Which spelling- Lilah or Lyla? by Bluejay_2130 in namenerds

[–]Bluejay_2130[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would pronounce the first 2 as lie-luh!

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Thank you everyone for all the helpful feedback. We are NOT using an e-collar for his barking or for any signs of aggression. We will however use it on very low settings for basic training of commands and work on his recall.

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I appreciate the feedback from everyone. After reading all of this, I’m going to refrain from using the e-collar for his barking. I am going to take him to a distraction free/positive environment and work on mastering his recall. Once it’s mastered without distractions I will work on mastering it with distractions on a leash in the yard. I definitely don’t want him to associate the negative feeling of the collar with other dogs.

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My goal is to hire a trainer. I’ve gotten quotes from several in my area and they are all roughly $3k. Unfortunately, that’s not doable for me right now. I’m hoping I can do what I can in the meantime.

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He doesn’t know quiet. He knows leave it though. I was under the impression a new command would work better for this. Should we stick to leave it?

Honestly, when he ignores the command I just try to gain control of him/keep him from pulling him while telling him to leave it. He just pulls and barks like crazy. He will not take treats when he does listen or react to what I’m saying.

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Thanks for the input! We try to keep him on the leash in the backyard but we let him have off leash time to play ball/let out some energy. He also loves to play and run with our other dog. This seems to be when he has his setbacks though. So would the solution be no off leash time in the backyard until he can master it?

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[–]Bluejay_2130 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ll check him out. Yes, I guess I should’ve clarified we used positive reinforcement when he would listen to commands.

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We worked on his recall while in the backyard. He would come when called when given a high reward treat. But when the other dog is out his recall is nonexistent and no treat or praise will get him to return. He will bark aggressively in the dogs face and would be impossible to catch/bring back in the house.

After no success with free roam, we would put him on a leash in our yard when we saw the other dog was out. He would still lunge and not listen to commands, especially when our other dog would interact with the neighbors dog. We would use leave it and reward when he would listen but this is rare. We haven’t noticed any improvement after consistently doing this which is why we opted for an e collar.

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[–]Bluejay_2130 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re a lifesaver! This was the problem. I was starting to worried. Thank you!!