Re: my boy Max

[Kerry_and_Beau]

have you had a situation yet when you have seen the dogs before him? and did you try the leave it before he saw the dog/person?

for me i have to get my cue either before of in that first split second when he’s thinking actually i’m gonna go kid that labs butt cos i think i can…if i miss the leave it cue before he see’s (i say leave he looks around to see what he is leaving) i have the ah ah ah cue if he see dog first and takes those first few steps i get my ah ah ah cue in and he stops dead in track and then turns around and comes back with that yeah yeah ok whatever look if it has gone beyond (ie turn a corner right into a lab) and its instant agression i then have my very stern HEY & back off cue…now this works with beau but not necessarily the other dog so it’ll stop beau and he’ll back off, but i got about 1 second to get myself into a position that can release beau from the dogs sight so we can all move away intact  :yes:

and don’t forget if you see a dog/person and you think ‘oh crap’ he’s thinking stuff too  :yes: i wasn’t going to get anyway until i learned to relax whilst walking and the only way i could do that was to keep beau on a lead for his walks and avoid people & dogs, then gradually……very gradually it was training from house, to street, to field, to beach, then around people, then walking on extendy lead up beach practicing recall and sits etc, then gradually training with no long line or lead in quiet areas, then slightly busier areas, then off lead when nobody around running & playing with recalls and leave etc, then extendy around people with training & play then off lead….now off lead, i still put him on his lead when i see labs, some he’s fine with but 9 out of 10 he’ll go for…so yeah i’m still avoiding and not quite trusting myself yet but we getting there  :yes:

hope this didn’t cover too much obvious stuff and helped a little, sorry so long  :happy: