We got Shamas out to Petsmart during Class time yesterday. He was generally good, but a bit snarly at one point(possibly overwhelmed by the...
He's 5. We got him Untrained from the pound on October 27th, last year and it's taken some extensive work to teach him walking manners
Agreed. And since the end goal is to be able to walk him with a simple collar, this seems as good a time as any to start that. The harness was a...
I noticed that the water bowls are coming up empty too often. I have multiple bowls, but also 4 animals...so my solution, to avoid running out of...
I met a friend by the store today. He was HUGE! Like two of me! I didn't know dogs get that big! Mum got scared because he running so fast and...
Thanks to this training, Shamas' reactions are moving more to the barrier frustration than aggression range now. He''s friendly to puppies,...
So I've come up with a solution to this issue: I've been walking Shamas in all of the ways that the family likes to walk him, with the same rules...
I took Shamas out on just his collar this morning, to get a feel fo rhow that segment of his training is coming along. He did really well, though...
I'm really happy with his progress! when I realised what a challenge I'd adopted as my first dog, I was concerned that I'd not be up to the...
Things are coming along well. When I look at Shamas now, and compare him to the dog that i rescued...the change is amazing! He's still dog...
Shamas is now walking well enough on his leash that other people want to walk him. The downside to this is that they all have different walking...
That's funny, because I had an entire conversation with my teen about dog/children training after using the same tone with her that I use with...
I'm getting a little frustrated I'm finally making progress with Shamas' walking training- I use a front-clip harness, and have accomplished a...
I'm really happy with this phase of training! My son has joined in too- for those times/places where my own reactivity gets in the way of calm...
My son has joined in on Training. He's started coming along on walks, so if I feel myself tense up at something that Shamas has always reacted to,...
Shamas met a Retreiver puppy near the park yesterday. We'd decided to change his route, as he's formed a habit of stopping at the same spot, and...
Today we saw a dog on the walk. Hubby warned me of his approach and I assessed the owner and dog. While large and fluffy, both owner and dog were...
Shamas May be ready to take the LAM to the next level? LAT is still iffy, but LAM is now steady when foot traffic is on the street, even on our...
Shamas didn't react to a dog coming out of it's house across the street today. And he's learning to randomly "check in" for treats...which has the...
Here, we are in agreement. I'm still focusing on LAM, and don't intend on buying a muzzle. Instead, I plan on putting Shamas in beginner...