Jose Moreno
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Walk some streets that are more quiet. Present noises to her in a controlled environment, one at a time. Walking her in an area with all sorts of stimuli is only going to overwhelm her. Walk her on a quiet street and start working obedience. Itll build her confidence, build her trust in you, and itll give you more control when it comes time to start desensitizing. For example; walk her on a quiet street and when you get to a point where you are comfortable with her obedience start presenting her with sounds she would typically be afraid of. Have her sit while a car honks its horn from 25 yards away; then slowly move closer when you see she is becoming more comfortable. Then when youre done with that exercise have her sit or down while a car honks its horn AND cars are passing by from about 25 yards away (remember 25 yards is just an example. Work with whatever distance is necessary for her) and use obedience to help her overcome her fears.
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I dont think teething would add to her stress. But, Teresa is a vet science major though she would know for sure.
Since the imprinting phase has come and gone, and the fearful behaviors are instilled I would work on solidifying the obedience in a distraction free environment. Then start the slow process of desensitizing. Remember to go slow. Work the obedience from a distance far enough to keep her from reacting and gradually work closer and closer to the distractions/stimuli. If she reacts fearfully, be patient, go slower, and further the distance a bit until she is comfortable and working through the obedience calmly. Start socializing and recreating her associations with people and make them positive positive positive. Shes still a pup so the sooner you tackle this issue the easier itll be.
Again, im not, foundation certified so thats just my two cents as a supporter of the style 🙂
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OH no!! Im just wondering cause I havent seen anyone on the forum but you or me lately 🙂
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Sounds like to much stimulating noises at one time for her. Shes probably overwhelmed by so much going on at one time. My suggestion would be build a strong obedience foundation with her and then work her through obedience at a distance just below where she reacts to the noises. When she appears able to handle the noises you can incrementally move forward. Having her work at a distance that is drawing a fearful reaction means youre to close; take a step back. Make sure you praise all good reactions to the stimuli.
its important you desensitize her to these noises ASAP. Itll only get more and more difficult the longer you wait.But thats just my opinion. GOOD LUCK:)
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Hi there all. I know its been a long time but if you are still looking for ideas I may just have one for you.
I have a Dogo from the shelter that initially wouldnt bite the tug. The way I got him interested in it was to hang it from a flirt pole. He would chase that thing until he couldnt run anymore. Once hed catch it I would put the flirt pole down and grab the tug with my hands and tug with him. Slowly he started to enjoy the tug more and now he plays tug with such intensity that I had to teach the “out” to get him to let go of it; otherwise I would never win. Hope this helps.
BTW you can make a flirt pole very cheap with some pvc pipe and some bungee cord. -
Id hope that it wouldnt simply be a written test. I really am interested in getting certified. Mike mentioned seminars in the near future so im looking forward to those. Id love to bring foundation style to california:)
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Ive tried individual people and multiple people. Definitely more success with multiples. Ive been using a starmark collar with the resistance. It just seemed counter productive to me so i thought id ask.
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Now do you recommend applying resistance with the pinch collar? That doesnt seem right as I would guess that the dog would become more tense with the pinching. Perhaps a flat buckle with an E collar? And then how do you react when the dog lunges? Correction for breaking original position?
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Yes that is the greeting drill ive been working on. I apply the resistance as you stated. Its worked very well up to within 6 feet. From there on in the dog gets very tense and targets whoever may be in the circle; all a precursor to her lunging so I can read her and stop her before it gets there but I cant seem to make progress within that 6 foot radius. The e collar will definitely be used for the “place” command and for further obedience.
She does not react to anyone outside of that 6 foot circle. I guess it just takes more desensitization/cc from inside that circle. A slow and arduous process:/ -
Id really like to get foundation training to california. Theres an abundance of purely positive here and an effective approach is desperately needed.
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Im personally a fan of aggression rehab. The more complex the better. I will be at whatever seminars you have for sure.
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Do you think a pinch collar would be a good idea in this scenario? Im thinking the pinch would cause her to react or have a negative association if she went to lunge at the dog. Right now im thinking a slip loop only with muzzle