[nagdu] Barking

[Sharonda Greenlaw]

Lora,
I want to first say that Julie's suggestion of trying to find a behaviorist
in your area is the absolute best. I have had some issues with my dog guide,
Rusty, and the behaviorist really helped me bunches.

The first thing I did was to purchase a prong collar. It has been a Godsend
against pulling and lunging. The second thing I did was to work like has
already been explained with the click-and-treat system so that his attention
can always be refocused on me.

Lastly, I want to say this publicly concerning what the behaviorist told me.
When the dog is being trained at the school, it is a puppy. It is not an
adolescent. The school is not aware of the behaviors that the dog will
exhibit in its adolescent years. You might have 20 dogs and two might show
aggression during adolescence. If you are willing to put in the hard work,
most, if not all of this aggression can be squashed. Sure, there may be an
instance where your dog doesn't change, but I know that my dog's issues were
a bit worse. With much hard work and repetitive training, while also
learning my dog and him learning me, I have not only a great guide but a
loyal and faithful companion.

If you can, hang in there!

Sharonda

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Lora and Myrtle <blindhistory at gmail.com>wrote:

> I have a dog from Leader Dogs. Today my dog Myrtle started barking at
> another dog before she saw it and before the dog started barking. She has
> done this ever since she has got home. I ahve contacted leader dogs and
> have
> tried a gentle leader. I have tried leash corrections and verbal
> corrections
> with no luck. I think it is aggressive behavior because her tail goes up
> and
> her ears are forward with her fur behind her shoulders and tail sticking on
> end. She lunged at a dog tonight and I almost fell on the ice. Otherwise
> she
> is a very good guide. Normally she barks at a dog when she sees them and
> lunges at them. What do you guys think. I have contacted my trainer several
> times and the suggestions she has told me to do have not worked out. I'm
> worried I am going to get hurt one of these days because my dog pulls so
> hard. I don't know if I will go with LD again. I would like this to stop or
> at least be able to get my dog under control. I don't want to go to student
> seminars because she can't even handle one dog let alone alot of them.
>
> --
> Lora and Leader Dog Myrtle
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