joe_lynas 2 Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 (edited) - Edited February 28, 2012 by joe_lynas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I wouldn't keep her from other dogs, or she'll never learn. And if you're too firm with her once you've got her back she may start to think coming back = punishment and then just bugger off completely. I would keep her on lead around other off lead dogs. Take her over and reward her for staying calm around them. Would you be willing to take her to a puppy training class? There's usually loads of them round about. It's a controlled area and easier to teach her the right way to behave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,736 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Lighten up, she's a puppy and she'll grow out of it in her own time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 549 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I wouldn't keep her from other dogs, or she'll never learn. And if you're too firm with her once you've got her back she may start to think coming back = punishment and then just bugger off completely. I would keep her on lead around other off lead dogs. Take her over and reward her for staying calm around them. Would you be willing to take her to a puppy training class? There's usually loads of them round about. It's a controlled area and easier to teach her the right way to behave. Training class sounds like a good safe option, the opportunity to meet loads of dogs in a controlled environment. Best done while it is still young and able to learn. Otherwise keep it on a lead, a halti type lead if necessary, and reward with treats or strokes when it is calm when introduced to other dogs and people. An out of control dog running loose and leaping about in public is asking for trouble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cookie 2 8 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I have a 3/4 grey 1/4 collie pup, she's nearly 7 months now and her training is generally coming along well, however I'm having real problems with her behaviour around other dogs. From the day I picked her up at 9 weeks old she's been over-enthusiastic with any other dog she meets. Nowadays if she's off-lead when she sees another dog she'll go deaf to my recall, chasing the dog, jumping all over them, licking their faces, running round them in circles, and even if I walk off in the other direction she just doesn't come back so I end up having to chase after her and separate her. On-lead, if she sees another dog she ignores her heel or sit/down command and any verbal or physical corrections I give her (inc. a strong tug on her lead), pulls on the lead, whines, barks, jumps, twists, and bites at the lead, trying to get at the other dog. It's maybe worth pointing out that my pup is well natured with these other dogs when she actually gets to play with them, there's no aggression motivating her behaviour that I'm aware of, and she's been well socialised with other dogs from a young age (though she's the only dog I have so her exposure to other dogs is generally quite brief). As a small pup the behaviour might have been funny, but now the problems I have with her behaviour is that her hyperactivity can cause other dogs to become aggresive to her as she annoys them so much, and even when they snap at her she doesn't get the hint. Also, her deafness to recall in the presence of other dogs is really frustrating/dangerous (e.g. my pup went off after a jogger's dog the other day and I had to leg it off after them to get my pup back, I nearly had a heart attack ). Strong verbal and physical corrections don't seem to make the slightest bit of difference to her when she's spotted another dog, and the advice I've been given from others on how to tackle the issue is as follows: Ensure my pup spends more time with other dogs, so she gets used to them Ensure my pup spends less time with other dogs, so she becomes more focussed on me than other dogs Lighten up, she's a puppy and she'll grow out of it in her own time If anyone has any direct experience of this with their own dogs I'd really appreciate your opinions. Best, Joe hello joe my 7 month old saluki greyhound cross does exatly the same if he sees another dog in the field hes off and goes deaf to i find this embarrising esspcially when hes hard to get back on the lead hes allright with other lurchers when im out hunting he calms down after about 5 minutes .But like you said some dogs turn aggresive and yes mine just still wants to carry on playing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anagallis_arvensis 2 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 My 7 month old pup, is similar she can be ok and waits for dogs to get closer before launching!! Some really nice tasty treats will usually get her back and I dont even bother calling her if the other owner doesnt mind, she wouldnt listen anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacherkev 64 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 ok here goes Dogs are pack animals so its your pups way of saying im your mate so dont bite me to other dogs she will become more confident as she gets older and it will grow out of it as time goes by. The more dogs she plays with now will help her get over it much quicker .I once had a small bushing dog that did the same and beleve me it did my head in no matter what i said it just did what it wanted but one thing did help was treats and once he learnt he got a reward he started to get better but by the time he was about 12mth old he was perfect with other dog... hope this helps you kev if all else fails get your self a dog training electric coller so im told they work well but each to his own on useing one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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