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well done nix sounds like you are on the right path :)

Its great to hear that Allen is helping you as much as possible and like Allen said, you have seen how calm and well behaved Blaze be and it was down to your efforts so you know it can be done.

I know how hard it is to keep calm, especially when you wake up in the morning and feel like you are starting from square one all over again but that is how progress is made :)

Keep thinking positive thoughts. Try thinking how great it will be when you have respect from Blaze and how proud you will fell when everyone at the meet ups see's Blaze well behaved at your side and it will all be down to the hard work you put in :D

Keep it up and keep us updated, you CAN do it

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well how about wen he is jumpin up ppl pull him down and line his lead down his bk and tell him to sit at the same time , or how about tellin him to sit and wen he has sat down tell him to stay (or the commands u use) wen he has done it give him a treat so he knows wen he has done as he is told he gets priazes 4 it and DONT give him treats 4 NO reason because he will think he dont need to do it 4 a treat be firm with him but keep calm beacause he will pick up on that wink.gif

good luck ! !wink.gif

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well how about wen he is jumpin up ppl pull him down and line his lead down his bk and tell him to sit at the same time , or how about tellin him to sit and wen he has sat down tell him to stay (or the commands u use) wen he has done it give him a treat so he knows wen he has done as he is told he gets priazes 4 it and DONT give him treats 4 NO reason because he will think he dont need to do it 4 a treat .

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I think using treats - if he is the sort of dog that is food motivated would help a lot :)

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hes not food orientated tho and im gettin a rly short lead for him 2 limit his freedom so wont b able 2 pull it down over his bk 2 make him sit but when ive bin wlkin him on a short lead hes not bin jumpin at ppl anyway - and the only time he gets a treat is after a walk and sumtimes he wont even bother with it

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makes it a bit more difficult, but still ways around it. His prob seems to be with other dogs, and when we met up yesterday he was very aggressive towards my two and even you Nix, this is something you've got to nip in the bud NOW before he snaps at you or someone else or a child. Try some focus work with him - if using treats, don't feed him in the morning then when you train him, use what would have been his food as treats as he's hungry, he should be more receptive to listening to your commands more.

What's he like at home - if say he jumps on your bed but you dont want him there and you tell him to get down for example does he listen or think yeah yeah in a bit huh.gif

Respect needs to be taught in the home as well as on walks, to some extent like kids - you would expect them to use please and thank you when out at school or whatever, but also expect that same courtesy at home as well. Same with dogs, if i ask my boys to leave something eg if a piece of chicken fell on the floor i would expect them to, same as i would out on a walk (not that they lkisten to me much outside though lol but still working on that one sigh) - there are more distractions in the big wide world for them so starting at home is a really good base point :)

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with the dog stuff im thinkin it might b when he was a pup goin thru a fear stage he had a labrador run at him n hes had another couple ov labs run at him since and hes had a husky and a huskamute go for him aswell and i think thats y he got worked up with ur two (still soooooooo sorry about that) and went for me (tho i hadnt realised he had) tho when i tried 2 get him in from the garden away from digging under the fence 2 get 2 next doors bitch he tried 2 go for me then so i gave him a firm NO and made him go in, with the regards 2 if hes on my bed or such its 50/50 sumtimes he will listen others he wont

hes bin doin rly well on walks l8ly tho he sits at every road sumtimes i need 2 tell him twice n gently make him doin it but he listens 2 my command 2 cross the road n not allen (we use diff commands) and sumtimes i can even have him walkin next 2 me nicely n not b jumpin at ppl so it is more a problem with dogs i think i dont think his age helps either as hes in the moody teenager stage - not that im sayin thats an excuse for his behaviour

also he doesnt get 2 socialise with other dogs much other than bing n pagan as most ppl see a dog that looks like a wolf n run a mile

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Dont worry about him going at mine, you removed him from the situation which was the right thing to do :up:

You need to learn to dive so you can come on more meets :D :D

Will give you the heads up next time we're down and he can socialise with my two all he wants, I think the more dogs he meets the better - but i'd make sure you trust the dogs and the owners that he meets - ideally, you want him to meet a calm dog, so say with my 2 - i'd introduce him to Kimba but not Kaiser as he's just a fruit loop and would antagonise him more

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Dont worry about him going at mine, you removed him from the situation which was the right thing to do up.gif

You need to learn to dive so you can come on more meets biggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

Will give you the heads up next time we're down and he can socialise with my two all he wants, I think the more dogs he meets the better - but i'd make sure you trust the dogs and the owners that he meets - ideally, you want him to meet a calm dog, so say with my 2 - i'd introduce him to Kimba but not Kaiser as he's just a fruit loop and would antagonise him more

thnx saz :) glad im doin the right thing lol yeah wud love 2 actually get him socialising - but i dont no many ppl with dogs and those u do see give u a wide berth when ur out walking - yeah let me no when ur next down im rly workin my ass off atm with him and on walks hes bein rly good like i sed i can have him wlkin next 2 me for abit n i can have him sittin at roads n w8in for my command 2 b realesed and can tell him on by past ppl and he wont jump up he even saw a cat earlier n didnt go mad like he normally would so that part ov the trainings working i just need 2 push him and myself abit more but if we cud actually get him not wantin 2 eat other dogs wud b great he was fine for the most part over the feild with them both then he just started grumbling agen - dunno y tho blink.gif

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thnx saz im gonna start a training diary so i can write down all the advice im being given n all the training im doing and how im progressing and what i need 2 revise on so i can look back thru it n see if i can do summn different to make him and me better and when im feelin down i can read back thru n see how well hes been doin 2 perk me up abit :)

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hes not food orientated tho and im gettin a rly short lead for him 2 limit his freedom so wont b able 2 pull it down over his bk 2 make him sit but when ive bin wlkin him on a short lead hes not bin jumpin at ppl anyway - and the only time he gets a treat is after a walk and sumtimes he wont even bother with it

Does he like food when you are at home? What if you are using cooked meat like chicken, sausage, steak etc? Does he like to tug or does he like squeaky toys?

Does he growl at you when you try to stop him growling/aggressing towards other dogs? It could be redirected aggression.

At his age the window for socialisation has been and gone. Socialisation is about giving your dog a new experience and assigning it a value, he's already learned that other dogs have a negative value so it's not about socialising him - it is about training him to be calm and responsive to you when other dogs are around - teaching him that he has options other than aggression when it comes to other dogs.

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I think the video would be a great idea smile.gif

Nix just a quick question but what's your routine at feeding time?

im not sure tbh Amy as i dont feed him my mum or my dad does, im not normally around when he gets fed but i think they normally just put the food down n let them get on with it i do tell them 2 pick it up if they walk off and leave it and havent eaten it within 15 mins but alot ov the time i did notice yesterday and mum says he always does it is that Blaze will w8 till Bings has finished his food b4 he will eat his own

Does he like food when you are at home? What if you are using cooked meat like chicken, sausage, steak etc? Does he like to tug or does he like squeaky toys?

Does he growl at you when you try to stop him growling/aggressing towards other dogs? It could be redirected aggression.

At his age the window for socialisation has been and gone. Socialisation is about giving your dog a new experience and assigning it a value, he's already learned that other dogs have a negative value so it's not about socialising him - it is about training him to be calm and responsive to you when other dogs are around - teaching him that he has options other than aggression when it comes to other dogs.

he does like food like that yeah and hes not rly bothered with toys

he does seem 2 growl at me more when im tryin 2 stop him going near other dogs yes - sumtimes he does it when i tell him 2 jump down (off my bed for example) n when he doesnt i hold his scruff and make him get down he grumbles then too - bec can u please pm me (or post it up on here) on how 2 train him 2 b calm and responsive too me when other dogs are around please - ANY help i get is gonna b usefull 2 me at sum point

thnx 2 every1 who has posted up advice for me smile.gif

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ok so i no ive still got ALOT ov work 2 do but i wanted 2 give u a little update as ive just got bk from a wlk we were wlkin (blaze is on his short lead) and the lads running behind us with a staffy so i move out the way and pull blaze 2 the side with me and he didnt even try 2 lunge at the dog or anythin he just gave a little growl - which is great for him biggrin.gif and as we went further down the road this kid ran past us - normally he wud try n dive at sum1 running past us - but i made him site (we were near a road n he always has 2 sit at the roads) and he just looked at him biggrin.gif

Allens also helpin me gettin him 2 focus on me by makin me change the direction hes walking when he's determind 2 go one way - for example we heard this dog bark n blaze was determind 2 go the way he had heard the noise coming from so i made him sit and wait (which is my command for stay as the word stay makes bingo bark lol) then we changed direction and he calmed down biggrin.gif

so, so far so good biggrin.gif - thnx for all ur help Allen i rly appreciate it biggrin.gif

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