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blackcob

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After the post I made yesterday heaping praise on the curlydog I've had the morning from hell. My left leg is still glowing red from the unexpected high-speed excursion into a nettle patch and the poor bloke who got enthusiastically woo'd at probably has brown trousers now. :o

Just wanted a bit of solidarity with the other dog-reactive dog owners on here, I know you've all had a bit of a tough time of it lately and it seems I am back in the club. :p
 
Ouchie!!!!!

Mine was actually really good on a dog walk with 6 others on Sunday- and with the unexpected spaniel yesterday- not that it has helped us walk where we always have - hurumgh-may give up and get a guinea pig!!
 
I do sympathise, Darcy was doing so well at dog training but blotted her copybook last week. Her nemesis is a Boxer who Darcy hates, they both lunged towards each other barking. I thought I had it pretty much under control by clicking and rewarding every time she looked at her and didnt react. Weve got our test coming up in 2 weeks and it could be game over if she starts kicking off.

Fingers crossed for tonight more dog training, just to let you know you are not alone and sometimes its 1 step forward and 2 steps back.
 
People are starting to worry about me, running up to them at the beach, yelping 'CAN WE SAY HI?!'
So far puppy only seems to like barking at B and another dog at club who looks like a skinner version him :p apart from that he is social!

If it's any consolation, when people meet B now and I tell them he is dog aggressive, they usually don't believe me.

DG, B's nemesis is a Doberman, his only bad oopsie of recent times was him shooting straight out of the tunnel at agility a few months ago, headed straight for the Dobe and ran round and round him, squealing *sigh*
 
Dax doesn't really react to any dog any more, she is an utter saint, but when curlydog starts lunging obviously she is inclined to join in for the hell of it. The two of them together nearly weigh as much as I do so there's not a great deal I can do about it if I've got one in each hand. There's no aggression there, he's just overexcited and rude (sounds familiar... :p).

10 more days of uni hell and then I can dedicate some more time to taking him out on his own, plus our trainer will be running more workshops for lead-reactive dogs starting at the end of the month. :)

My leg is still itchy. :o

Some excellent news though, they can be left loose in the house at any time of day or night for any period of time (well, we've gone up to three hours so far) with not a single problem. More than makes up for a few transient issues, knowing that she's happy to be left now. :)
 
You have obviously already thought of it but I was going to suggest taking him out on his own. Bit of a pain I know but they will feed off each others excitement, he could also be being a bit protective of her. Its early days, I'm sure you will sort it, in the meantime great news that she is happy being left now.:D
 
Yeah, he's a huge foodie so I think being able to take him out on his own with a pocketful of chicken will do wonders to break the cycle. :)

He also really likes tennis balls etc. which is unexpected for a sibe but something I can encourage if we're out on our own, near impossible with the two of them together!

It still amazes me to come back to the house and find it destruction-free, just two sleepy dogs on the sofa. Huge weight off my mind. :)
 
Ok I give up- anyone want ASBO dog? Training class tonight and the level of excitement/squealing reached a new high.................... my ears are still ringing

Yes he can do sit, down, stay, stand, recall on lead, doorway manners, leaving food until told, yadda yadda.... but still can not contain his frigging excitement around other dogs.... erm unless of course I am walking with 5 others when he behaves impeccably.... give me strength
 
Agree with CC lexie, give it time. And after some of the grief you have had on here today suspect you might be quite uptight which is sure to transmit to him.
 
Curlydog reversed out of his harness for the second time today, despite it being done up so tight his eyes bulge. :rolleyes:

Have come up with an elaborate system whereby he wears a choke collar with a neckline connecting it to the harness, so if he gets the harness off again I will still hopefully have a throttlehold on the little barsteward. :o
 
The very last words his fosterer said to me as she handed him over were "oh he won't back out of a harness, he's not that sort of dog," (I'd taken an old one of Dax's along to take him home in but it was a bit big and I was fussing over making it smaller). :p
 
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