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Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Thu May 23, '13 4:37pm PST  Good trainer, often takes ideas one step too far. I would label her as too cautious, but otherwise a great introduction to novice trainers. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Thu May 16, '13 11:16am PST  I think Cobain would be the one who should be worked with. Why not try something a bit more engaging like disc with him and your boyfriend? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > question about Ian Dunbar - Aggression

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Wed May 15, '13 5:01pm PST  "Dangerous" is kind of a subjective term, depending on the size of the dog and what elicited the bite(s). I would say that there is a problem, however, and that yes, the dog is displaying an inappropriate level of aggression. E: Here's a PDF that may help explain the bite levels a bit more thoroughly. APDT Bite Scale my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Muzzles

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Wed May 15, '13 8:35am PST  A properly fitted basket muzzle is best. If he's not used to wearing a muzzle he's likely to find it very aversive, however. It takes quite a while to get a dog comfortable wearing a muzzle. The stress of the muzzle combined with the stress of a crowd for an obviously insecure dog like yours is a recipe for a bad day. A lot of people don't understand that insecure =/= protective. Try not to mistake one for the other. Also, off topic, but your user photo makes me very nervous. You have a baby with its head inches from your dog's face, your dog is giving a stress lip lick, and you've expressed concern that your dog is a bite risk. Please be careful with your dog and your child. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Fear Periods?

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Tue May 14, '13 10:24am PST  I don't think fear periods are typically around 5 months, but as it's already been said, it's different for every dog. You'll probably not be able to say for sure until it passes, or it doesn't. Treat him like you would any other dog and provide quality low-pressure opportunities to acclimatize to these stressors, and apply classical conditioning, desensitization and operant conditioning accordingly. This article may help give you an idea of how to properly approach socialization: Don't Socialize the Dog! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Mon May 13, '13 7:22am PST  The bite would be classified as a level 5, and is incredibly serious. Here's a brief article about aggression and bite levels: Ian Dunbar - Aggression Most people recommend euthanasia for bites over level 5. It's a serious situation, and one I don't envy you for being in. Good luck. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Training a high energy shelter dog?

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Fri May 10, '13 5:36am PST  When Pigs Fly is a great suggestion, but it's written by Jane Killion, not Karen Pryor. When Pigs Fly Dog Training I don't think your trainer wants you to give the dog another job, per se, but she wants you to find a way to encourage the dog to work with a handler and to learn appropriate replacement behaviours for current undesirable behaviours. Treat her like she's a puppy and train assumed attention, play the name game, build value for the reinforcement zone, work on leave its, stays, etc to build self control and work on maintaining attention in increasingly distracting environments. It sounds like it could be a really fun project! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > My New Puppy, Gordon

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Thu May 9, '13 6:24am PST  Has your future SDIT been BAER tested? If I understand correctly, it's not uncommon for white Boxers to be deaf. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Why do trainers insist that "positive training" doesn't work?

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Mon May 6, '13 1:01pm PST  "When positive or balanced methods fail - I see no reason not to pull out every trick or tool available, if it can rehabilitate a dog, such that it can live in a home with a family." At what point do you decide positive or balanced methods have failed? If you decide that, will you be a little quicker to declare a method failed in the future? At what point will you have really, truly exhausted all of your other options, and might it be possible that you'll be quicker to jump to punitive methods before that's actually happened? Is that fair to the dog? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Cohen CD RE- ADC FDCh-S- CGN HIC The Monster     Barked: Fri May 3, '13 4:21am PST  I would work on (re)teaching drop until the response is almost instantaneous and the dog responds without thinking. See this video: Teach your dog to drop See how they start without an object around, turn it into a face paced game, and eventually get a split second response? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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