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Linda & Fred	Feb 25 2009, 08:57 AM
Chatterbox Posts: 706 Group: Full Members Member #571 Joined: November 28, 2007	Sorry you are getting so upset, I know what it's like feeling like you want dogs to go back to where they came from, I was in the same position with Fred more than once when I first started to get him trained. Have you tried searching for an aggressive or anti-social dog trainer or class? There is one near me and he has done wonders with a lot of dogs. If you can't find a class you need someone experienced in aggression. Since I have had so much trouble with websites/aggression with Fred I steer away from advising, so I don't even talk about what I do with Fred, but I will say I had two behaviourists out to Fred (and interviewed and dismissed another 2 or 3 in between) before we managed to get to the bottom of his problems. He's not 'cured' and never will be, but he's under more control now. With recall you have to start small, and recall around the house and reward as many times as you can. Then add in the garden, then outside on lead. Recall is something I never stop teaching and practising. I'm just teaching it to an 8 year old Beagle who has a nasty poo eating habit. Before I can call him away from poo, I've got to be able to call him away from boring things. His owners don't understand how me sitting around calling and releasing, calling and releasing, calling and releasing is working on his poo eating, but they trust me. Once he's almost breaking his neck to get back to me, then we'll move on to something a bit more challenging.


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