes. He'll bark at the door, but does not jump on guests and settles very...

You might also want to get someone to stop in mid-day for a walk?

I agree w/Maura. I had my last dog since he was a pup, so I never encountered the adjustments *I* had to make when I adopted my adult dog several months ago. One of the first things I did was to rethink my morning schedule which, yes, included waking up EARLIER in order to feed, sufficiently...

THANK YOU for posting that CaliTerp!! Yes, I heard stress too :confused: Keeping in mind that there's a chance it's *not* the Evo, I should probably still gradually introduce the new kibble, right? I'm going to try a fish protein. Poor guy was a farm area stray & probably ate crap his whole...

Although I'm not 100% convinced his food isn't causing *some* problem, it seemed that when I stopped ALL extraneous treats (and just used honey nut cherrios) and added pumpkin to his kibble, the poop firmed up. The sequence was: Came to me eating Evo Chicken/Turkey + crappy treats = loose...

I'm cutting the cheese into less than 1/4" pieces ... ~ pea size, as recommended. Dogzilla is around 70 lbs. During recall training, used less than 2 sticks. :confused: It's been a terrible last few days now and waiting to hear from vet, who says it sounds like colitis. I've only had him for...