dmeyer123
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My shelties think the spray bottle is fun. I use a shaker can for obnoxious barking. Works great!
Training for a 10 month old problem barker
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My shelties think the spray bottle is fun. I use a shaker can for obnoxious barking. Works great!
A penny can works wonders for my grand-doggers, but mine couldn't care less about it. I do think it would work for Lottie though. She is a little more sensitive to loud noises. Meggie just looks at me like, "Really, pennies in a can?" And nothing stops Cooper.
Mine HATE water. They'll walk around in it or swim if I put them into it, but I've tried playing with the hose with them and they want NONE of it. I think mine are the only shelties that don't like "chasing" water. Claussen I have never had to spray, and he hates water more than Little Bear! I bought him a life jacket and am going to see if he'll like it better if he doesn't splash himself in the face so much when he swims.
Tintin is definitely barking because he wants attention, the second you put him in his crate and leave he starts up a ruckus. If you put him in and stay with him, he's fine. He even knows how to crate himself, we hold up a chicken cookie, say "crate" and he runs down the hall into the bedroom and into the crate by himself. He's been a little better if we give him a lot of Kongs filled with cookies but we're going to try the penny can next. Anything that requires us going in the room with him doesn't work since he goes silent the second we open the door.
He is also the most destructive dog we've ever owned! Even after hours of exhausting playinh you can't let him out of your direct attention for even a second. My mother fell asleep with him on the bed with her while he was on his leash and he chewed up her clothes. He gets too quiet? He's eating the basket his toys are in. Yesterday he launched himself onto the couter and knocked down an entire pizza and tried to eat it. This morning he jumped into our vegetable planter beds and tried to dig them up.
I'm not sure we could ever afford it but I'm considering in kennel training. Since he's my mom's dog she is the one training him and she's getting really frustrated with his issues. I was thinking maybe someone else working with him would give him a head start that would help them communicate better. The places around here charge a small fortune but will provide training at their facility 1-5 days a week. Has anyone had any experience with this type of training?
He is also the most destructive dog we've ever owned! Even after hours of exhausting playinh you can't let him out of your direct attention for even a second. My mother fell asleep with him on the bed with her while he was on his leash and he chewed up her clothes. He gets too quiet? He's eating the basket his toys are in. Yesterday he launched himself onto the couter and knocked down an entire pizza and tried to eat it. This morning he jumped into our vegetable planter beds and tried to dig them up.
I'm not sure we could ever afford it but I'm considering in kennel training. Since he's my mom's dog she is the one training him and she's getting really frustrated with his issues. I was thinking maybe someone else working with him would give him a head start that would help them communicate better. The places around here charge a small fortune but will provide training at their facility 1-5 days a week. Has anyone had any experience with this type of training?
Oops, it cut off the bottom!
In some things, Tintin is absolutely perfect. He does wonderfully with being bathed while our GSD is still afraid of the sprayer. He's incredibly smart and picks up basic commands easily, we taught him sit, down, and touch in just a few minutes. I think that's why his issues are so frustrating, he's smart enough to understand what we're asking he just doesn't do it and his barking is so ear splitting that you go nuts. Milou and Tintin together are also impossible and both stop listening when they're playing.
Per everyone's suggestions, we're going to be ordering him a martingale collar shortly, we just need to make sure his new trainer at the westside obedience club doesn't have a preference. Our current trainer would only use gentle leaders so I don't know if most trainers are that closed to other options.
In some things, Tintin is absolutely perfect. He does wonderfully with being bathed while our GSD is still afraid of the sprayer. He's incredibly smart and picks up basic commands easily, we taught him sit, down, and touch in just a few minutes. I think that's why his issues are so frustrating, he's smart enough to understand what we're asking he just doesn't do it and his barking is so ear splitting that you go nuts. Milou and Tintin together are also impossible and both stop listening when they're playing.
Per everyone's suggestions, we're going to be ordering him a martingale collar shortly, we just need to make sure his new trainer at the westside obedience club doesn't have a preference. Our current trainer would only use gentle leaders so I don't know if most trainers are that closed to other options.
sheltiemom4
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sorry to laugh, but, WELCOME TO PUPPYHOOD!!!!!! 
If it makes you feel any better, we can't leave my 7 mos. old alone for a minute. If I walk out of the room, she's into SOMETHING!!!!!
If it makes you feel any better, we can't leave my 7 mos. old alone for a minute. If I walk out of the room, she's into SOMETHING!!!!!
lovemyshelties
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Head Halters
Thank you so much for posting a link to the article about the use of head halters. We resorted to this method because all three of our shelties pull like crazy, but after reading the article I now understand that we need to take a different approach before we end up hurting our guys. AND I do see a big difference in my one male Bentley. He goes from a happy camper to a sad, pathetic creature when we put his Haltie on him. Stupid human.
Thank you so much for posting a link to the article about the use of head halters. We resorted to this method because all three of our shelties pull like crazy, but after reading the article I now understand that we need to take a different approach before we end up hurting our guys. AND I do see a big difference in my one male Bentley. He goes from a happy camper to a sad, pathetic creature when we put his Haltie on him. Stupid human.
Toffee's Mom
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Please don't use a prong collar, ever. Especially NOT on a Sheltie. Even if some so called trainers recommend it
The behaviour you're trying to correct will get worse.. or it will redirect and establish other bad behaviours. You will break a trusting pup into being fearful and shy, with every single check of that collar
The behaviour you're trying to correct will get worse.. or it will redirect and establish other bad behaviours. You will break a trusting pup into being fearful and shy, with every single check of that collar
SheltieChe
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Yeah, in some instances I do disagree with Susanne Clothier, GL use being one of them. I would never ever train my dog without gentle leader. I am no fool and it makes my job many times easier. I am about ready to remove it off Leo, will have to keep Che for longer.
here is another article about WHY I would always use it in my training starting with wee puppy. BTW my chiro vet totally approves GL and states she has never seen any injury from it.
http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/09/head-halters-vs-a-flat-buckle-collar/
here is another article about WHY I would always use it in my training starting with wee puppy. BTW my chiro vet totally approves GL and states she has never seen any injury from it.
http://susangarrettdogagility.com/2010/09/head-halters-vs-a-flat-buckle-collar/
SheltieChe
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he is sad because you don't just put GL. It is a training tool and you train dog to like it by playing multiple games with it prior to putting it on for walking outside.