Member Questions 7-12-26

Here are this weeks Member Questions...

Cindy

Hey Robert, Promise just turned 6 months. Her puppy biting has diminished greatly, however she will still attack our feet now and again. It’s very hard to get her to stop in a calm manner. I watched your puppy biting video again and wondered should I stop the tug/drop training I’ve been doing and wait until she’s older. Thanks so much!

Bruno

Hi Robert! Can you share your approach to dog fights. How do you keep your own dogs safe from attacks or break fights while mitigating risks for you or your loved ones? Many thanks.

Jasmin

Hi, thank you for answering my other questions. I have a year and half old female border collie. When she plays with other dogs she barks a lot. The other dogs seem to be okay overall but I feel like it's getting too much sometimes. Should this behavior be corrected? If it should, what would be a good way to fix it? When she plays with other dogs, they are all off leashed. She has good recall and down stay so I would make her take a break when she gets too excited and barks too much. But when she goes back to play, she would go back to barking. She is e-collar trained but I would take the e-collar off when she plays with other dogs since they like to bite near her neck.

Echo 

Hi Robert, I have a 10 month old Doberman that I found as a stray 4 months ago. He was very malnourished and scared when I found him. He's now at a healthy weight and he enjoys playing with my other two dogs and being a part of our family. However, he is still very nervous about anything new or out of the ordinary. Any new object or setting completely paralyzes him. I'm really struggling with introducing any training with him because of this. Are you able to recommend a way for me to get him through his fears? Many thanks for your time!