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piwoodhouse	Jul 7 2009, 01:42 PM
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 3,970 Group: Full Members Member #282 Joined: August 18, 2006	Widget's recall isn't 100% either. Oh if he's in the mood and I have the equivalent of a large roast chicken in my bag then he'll always make himself available but if a squirrel turns up, I'm dust. I've tried many training techniques and while he's certainly a lot better compared to the teenage yob he used to be , I have to factor in his typical terrierish wilfulness and accept he's never going to be a biddable labrador. Consequently, I exercise him only in traffic free places and the meadows are ideal because even if he didn't come back to me, he'd still always be too far from a road for me to worry about. On meeting certain dogs that I know don't get on with him, I clip him back on the lead but of course on lead, with no escape route he's far more likely to be reactive. If you add treats to the mix while he's on lead, that's simply more ammunition to add to an already explosive situation. If you think it possible she is frustrated at being kept on the lead, would it be worth going back to basics again, putting her on a long line perhaps (it may be Border Dawn that uses it for training - if not it's definitely someone else on TT - by calling the dog and "drawing" the line in simultaneously so the dog learns when it's name is called, it moves towards you every time) so she gets her freedom but in a controlled way? Also what about deploying Ted in a halfway house way - occasionally when I'm walking two extra dogs I've clipped Widget and Pixel's leads together so they can romp away but fortunately slowly enough to be caught. And I know I bang on about it all the time but that spray collar I used transformed Widget in less than a week from a reactive little spitfire to a cuddlesome pussycat aound other dogs. But I do sympathise hugely Bea and can sense the shock you find yourself in. Thinking of you :hug:


Hari snapped at me today · Training & Behaviour