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its funny cause the only update from the one they made in the 70's to the one now is that the took out the alpha roll-over. Unfortunatley there are other mediums now that have made this practice popular once again. as long as there are dogs and there are trainers there will always be people...

without seeing the dog myself it sounds to me what we like to refer to as leash aggression. try concentrating on how you are holding the leash and on how you are reacting when another dog comes up to you on a walk. sometimes these outburst can look like extreme dog aggression when in reality it...

The way that I find the easiest method for me is to start walking when the dog walks past you to get in front do an about face and walk the opposite way and let all the slack out of the leash. The dog will hit the end of the leash and see you walking the opposite way. As the dog is walking...

I would suggest having your dog trained. Wether you do it yourself or go to a class for a gsd its a must. Socialization is key with any breed. The rule of thumb is that bi the time they are 6 month old they should have met at least 100 ppl. Also introduce the dog to as many dogs as possible as...

Y do you have this dog so early. This is the time where he should b spent interacting with its littermates. Taking a dog this early can cause behavioral problems in the future. Not to mention it not gonna learn any bite inhibition. All I can say is at this stage its gonna b socialization...

The "look" or "watch" command works best for me. Counterconditioning is not sometrhing that comes overnight. You are gonna b doing a lot of work. But I'm sure that if you are here asking bout this you are dedicated. I have been using this with both dog aggression and leash reactivity on many...

Look for books from dr doderman

The neg versus positive reinforment argument will be going on for years after i am gone. the funny thing about it is that most of what people call negative reinforcement is not that at all it is what they call positive punishment. Every trainer has there own idea on wether there method is...

the term dog psycology is not a made up term by any means. Numerous animal behaviorists have used this term for many years. there are many books that you can find that go into great detail on y dogs do what they do. as a trainer i do believe myself that before you learn how to train a animal...

there is always a way to reinforce a crate. there is no reason that a 9 month old dog shouldnt be left unsupervised or confined. If it is a seperation anxiety case then look for a book by dr doderman. he has some good solutions on how to help curb seperation anxiety that i have had great...

like all the tools that are available these days in training there is always someone who will argue for or against it.. any tool that u use the right way will be affective.. as far as the e-collar goes I was ver weary at first.. my golden is training for field trials and is extremely...

I recently read a good book called " How to speak Dog" its by a well known animal behaviorist it gets into everything u can think of it will be able to pick everything u need 2 look for in your dogs aggresion apart by body language and even hids barks...

thanks for the input ... i actually got in contact with a local training facility in my area and im meeting with one of the people there this coming week.. thank u for your input everyone.. u have all been a big help

my parents had a dachshund with the same problem.. the way that I had them fix this problem was to tell the people coming into the house to basically ignore the dog until he calmed down not even eye contact and it seemed 2 work well

I saw online thast there is a school called animal behavior college.. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this place or has heard anything about it.

I want 2 know if anyone can help me 2 find out how i can become a certified dog trainer.. this is something that i am very interested in and any tips u can give me would be a big help