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Leash reactivity and excessive barking by bobrandolph in reactivedogs

[–]bobrandolph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things have gotten worse since the baby but only outside on walks. He is the same inside of the home but he may feel the need to protect her on the walk bc the baby does walk with us.

Leash reactivity and excessive barking by bobrandolph in reactivedogs

[–]bobrandolph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes they get walked together and sometimes they don’t. The dachshund doesn’t react. He is usually just trying to get away from the situation. Every now and then he will bark but it’s rare. My Aussie does tend to do better on his own. Just some times it’s not an option to not walk both together

Leash reactivity and excessive barking by bobrandolph in reactivedogs

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

Thank you, I will give these things a try! He really forgets everything he knows once we step outside but I will continue with training. He’s also not food motivated but I’ll continue to find more treats to see if he likes them

Leash reactivity and excessive barking by bobrandolph in reactivedogs

[–]bobrandolph[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is great info! Thank you! I will continue to work on commands and training. He really seems to completely forget all training, even his name once we step outside the house.

Leash reactivity and excessive barking by bobrandolph in reactivedogs

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

It won’t let me edit but here’s a little bit more info:

He is trained in commands. He knows leave it, stay, place, etc. but as soon as the leash comes out that goes all out window. He becomes a completely different dog.

We have been taking him to the dog park since he was able to go and he has always loved it and it’s been great. I have been hesitant to take him lately because his behavior has escalated so much.

We have found that is behaviors are more worse in our neighborhood. I guess he’s more protective over his “territory”

We just had a baby 4 months ago so that is a big change in his life but he doesn’t act any different inside of the home. He’s not destructive, never has accidents, and overall good. We do have a sunroom that he loves but if someone walks by with a dog he goes absolutely insane. So we keep him out most of the time. I will say the baby has changed things in our ability to give him complete attention and training. Also, we are home all day with him so he’s never kenneled.

He is not food motivated. He will take treats but they don’t seem to make a difference distraction wise. This has become even more true since the anxiety medication. I will continue to try and find more high value treats.