[nagdu] Dog distraction question?

[Raven Tolliver]

Hi Daryl,
I would say just talk Jenny through it. Keep talking to her, telling
her "leave it," "Good leave it," "Come on, forward," "Good forward,"
"good work,, Jenny," "Good girl."
As someone who has a dog with a strong dog distraction, I find that
talking him through it works for us.
Obedience routines might help, too. Not a complete one, just a quick,
sit, down, sit-stay, and on-leash recall, or something like that.
You could also stop and give Jenny the "touch" cue several times,
moving your hand around between each cue, ensuring that she focuses on
you to find your hand and receive a yummy treat.


On 3/10/14, Alyssa <alyssahenson95 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I too saw this behavior with Sophie girl. At least she stays in control. If
> she seems to get too interested, stop and do some obedience.
> Alyssa
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 10, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Daryl Marie <crazymusician at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Have a quick doggie distraction question for you.
>>
>> When Jenny sees a dog in the distance, she can get interested in going to
>> say hello.  She is not out of control, but just mildly interested and
>> tail-waggy.
>> This only seems to happen if the dog is at a distance from her (doesn't
>> have to be much of one).  Now, if a dog gets right up in her face, say
>> runs up to greet her, tries to say hello to her, sniffs her, whatever, she
>> will completely, utterly ignore it.
>> Has anyone seen this?  I encourage the behavior of ignoring the other
>> doggies, and it in turn seems to mute the overall doggie excitement
>> (unless she's at a park).  I was just more curious than anything else.
>>
>> Daryl and the sleepy Jenny
>>
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Raven