Preventing Dog Aggression: Introducing Dogs or Puppies with Project Togetherness #72
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2021
- Safe, structured introductions for a new rescue dog or puppy will set everyone up for success. When you have two or more dogs, your wish as a dog owner is that they all get along. But sometimes, that just does not happen. Living with multiple dogs should be intentional. We can help by implementing “Project Togetherness” to condition dogs to like and look forward to seeing each other.
In the episode you'll hear:
• When to see a Veterinary Behaviourist.
• The times to put your togetherness project plan into action.
• About the signs your dog will give to show they are not comfortable with another dog.
• Why to recognize your dog’s emotional state.
• The importance of paying attention to your dog’s body language.
• How dogs don’t need other dogs putting them in their place.
• What happens when my dog Feature looks out the window.
• About starting Project Togetherness.
• When to use a muzzle and why to desensitize your dog to wearing one.
• Why to use high value treats that are special.
• About the importance of supervision and safety for all dogs.
• How to use “Easter Biscuits” as part of Project Togetherness.
• What a “Friendship Bed” is and why to use it.
• How I use dog mealtimes for togetherness.
• Why to record keep and why to know where your dog’s comfort level is with other dogs.
• The reason you should celebrate your progress!
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I’d like teaching on proper dog greetings between dogs while out on walks, or what to do if an off leash dog runs towards your leashed dog while on a walk.
As someone who lives in an apartment full of other dogs who want to befriend us on pee walks, 100% yes!
me too.
Thank you for this ! I am going to start this project togetherness today !
One step at a time, I watched this and now have new hope and directions for my pooches” relationship !!!
You got this, Janis! 💞
I LOVE Tater Salad
He’s such a great mascot!! 🥰
I second the request about helping the dog accept strangers. Do to Covid my dog hasn't met many people since I rescued him.
Hey Susan, We have a new puppy...thought he'd just love my gentle girl, but she's getting a bit less enamoured of playing bitey tail/leg/face!! We have bought Recallers but Hubby (his dog) is not so consistent. So I need to start the journalling and training plans for Project Togetherness for them ( For My Dog's sake!! can you tell I love her?! 😍🥰) Anyway, I need to review one of your information sessions on introducing a new pup, or bringing a new pup home, this was a good start though. Thanks for the Friendship bed idea, and the side-by-side x-Pen idea especially!
You got this, Fiona! Let us know how Project Togetherness goes ❤️
Ha, I was just coming here to see if you talked about Aggression. My 4 monthly Aussie has been going after my 2 yo Aussie. Need to stop it before it gets worse.
I am struggling with this as well :( I hope it worked out for you.
"We are all in this for the good of dogs." All in. Yes we are! 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
Hi Susan, I am with Tracie; my dog is fearful of other dogs when we are out, I give space & reward her when she doesn’t react but there is always a loose dog, or un-aware owner that allows their dog to comes to close.
We had just started to compete in a agility it’s when lockdown happened, now we should soon be able to start training with limited numbers & I am apprehensive about her reaction to other dogs in a highly charged situation.
Helen King was a friend of mine, too. I miss her!
I'd like to see some stuff on deaf dogs. Deaf at the beginning, not as they aged. I already have loads of experience with dogs as they have lost their hearing etc. I'm doing the journaling with my old boy who doesn't enjoy the two youngsters playing. Project "get along" is so important to people . I have NOT been journaling and i can see how important that step in the Get Along will show me how my old boy is moving from annoyance to acknowledge stage. I do not want him to go to the aggressive stage. Thanks for the podcast and you'll get to the 10,000 mark this weekend!!!! Hoot Hoot or Woof Woof.
Susan, as always, these podcasts are so helpful and informative for everyone that has a dog and wants to do better. My suggestion for a topic would be about Mechanics for the Human! I find this to be one of the most challenging and ignored behaviors to teach :) It's the dance steps we need to have in place for teaching our learners and it's SO easy to create confusion as well as create clarity when we keep ourselves in check with our mechanics. Thanks always for being you and sharing with all of us :-3
I love the way you use familiar dogs instead of profesisonal jargon. It's the way to go with pet owners!
I got hooked on Susan's training with Home School the Dog and I am now doing Crate Games and Recallers. I have been training a puppy from zero while re-training an obedience-trained dog, and the difference between the two dogs' understanding of what a good choice is, is HUGE. What I am finding difficult is to choose what to focus on amongst all the exercises you present to us (e.g. recall, targeting, crate training, leash walking, etc, etc) and when. I would love to see your first year training plan for This! (or Tater's): what do you teach her first, how long do you focus on each element and if there's a hierarchy between elements. I am sure her training is focused on Agility and handling, but I'd like to understand what the must-have elements for any dog's training are from your point of view.
Bottom line: I would love some help to design my dog's training plan that I could then shape depending on their needs, strengths and weaknesses. thanks!
I wish I had seen this video before I got my puppy. I now have the puppy that's fearful because my older dog is dominant and not always kind. Hopefully I can use your ideas to get them more comfortable with each other and the puppy will begin to see other dogs differently.
I would love to see how to train my dog to hold up and stretch out his back feet. He knows how to wave both front feet, but he doesn’t know how to separately use his back feet and as he’s getting older I’d like to help understand his own mobility and develop a baseline like you have talked about before.
Do you have a podcast about Coprophasia and how to stop that behavior. Thank you for all you do. Kelly
I would like to see how you teach a dog to target different areas of his body to your hand or any other area and how you train them to lift back feet. Thanks for another great podcast
Live or podcast idea: How to grow a small dog's confidence interacting with big dogs. I generally don't let my small dog interact with (most) big dogs -- she tends to "act like prey" or, perhaps, exhibits body language like a "victim" which can trigger even a fairly gentle big dog. Thanks!
Im interested in this too. My mini fox terrier is so freaked out by big dogs he barks and barks, not safe at all to let any interactions happen.
Hope you make it to 10,000 subscribers soon. Your podcasts and Homeschool the dog program are working well for our new pup! A few possible topics for your live video might be: how to stop a puppy from jumping on people and surfaces. Also how to stop a puppy from picking up/eating leaves, stick and grass while outside on potty breaks.
Live or podcast idea: ALL ABOUT BARKING. From barking to not barking dog.
Different types of barking and what protocol to follow so that the dog does not bark.
This was great! Thanks so much!!!!
I love this ... How would you adapt this to working with a puppy and a cat?
Yes, I would love to hear more on this! I’ve had issues with food motivated dogs getting over aroused when trying to introduce them to cats. Between their excitement over the cat and their excitement over the treats, it can be challenging!
I would love to see how you would train a fearful dog to accept strangers in our home. She currently starts barking like crazy, growling, lunging when anyone comes over. She calms down when the guest sits still, as soon as they move she starts all over again.
My Aussie has done that since 4 months. So hard to break.
Agreed! We tried having the guests treat our pup to show him guests are great, but now he barks at friends too hoping for treats. Would be great to hear about this topic
Great thank you.❤❤❤
I’d like to learn how to teach my small dog to side step
Would love to hear:
- how to prevent your dog jumping up on you
- how your dogs communicate that they have to pee
- what ‘forget it to get it’ looks like
Susan, Another great Podcast with useable tips! Thanks
I like what u are saying
This is so very useful for me and my two dogs! I love your channel!
Fantastic information there, so many great ideas, I’m going to have to watch that again to complete my notes. Thank you so much 🙏
I'd like to see something on barrier aggression. I have a female Great Pyrenees that anytime she approaches a door or gate with one of the other dogs alongside her she will turn and attack them
Love this. We only have a single now but I do try to have her and any visitor engage in simple games that they both get special treats for.
Love this post, too!!!
Thank you always for excellent information.
I would like to request a topic on ‘quiet observer’s manner while waiting for her/his turn’, please.
Another fantastic podcast, thank you. I'd love to see a video on how to teach a "turn on the forehand" (I think it was called?), that you mentioned in your podcast about three easy tricks every dog should know.
Thank you for all your podcasts, I have found them very useful and inspirational. It is also very useful the facility to be able to read / print out what you have said. Thank you for that. Its uncanny as sometimes you seem to have read my mind on query I have with dog training and sometimes it helps with people or children communication too!
I would love a video on training my dog to back up. I see it so often on your recallers videos and would love to know how to teach my dog too.
Please show how to condition dogs to nail trimming!!!!
Love all your training and your presentation, thank you so much for your shared information, these have helped
with my five month old Aussie. Took puppy to a group training to observe only, this was great for her. I’m thrilled with
the progress she has been making. Thanks
Thank you Susan. I love Tater Salad ! We lost our boxer a year ago and just about ready to get another. I’m going to do your Project Togetherness with my fearful GSD and my son’s (next door ) Cream Golden Retriever puppy 17 weeks. My GSD barks and pulls to get to dogs which started as excitement but has moved to aggression. I was thinking of using our outdoor dog pen and gradually move the puppy closer as long as my GSD will take treats. It may take weeks to move him closer but I definitely don’t want a bad rehearsal. They haven’t been in the same house. My GSD has only had contact with our boxer who passed a year ago. The boxer kinda raised the GSD. I thank you for everything. I would like to see how to teach dogs to pick up and carry objects. Like a plate or bowl, etc love you! ❤️
I would like to know how to get my dog to stop barking when we are driving somewhere in the car.
Awesome🤩
Thank you!
Great info as always!! Tipps on how to prevent a dog from stripping off the muzzle (hunter) easily over the ears? What kind/brand of muzzle works best for a border collie? Thanks so much for your help and I look forward to your next podcast 😍
Dog either barks or grabs a hold of his person during a Zoom meeting.
My 14+ dog is losing her hearing and eyesight. She already know lots of hand signals and body communication, plus 2 months ago I started using my Old hunting whistle when on off lead walks so she can respond with a come. Helpful tips would be great as we move into the gloaming. Thanks
We are getting our first puppy in a few months and have really enjoyed all your podcasts and videos-Thanks so much for the great info!
Ideas: We have a lot of questions about puppy socialization. We would also like to learn the best way to stop a dog fight.
It sounds like your puppy That! really enjoys grooming. Our puppy (a golden doodle) will require a lot of grooming so we have a lot of questions on how to prepare the puppy so grooming is a good experience, not a negative one. Thank you!!
Susan, thank you so much for this video. I am inspired and excited to begin improving the relationships between the dogs in my home.
Currently I am keeping my records on white boards color-coded for each dog, working through your "Pedicure please" program. I am already seeing a huge shift in how my dogs view the Dremel in a positive way. ❤️
Thank you for sharing your progress, Rochelle, it's awesome! Love that you're record keeping that way, sounds like a wonderful way to do it when you have multiple dogs. Thank you for supporting our channel 💕
Oh I think in the beginning you show one of your puppies a little mail one with the big white face they all were very cute but he was my favorite
Hi Susan, I'd love to learn about getting the right level of desire/excitement for different types of behaviours. I have a puppy who loves tug, but she can get too excited and her brain stops working!
I have watched your podcasts on resource guarding, but I would love some help with my rescue dog, Zoe. She is doing a little bit of food resource guarding but the biggest challenge is that she “resource guards” our house, car and yard from people and dogs. If you meet her away from my house, car or yard, she’s fine. If you come to my house, she looks like she wants to take your head off. I am seeing a behaviorist and she’s on medication because she is a fearful dog, but I would like some suggestions so that my parents can come visit me for the first time since COVID and since I adopted Zoe without her barking and growling at them when they’re here. Thank you! I’m also in your Recallers course, just getting started!
Love this!!! Thank you
Drop them a line Layne! They will work with you I’m sure!
@@RaptorsGirl Message sent! Paws crossed :)
Would like to encourage our dog to go swimming at the cottage so he’s not afraid.
Susan, I foster puppies and always recommend you to the adoptive families I'd like an addition to this podcast to find out how to calm down interactions between an established dog and a newer puppy that should have been introduced better.
Hi @Jm Koehn, we have two further episodes on multiple dogs to help.
th-cam.com/video/XO41pfU_Us8/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/Q6CyUeqHpGA/w-d-xo.html
Hi Susan, thank you for all your videos. You are the first dog trainer who showed me how to use positive methods not just to teach tricks but how to change undesired behaviour. I really wish I knew what I learned from you with my first dog. Overcoming resource guarding issues and the overall concept of do-land and choices would have made our lives a little happier and much easier. I can't wait to put the theory I am learning into action one day with a new puppy. You changed my view of dog training and showed me how to reach my goals in a way that makes me feel good about it. I would love to hear your ideas about bringing up breeds bred for hunting, herding etc.. Training specifics and activities you would recommend to compensate for example the lack of active hunting? Thank you!
Karka, totally agree with Susan being Great in how she trains and so wish I knew her sooner but glad I get to train my bosties better because of her ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Susan! We are first time dog owners and your podcasts are life saving. We are also doing Crate Games and Home School the Dog.
We would love if some day you would do a podcast of cats and dogs living together. We have a 4y old Cat and a 5 month Border Collie It could be a sort of an interspecies Project toghetherness 🫶
I would like to see how to keep my dogs from not barking when I’m not at home. They been great while Covid lockdown at the point if not caring much about people and dogs walking in the streets but now that we are staring to go back to more of a normal outside of the house life, I have seen them through the puppy camera barking for several minutes for any activity outside the house. I exercise them before i leave (30 mins walk-run) and I leave them in the garage either free with access to the backyard or crate them in the garage, both scenarios they bark A Lot!!
Hi Susan! Thank you for all your insights, you’re brilliant.
Some questions I have,
1) When do you name a sit, down, stand cue? I understand it is after the behavior is established and predictable, however I’m confused when teaching sit or down, using it’s yer choice. Is it you say down, pause 1 second, and then move your hand down? And the same with sit but reversed. In addition how do you speed up cues?
2) Should the dog’s focus be on the object they want or on you? Should they be glancing back and forth? If you call their name should they hold eye contact until released or can they check in and go back to that object. I guess the root may be a poor transfer of value from food to toys to me/permissions. Which may involve the concept of the thing before the thing, which is mind blowing once you see it is everything, and them needing to hold a sit before they can have that thing.
3) How does the dog know which treat releases them. For example I say sit and they sit, I walk away and pause and then head back, stand in reinforcement zone and deliver a treat to which they think they are done and leave. They come back again to play, but how do you increase duration with hold positions and is a timer with a journal the best way to track progress?
4) Tony Robbins teaches a concept of collapsing an anchor, personal power day 16, Meaning a trigger has been established to a thing (vacuum), person, or dog, maybe an environment. Would it be possible to create an anchor/association to something amazingly positive maybe with the sound of a bell. Then create a situation where you produce the trigger of the negative event and the trigger of the positive event and the theory say which ever is stronger will collapse the other.
5) Tony Robbins teaches classical conditioning as the dog is in state and Ivan rang the bell repeatedly, anchoring this emotional state to this sound, it is taught in nlp as anchoring. I understand classical conditioning as ring a bell, pause, and then present the food. With repetitions the dog is conditioned to expect food when the bell rings. Can they both be correct in their own way?
6) Bedtime cookies is a man amazing concept, I find my dog thinks he is always hungry no matter how much chicken he has gotten. I think the idea of, I am hungry so I go to a place and ask for food/bedtime cookies is a great way to live in do land. How did you establish this fantastic routine?
If you read all of this, thank you. Your mission has inspired me and gives an opportunity to serve not only dogs, but their owners in the hidden journey of transformation and who we become.
I would like to learn how to have quiet dogs in the yard instead of so much barking!
day 1 to 7 with new puppy
Great info in this video! I have a friend with a new puppy and my 15-month-old old rescue English Shepherd didn’t do well with the puppy the first time they met. I’m not sure if she just isn’t good with puppies or if she was feeling territorial (we had them meet in our backyard) or if she just got super frustrated that we wouldn’t let her meet the puppy without the fence being between them. There was a lot of loud barking and rushing the fence at the end. Initially she could be distracted, play ball, etc., but we decided to go ahead and take her inside when she started rushing the fence. This video has given me some ideas about how to proceed when my friend’s puppy is a bit older and more confident. Also, I wonder if Project Togetherness might be altered to work with my pup and my 6-year-old cat. My cat has grown up with dogs but has never experienced a large older puppy before and she is a bit nervous about all that puppy energy in such a large package (understandably). My pup, Abby, initially had barking fits every time she saw my cat. We’ve got a baby gate up so each can have their own space and everyone is safe. Abby doesn’t bark nearly as much after 6 weeks of living with us and our cat, but she still will growl through the gait if she sees the cat and lets out an occasional bark. The growl seems more like Abby trying to talk without barking than actual lip curling and aggression. I guess I’m wondering if I just need to continue with the current setup and rewarding Abby every time she sees the cat and doesn’t bark, or if there’s something else I can do to help Abby be calm and quiet and, ideally, not even interested in the cat, so my cat can enjoy the rest of the house again.
Hi @Karma Kauffman we have many Recallers members who have used Project Togetherness for cats or other family pets.
Hi Susan, thank you for everything that you teach us. I take every word to heart! I am wondering how I could do this prevention training on a walk? I don't have another dog to practice with. My one and a half year old border collie began to dislike puppies 2 months ago. It could be because he is older or it could be because we moved 3 months ago to a new place and he became nervous... whatever the reason I need to fix this.
Hi Mariuxi, Susan has a podcast video that will help you on walks, here's where you can watch:
th-cam.com/video/qsHK--RoRjs/w-d-xo.html
I would love some advice on doing project togetherness with a cat and a dog, I've tried applying the above slightly but the cat is timid so difficult to convince her to come any closer to the dog
I'd love to know how to teach a dog to "dance" with me, as in move left or right when I move left or right and we're standing side by side, or to mirror me left or right with my dog facing me
We have a large breed 9 month old puppy that is getting introduced to my parents' seven and eight-year-old small Terriers. My puppy is playing by pawing at the small dogs and it is too rough for them. It progressed to the small dogs freaking out and biting the big puppy... however, every time the little dog does their high pitched squeal, it almost seems like it is a positive reinforcement for the puppy to keep hitting them with his paws. He is having such a good time and the poor little dogs are one step from a heart attack.....I don't know how to teach him to play laying down and with his mouth instead of with his big heavy paws. Help!
My guys are fed in separate rooms so there's nothing to worry about and I don't have to be in the same room to prevent anything from happening. They get fed in the order they came in the house, regardless of age. My 2 Male Dobes and my Beagle/ JRT mix can now be in the same room without muzzles as long as they're calm. They love their muzzles and still use them outside when playing together. In fact, they get excited to have their Baskerville muzzles on. Still not ready to go without muzzles outside. Any ideas/suggestions as the older male likes to neck grab and put the younger/less confident Dobe (his full brother different litter) down on the ground?
I’d be most grateful for an idea re how long this May take to grow? I’m trying to get my head around how long it might take an overaroused, hyper intrusive adolescent rehomed dog to integrate into a previously stable house of 3 ( 2 of which can be reactive and one of these 2 is jealous). All labs- only 1 girl (of 11). Expecting months- is that reasonable? Can it take years? When do you know when it’s not going to happen? Such a helpful podcast- thank you - didn’t know where to start until I saw this
Wow- didn’t expect the speed of the results. Was feeling quite pessimistic when I wrote the above post. We’ve just had a weekend of 4 dogs together in the garden and house ( supervised at all times ). We had the pup 2 months before we came across PTogetherness. Worked on it as suggested ( with a divided household unless working on PT). Took a month but here we are! Thank you so much :)
How to encourage your puppy to be confident and avoid damage during the fear period. Also how to train the dog to raise her back leg on command
How to teach a dog to be more confident around other dogs?
I have 4 dogs. An 18 month collie mix male. A 12 month mix male of what we believe to be Pitt possibly and blue heeler. A 10 month female Pyrenees and a 4 month old Pitt female. Everyone has lived in harmony until suddenly, we were not! I have no idea what changed. I have been reading and watching and I have learned already a lot of what I was doing wrong and I have began changes in our every day lives. My question is how do I get the ONE dog to behave more kindly to all the others. I understand they all need more individual space and things like that now. But my younger male (heeler mix) wants to just walk around policing everyone. Snarking. Jumping the other dogs. Etc. I have noticed this happens most at the front door where we go out one at a time to potty break.
Hi @Duckingham Dux & Chix, if it's challenging then seeking one on one assistance from a qualified behavioral professional would be the best option.
There are two further resources here on multi dog home with tips and strategies here as well for review.
Episode 14: Creating Intentional Multi-Dog Household Harmony
th-cam.com/video/XO41pfU_Us8/w-d-xo.html
Episode 15: CSI Tips for Managing a Multi-Dog Household
th-cam.com/video/Q6CyUeqHpGA/w-d-xo.html
How do I get my puppy to go from amped up to calm?
I have an older dog that has fear aggression. She is very fearful out in public. I have tried behaviorist, a lot of training and no medications, nothing has helped this situation.
Has she always been this way? When did this behaviour set in or when did you first notice this behaviour?
I would love a podcast on how to increase value for lower value reinforcements. I have a dog that is a rescue dog, and he is SUPER picky. He is less picky than he was when I first got him.... but still- rewards for him consist of Meat. Pretty much any meat, but only meat. all other treats are not taken by him. This limits my ability to have a variety mix of treats to use in training him. He has high value and no value. How do I get some low value, mid value and high value treats for him? I would love a podcast on this. Thanks!
Susan, I am really enjoying your training tips. I have an eight month old puppy that is very reactive to other dogs. If he sees another dog when he is in the car he barks non stop. I can't get his attention. He barks at other dogs when we are out walking. I usually take my dogs with me every where but my husband is getting to the point where he doesn't want to take the dogs any more because the puppy barks when ever he sees another dog. I have tried to go to dog parks and keep my dog at a distance and slowly work our way closer to other dogs. But he sometimes reacts before I have even seen the other dog. How can I help him through this issue?
Hi Arleen, here are two further videos to help you.
th-cam.com/video/qsHK--RoRjs/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/62V-3JsHKvE/w-d-xo.html
@@DogsThat Thank you so much!! I am committed to giving my two dogs their best life. I love your philosophy of how to train dogs. In will keep watching your videos and keep using your methods in hopes of doing the best things for my dogs. This is my first time with two dogs at once so I am finding that their were issues I never expected.
Can anyone explain the “mother with army boots on” thing? Not an idiom I’ve ever heard before!
My Potcake puppy is 8 months old, usually very friendly and obedient. She starts acting up when I run out of treats, or decide not to give her anymore. She gets down on her back and opens her mouth showing her teeth. I get ahold of her collar to show her that I am in control, not her. She then wiggles, acting like she is stronger than me and in control. She is stronger than me, and makes me fear her. How to I stop this behavior?😢
What about introducing rescue pups into cats and seeing if they could live with cats?
I may have missed your live... I am just discovering you now, I follow a few trainers to expand my own training/behavioural experience.
I am working with a border collie, 6 months old. He relentlessly chases cars and if allowed to escalate then becomes reactive out of frustration. He is constantly in "pounce mode" when walking the streets, waiting in excitement for a car of ANY speed (1km/hr or 30/km hr it doesn't matter!) I've determined it is not a fear based chase, it is purely self reinforcing behaviour/prey drive/and very very rehearsed behaviour so it is quite intense! Any chance you can touch on all the aspects of this in your live, or maybe do a podcast on this in the future? Or since I am new, if you already have talked about this, please direct me to where to find it 🙏 I value your experience with Border Collies and would love feedback from someone credible such as yourself to see how the brain ticks in this instance and what YOU may do, I have tried several strategies with some success in some situations but not so much in others, and lacking consistency.
Hi Jess, there's a podcast video all about motion as a distraction and dogs chasing, here's where you can watch: th-cam.com/video/Z9hXKLCK0Cg/w-d-xo.html
I would love to see a video on how to prevent my dog sniffing people's crotch areas or behinds. I love dogs but I hate when they do that to me and I don't want my future puppy to develop this behaviour.
I just got a Dachshund puppy that is 5mo old now. I also have an 8yr old Shih Tzu. The puppy is a bit of a bully. Stares at the older dog constantly. He charges him barking and snapping any time he can. The older dog usually tries to get somewhere the younger one cant reach. (Couch). They dont fight over food and will sleep next to each other but dont tolerate each other any other time. I have a small place and no room for an x-pen. How best can i just get them to tolerate each other? It is so very stressful.
Hi @user-zc5rn8xy6u we have a video to help! Here's the link for you - th-cam.com/video/0kbDlNIxtn4/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
We also have a playlist for multi dog homes with lots of super tips - th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy2ee0fquucowgCTcl1kCdO-.html
I have a 4 year old Husky, I just rescued a 9 month old Husky (that is a bit larger and heavier than the older one)They get along pretty well, except while playing, the puppy gets a bit carried away and it results in a fight. How do I teach the puppy to not lose control?
Hi Wendy, there are two more videos on multiple dogs, here's one with some tips for you right now (both are in the description to save for viewing).
th-cam.com/video/Q6CyUeqHpGA/w-d-xo.html
That's what I had to do with Tibie & Eva
I don’t know if veterinarian dog therapists are a common thing in Canada, but I have never heard of them in California. They sound expensive and unrealistic to the average person with a rescue dog.
Hi Joy, if you can't find a local Veterinary Behaviourist, there are some that do offer online consultations.
How do I treat this behavior?
My unaltered 2 year old male labrador retriever, wants to meet and play with every dog he sees. He is a k9 good citizen and I work with him daily. This is his cryptonite. . Please help my superman.
Hi Nina, greeting can go on permission and that will increase value for you and what you want him to do. We've got a playlist all about reinforcement, permissions and transfer of value to help: th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy1IUj_4P54q2PIuLNtnXjFO.html
What about the puppy? How do I get her to stop acting like a crazed, out fangirl every time our older dog is in her vision? I'm certain my older dog would respond positively to the protocol here if the puppy didn't whine, bark, jump, and general act out with excitement at the sight of her. Note - puppy is not that crazy with other dogs but she's DESPERATE for the dog in her house to PLAY with her and LOVE her. Unfortunately her exuberance is destroying that opportunity.
Hi @TheHootsNest we have a puppy training playlist to help channel that wonderful energy into what you would like your puppy to do: th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy2SggplHx3uEWAjXOL9hI21.html
And our playlist on setting dogs up for success is also packed with tips:
th-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy1PRiKzGQHRnLE5sLKBRyij.html
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