[nagdu] spraulling pups

[Tami Kinney]

Hm... constant vigilance! Which does make bus/train riding a real pain. 
How are you supposed to relax and enjoy the ride when you're constantly 
rounding up paws, noses, tails, whole dogs...? /lol/

So the important thing is just keep insisting that the dog stays in a 
safe position, rounding it back up again when it starts to sprawl out 
into traffic lanes, etc. Finding the best way to space the dog so that 
it has some comfort there can help, too. But the important thing is that 
it stays within the safety zone!

I found what worked best with my sprawler was to just keep reworking 
with positive conditioning... Or, if she was being snotty about the 
whole thing to just physically scoot her into position, grumbling while 
I did it to make up for the fact that the rest of the bus crowd thought 
it was just so cu-ute. Sheesh! My little performance artist got quite a 
bit of mileage out of *that* game. We started on uncrowded busses, so 
she just thought I was being tiresome and bossy for no reason. Once we 
moved up to crowded busses with people getting on and off, she began to 
get the picture. Now, believe it or not, she's pretty diligent about 
managing her own space. Most of the time. I always reward and praise her 
a lot for getting into good position on her own, though. /smile/

Good luck!

Tami



On 04/22/2012 07:18 AM, William Vandervest wrote:
> does anybody have any ideas on how to get a 65lb black lab to stop spraulling out on the bus or in other crowded places, he hasn't been stepped on more then once or twice, but i suspect its only a matter of time, and i'd rather avoid it if possible
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