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Impulse control... I am a little confused about something. When you are out and about, and he sees an animal, then checks in with you, is he getting rewarded by you? You said you mark it, but is there a food reward involved? It sounds like Premacking it (aka letting him chase the deer after...

head halter etc The reason I am recommending the head halter to the OP is that the dog sounds like it has a lot more issues than just "pulling". Sounds like there is very little control in general, and in my experience, a GL properly used gives you far more control than anything else. A...

head halter Like I said, the head halter has to be fit correctly and you need to learn how to use it. If the dog is on a 6' totally slack leash, and suddenly goes from zero to 60 and hits the end of it, yeah, potential injury. Its not fool-proof, but no tools that actually work are. I...

scared dog I also am going to vote against the prong. From your description, he sounds pretty fearful. I dont think a prong is going to do anything other than shut him down further and make him more scared than he already is. Personally on a dog like this I'd go to a head halter first...

Becoming a Trainer You've already gotten plenty of good advice! However, I'd say your first priority should be getting your hands on a LOT more dogs. That would mean working at a shelter, or a dog day care, or if either of those are not an option in your immediate area, a groomer. Not only...

advice While I applaud you for wanting to modify your dogs' behaviors using clicker training, the impression I get from reading your post is that there are a lot of "pack" and management issues, alongside basic training issues, that need to be dealt with. While nothing on your list(s) is...

nervous RR Hi Adam, I just saw your post. Have you met with anyone yet? If you have not, or your Vet Behaviorist did not work out, here are some further resources; www.APDT.com http://www.ccpdt.org/ http://iaabc.org www.trulydogfriendly.com All of the organizations/sites promote...

weave progress? Hi there, I'm new here! :) Was reading through this thread and wondering where the OP is at and if she was able to get any video of their progress? I think Aleron nailed it--the dogs need to understand the concept of how to drive away from you first before you can really...