Allie Dellosa
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Have you checked her anal glands? They can smell/ release/ or be sensitive during or after moments of arousal and/or be painful after pooping. If they hurt dogs may also try to address it when lying down.
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If her anal glands are good, I would suggest teaching or using a command (leave it) instead of just correcting her. This way she understands what exactly your expectations are. Correcting an emotional or biological response often has negative side effects.
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This is a great stream and related material to go through when diagnosing aggression, especially important when it is directed at the inner circle. Of course there is always nuance and, and people’s descriptions must filtered through an understanding of ethology and culture, but these definitions are great and simple! https://dogtraining.world/knowledge-base/classification-canine-aggression-rehab-k9-1/
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To piggy back off of this, unpredictable punishment (where the dog does not understand how to/or is unable to control the outcome of their behavior) or compulsion based training (where the dog receives stim or leash correction with the initial command) can cause fixating behaviors and other negative side effects. There is always alot to unpack. Doing an inventory on communication while doing the habitation chart and incorporating drive balance is so amazing.
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You’re welcome, it’s just my first guess. It could be a drive balance issue…there is plenty to unpack….I just try to work the pyramid from the bottom up, to avoid missing something. You may want to film it and post in the Q&A next Wednesday, that way Mike can see it and give his feedback.
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Oh yay! Roguie was happy to redo it lol! I was freaking out! Thank you for watching and being patient!
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It is happening at times (at least by what you described) that her glands would normally express or be stimulated to express. After pooping, in public, and when she is aroused or just afterwards. It may not be that, but its an easy thing to look into. If its not, I would teach her (phases 1-3) a command to “leave it” instead of correcting the behavior, if an animal is chewing on a part of their body my go to is to look at why, inwardly, its usually related to some form of discomfort or anxiety.
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That was the big critique last night, I was so nervous making the video I spaced on that detail! Thank you for checking it out! I hope one day to not have such crazy stage fright!!!!!!
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She may even be wanting to clean herself after an expression or partial expression, lots of dogs do that too. Since health is below training on the pyramid, I always try to eliminate any possibilities there before looking for a “training” remedy.
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problems with anal gland expression is common, and can be chronic, they often will bite their tails and even hind legs, she could also have pain in her hind end related to other issues.
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Thank you Art! This was their second session, they have accomplished so much submitting video homework etc. I probably wont do p3 with them. I learned from Mike, helping me work through mistakes in this area, to really take the whole pyramid into account and the older dogs do have some sensory deficits (or are art least at risk for onset). These handlers are wonderful but green, so I worry about their discernment (without help) of their dogs behavior and its relations to aging. I think it would not be fair to put the dogs through the learning process. These clients don’t have a lifestyle where lack of p3 off leash control will be a deal breaker, I think we can give the girls quite a lot of freedom on a flexi with lots of classical conditioning and appropriate expectations.
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its worth GOLD thank you Art! Something to consider: we use corrections and punishment definitively. Therefore in phase 2 the dog is getting corrections: guidance to get the right answer. In phase 3 the dog is receiving punishment: something motivational enough to discourage the repetition of a behavior. I would probably change that in this rewrite before sharing it with a client. I do not want to moosh definitions punishment is indeed motivational. A correction by definition is like a tap on the shoulder.