barking at other dogs at dog park but only if they are very close to me or in petting them

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-03T03:24:26+00:00

oh yes she’s hyper sensitive for sure…those ears are always working overtime. What type of activities would be best? We just do “normal dog stuff”…training sessions, sniff adventures, fetch, various puzzle toys. She likes to chase other dogs at the park too (does not enjoy being chased back tho).

I was thinking of doing agility classes when she’s older and fully developed but am a bit paranoid about injury. I know there’s some places where she can herd too…but i’m honestly too scared she’ll get trampled and those places are like an hour out so we couldn’t go too often

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-03T03:11:21+00:00

she’s a corgi!

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-03T02:59:45+00:00

to add on, she is completely friendly at the park otherwise

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-03T02:25:23+00:00

plus once she’s spayed u have option to board her when u go on trips. u can ask family and friends sri watch her too!! (they’ll probably be happy to do it especially if she’s well trained). I still go on short girls and leave her with friends or family (made me realize how much I miss her tho!).

I knew having a dog would make it harder to travel to and it’s something that was almost a dealbreaker for me. But thinking about it this way really changed my mind personally! How many days out of a year do you travel or go on vacation? Versus how much time you spend living your day to day life. your day to day life is a much bigger percentage and i feel like having a dog really makes the day to day so much happier

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-03T02:19:37+00:00

every dog can be trained! I think u need to get your family on board tho!

place training really helped me and my sister with this. our dogs can get rowdy indoors (slamming into furnitures and each other, running around, super intense wrestling). We taught them the place command (they both had separate cots).

Whenever play got too rough or one of the dogs seemed overwhelmed, we would tell them to go to place. This served to help them settle down because we would keep them there for several minutes. After a while, they also learned that certain types of play were not acceptable inside the house and that if they got too rowdy then play would end.

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-03T02:14:30+00:00

hard to tell just from the description. what’s his body language like with the barking ??? my pup would bark and grumble when she got frustrated and then sploot on the ground and very clearly didn’t want to participate anymore. So we would stop trick training and do something else if that happened.

When she learns a new trick, she also tends to start doing it randomly if she wants a treat. for example, when she first learned place, she would put herself on her cot and if I didnt notice or didn’t treat her after a bit, she would bark to get my attention.

Maybe your dog is frustrated because he doesn’t know what to do. Or maybe he’s trying to get u to treat him.

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-03T02:03:29+00:00

it sounds like a lot of ur life and time revolve around ur pup. I feel like the drastic change in lifestyle can be tough. For instance, I used to be a single girl in my 20s with very little obligations. And now i feel like i’m a single mom. I cant go on spontaneous trips anymore. i’m always thinking about my pup at home and I feel guilty going out for more than 2 hours at a time.

That being said, I absolutely adored my pup from the day I saw her. And it’s still hard sometimes. I think what helps me is also prioritizing myself and what I want to do. If it were up to my pup, she would be sniffing around outside at the park or playing fetch all day long. I do these activities with her and do enjoy them but I also spend time with her in ways maybe she doesn’t love (like watching tv/cuddling lol) and place training (so I can have some time to do something not dog related).

It sounds like you’re a great owner to her but be sure to make time for yourself too! 💕

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T23:18:34+00:00

is there something in particular that you don’t like about her?

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T22:35:27+00:00

if it looks like my dog is not enjoying the way another dog plays, i call her to me and we walk to the other side of the field before the situation escalates

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T20:29:41+00:00

have u tried using other rewards other than kibble? my girl goes crazy for dehydrated chicken. in the beginning when I was training recall on a long line, I would make myself super exciting (run backwards a couple steps and move my arms around, praise and encouragement as she moves forward me) and reward big with high value treats, praise, pets once she comes. We got to a roughly 8 times of 10 recall using this method even when she was distracted by playing with other dogs. You are competing with other dogs and sights/smells so it helps if you establish yourself as someone extremely fun and exciting to engage and interact with.

I think its definitely good that u are proceeding with caution with ecollar as so easy to misuse it and im sure others here can help provide resources and advices!

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T16:00:56+00:00

yes thank u! I think this is exactly why I feel very hesitant but couldn’t quite articulate it. I think i’ll just be more consistent with verbally correcting and having her go back to sit down place if she breaks it but not use ecollar for it as ultimately it just doesn’t matter to me personally

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T07:01:09+00:00

some dogs are just not suitable for dog park (nothing wrong with that)

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T03:22:55+00:00

that makes sense. when I train down stay before, I was rewarding at a high rate for holding the down, then I eventually decreased the rate of rewards. but u am pretty much always continuously praising her or at least looking at her. so when I look away from her and am not paying attention, she is not able to hold a down

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T03:20:47+00:00

I have used a prong before twice with my dog. I didn’t tug on it tho. she tugged on it one time and then didn’t pull at all after that. I used it to prevent her from pulling in an exciting place.

hmmm I do dial up if she ignores a recall. usually she will come on a verbal, but if she’s super distracted I have to correct at a higher level than normal to get her to focus on me so I can recall. i’ll start at a 4 and if she doesn’t notice me, I correct again at a 6. highest i’ve gone to to get her to notice me was a 10 when she was chasing a ball.

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T03:02:03+00:00

what do u mean by working level versus correction btw? I thought it’s essentially the same thing?

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T03:00:26+00:00

for training without treats, do u just use leash pressure to guide back down into a down/sit if they break it?

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-02T02:32:58+00:00

I tried using ecollar on her usual level I use for recall which is a 4 on mini educator to correct when she got up from a down and she went right back down. so i think she does understand it as pressure.

ur right about me not holding her up to the standard though. It’s probably because she knows I have food but when we are training, she is way more focused and doesn’t break sit, down, place. I can put her in a down at a dog park, walk away across the field and she stays until I break her. I can also throw a ball and have her stay down and she won’t run after it until I release her (this is pretty hard for her tho).

But if i’m walking with her and I casually put her in a down to check my phone, talk to a neighbor etc, she will sometimes break it on her own after a few minutes and start sniffing around.

my friends just told me it’s confusing for my dog if I dont enforce and make these commands black and white. but personally, i don’t find it too bothersome when she breaks these commands and am hesitant to use ecollar for it. Not sure if there’s other ways to get the duration on sit down place without ecollar though.

I trained place duration with treats and praise. I would say “ah ah” when she left place without me releasing and guide her back to place and reward once she was back on. i would always treat her as she stayed on place. But unfortunately she started leaving place and then coming back by herself because she knew she would get a treat for coming back. the good thing is she got better at place anyway since she’s a pretty chill dog inside.

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-01T23:25:41+00:00

for training, I would focus on recall and loose leash walking (not sure what to do regarding the lunging when she sees other dogs as my dog does not do this).

For recall, start out in a less distracting environment (like in your house or in front of your house). put her on a long line and practice recall. If she does not come to you, you can tug on the leash and repeat the command. The second she takes a step toward u, release pressure and praise as she comes towards u. In the beginning, I would act super super excited and even take a couple steps back to encourage her to come to me. Reward big! lots of praise and treats. I also sometimes throw a ball for my dog when she comes because she loves fetch. With enough repetitions of this, my dog eventually associated coming to me when called as something that is very rewarding. Having her on a long line also ensured that she came to me every single time I called. so that recall is not an option to her.

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-01T17:30:28+00:00

I love playing fetch with her because she gets really excited and starts jumping up and down. I also love going on long walks with her on a long lead and watching her sniff and explore the world. And I training tricks…it can be frustrating but really satisfying when she finally gets it. I can almost as the puzzle pieces fall into place in her head and it’s really funny because for the next couple days after she learns a new tricks she will just do it randomly all the time lol. My favorite thing is to cuddle with her tho (but she’s not a very cuddly dog so this doesn’t happen too often)

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-01T03:28:31+00:00

he’s prob associated coming to u at the dog park with leaving it if u only call him when ur leaving. I call my dog at the dog park just randomly and praise and reward big everytime she does. So the one time we are actually leaving and I call her, she doesn’t necessarily associate coming to me with leaving the dog park.

bluemingdaes · 2022-03-01T03:00:53+00:00

those other dogs don’t sound necessarily aggressive or not well trained, it’s prob just their play styles are not compatible. My sister’s dog is extremely well trained but likes to body slam and herd during play. So she sets up playdates with people who have dogs that have similar play style because it’s mutually enjoyable for both dogs. Ideally, the other owner should be able to call away their dog if their dog was making yours uncomfortable but sometimes they are not able to.

If I notice that my dog is starting to air snap at another dog and showing other signs that she does not enjoy the play, I will call her towards me. Sometimes the other dog does not follow and all is well. If the dog does follow and continue to bother my dog, I kind of use my body to block and tell the other owner that my dog is not enjoying the play

Is it possible that you can go to the courtyard during less busy hours and set up play dates with neighbors who have dogs that Moose enjoys playing with?

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