[nagdu] pet-proofing your dog

[d m gina]

Now I like the fist idea.
Even if I don't carry treats around all of the time.
I will have to ask my dog to do this.
Some times Goldens want to act as though they have no clue what you are 
talking about.
As though they are laughing at you under their breath giggle.
Trust me this is my dog.
If to many persons tries to help he suddendly doesn't know his training.
So he gets help finding steps things like that.
I have had to ask people to back away because I know rite when he is 
starting his stupid act.
Thanks for sharing.

Original message:
> These are just some  things I do to get my own dogs to ignore petting. I'll
> start with an exercise we do at GDF called Meet and Greet. We do this during
> class but encourage people to practice it often.

> Let's say you come up to someone with a dog and want to say hello. Both
> people make their dogs sit and stay. The first person comes forward and
> shakes hands with the second person then asks if he can pet the dog. The dog
> must not break its sit/stay. If it does, the first person steps back and the
> whole thing starts over again. Meanwhile, the first person's dog is sitting
> and staying at the end of a long leash. The first person gives a short pet
> to the chest or shoulder of the dog and goes back to his dog. The second
> person then repeats the exercise. The key here is not to step in front of
> your dog. It teaches the dog that the important interaction is between the
> humans, not with it.

> If and when I do allow petting, my dog may not go to the person. My dog must
> sit or stand near me and not move toward the petting. I've done a quick 180
> turn to my right at times to get my dog's attention if he or she was
> straying too far and not listening to me.

> With Swap, who can be pretty social, I have used hand targeting to get his
> attention back on me. If he is looking hard and wagging at someone, I'll
> make a fist with my right hand and place it just to the right of my right
> thigh. I will then ask him to "Find it." This means to touch my fist.
> Sometimes there are treats that magically appear from the fist.

> The other thing to do, and I know this sounds really old school, is to
> practice obedience. Do it where there are distractions. The more you do it,
> with most dogs anyway, the more they will understand what's expected.

> I've had to use the gentle leader on Swap for initial encounters such as
> first days at conventions, where he's just over stimulated and wants to
> sniff everyone and everything. That does help and I can usually take it off
> after that first day.

> Swap has it figured out though. He has a move we call his bucking Bronco.
> When he sees someone he likes, person or dog, he will stand still and jump,
> first the front feet go up then the back feet go up while the front goes
> down. He will stay in the same place by my side doing this until whoever
> comes over to pet or sniff him. He's not a small dog so though it's kind of
> cute how he figured out that he can't move toward the distraction, it can
> get a little wild at times.

> If you do use the hand target, start out with really high value treats, like
> liver or lamb lung or cheese. You can use the hand targeting for so many
> things but redirecting attention is a great one.

> Jenine Stanley
> jeninems at wowway.com



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