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A Reader Wants To Know If You
Can
“Make” A Dog Be Social With Other Dogs…
By Adam G.
Katz
Hi Adam,
I recently purchased and downloaded
your book, “Secrets of a
Professional Dog Trainer” and have found it
very helpful.
[To read about the book he’s referring to, take a
look at:
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]
My wife and I adopted an abused 5-month old Hungarian Visla
cross, and found that she was very friendly with humans but vicious with
other dogs, (Probably from being abused as a puppy by bigger dogs). We've
applied your techniques and tips and have seen tremendous progress already
in just a few weeks with the basic sit, stay and heel commands. Still,
though our biggest problem is trying to get her to be "social" with other
dogs, and trying to get her to not pull our arm off every time she sees
another dog. That said here is my question, Is there any trick, tip or
special way to get her to be social with other dogs and not jump over the
fenced yard every time another dog walks by. Your advice is
appreciated.
Cheers,
Rob
Dear Rob:
Thank you for
the kind words.
Unfortunately, you cannot “make” a dog be social
with other dogs. You can use the techniques to teach your dog to IGNORE
other dogs… by correcting him if he shows aggression… but I would not
recommend putting the dog in an off leash setting around other dogs that
are off leash.
Ignoring vs. socializing with are two completely
different things.
It’s like with humans. Some are poorly
socialized. You can teach a person to be respectful around others, but you
can’t always MAKE them LIKE other people.
As for “pulling your arm
off” when you’re walking your dog on-leash, I would recommend you use the
“loose leash/attention getter” technique I describe on page 175 (the
section titled, “How Do I Get My Dog To Stop Pulling On The Leash”) and
for the fence jumping, look at page 168 (the section titled, “How Do I Get
My Dog To Stop Jumping On The Fence.”)
To read more of my dog
training ramblings, read about my book:
Secrets of a
Professional Dog Trainer!
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