Re: Need Some Help

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Laura

This is mostly about you.  Sorry hun but it is.  Remember the difference in Dodger when I had his lead and when you had his lead  😉  Remember how him and nooch were walking and at one point even playing in the field  😉

Your shoulders are tense, you are upright, your fingers are clenched around the lead, your face is distraught.  You need to work on yourself and your body language and calming yourself – remember you are in charge – not in an aggressive punishing way – but he doesnt need to protect you – cos you are in charge  😉  Will talk to you about it more next week in person. 
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I am trying so hard at changing and most of the time i do feel more relaxed (even only having one hand on the lead like Bev showed me) but with a couple of dogs who i know fire back at him i do find my self bringing him in closer ect so still got work to do :yes:
[quote author=piglet link=topic=13697.msg260703#msg260703 date=1234800378]
Hi,

Laura – i didnt mean someone else take dodger, i meant someone come WITH YOU to film you + him, then the difference with you + another dog.

it would have hilighted what i suspected but mudgie has confirmed anyway – that its you who is feeding his reactive behaviour 🙁

am sure mudgie will sort you and you are right – you are almost there 😀

like i said – confident but in a gentle manner – you KNOW all the theory you KNOW what to do, you just have to trust in yourself and put a little faith in your ability with dodger 🙂  i know you have what it takes – i would gladly bring my 2 to play with mister dodger and you if we lived closer 😉

Claire x
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They’d have to walk a long way behind me because even if i’m walking to the shops with someone and i have the lead he just forgets all his training and wont do ask i ask. Any idea’s why he does it when we are around another person. I know back when he was ‘nice’ i would be slack on the training when we were out with another person and dog because i’d normally have him off lead most of the time so do you think he’s learnt from that; that being with another person/dog means he doesn’t have to listen ???

Will start practasing changing direction next time Lassie ;D