A day at the dog park

[Ninjasquirrel]

This place is nice:
http://www.royalacresdogs.com/dogpark.html
But I hate the fact its not free. If I was gonna pay that I'd just do doggie day care or hire a dog trainer

 

[TwoChicksChix]

That’s the kind of dog park that I would take my service dog to. It’d be safer, but otherwise I’m not sure if I’d do it.

 

[LeggyLeghorn]

not sure if you said that training costs were an issue, but what about community education? not sure if you are rural or urban.

your dog is really good looking. looks like she would have bounds of energy as well. and maybe you have a tough road ahead for a little bit, but you'll get through it.

my friend took on a hard case dog. a beagle and bulldog mix. a new breed. one i hope they stop making....anyway, the dog was on its second re-home when my friend went to adopt. lots of hidden secrets after about a month or two of ownership.

a lot of anxiety was created within the dog from two re-homes and now the third. leash anxiety, departing anxiety, other dogs anxiety. luckily the dog did not know cages. so, the cage she has now is the safety happy zone. my friend is out in the country with only a few neighbours. down the road type of living.

but the dog is not right. and that i firmly believe is from idiots behaving irresponsibly. puppy farming shite. and experimenting with breeds. puppy farm pups are never right in the head.

my friend is hanging on to her, she knows no one else will. she's aggressive and bites out of fear. but, in the end, she's a nice dog.

i am sure you will get loads of advice. but with time you will figure out who your dog is. and great that you rescued a dog. best of luck!

 

[TwoChicksChix]

Dogs with a lot of energy can be difficult to train, but they love being able to put that energy to use.

My dog is a mix of pit bull, staforshire terrier, German Shepherd, chow chow, and Rottweiler. Pretty much all the banned breeds from apartments and such. But I spent two years doing lots of hands on training daily, sometimes spending a couple hours a day training him, and now he is the most well behaved dog we own. He walks on a leash beautifully and behaves wonderfully.

 

[Hobbits Mommie]

We took our previous (since passed on) shelter dog to the park several times. Each and every time we went, there was a dog fight. Our dog was not involved in any of them but it was disturbing enough that I decided this was not the place for us. We found other places to go. State & local parks are a great way to do that because everyone is required to leash their animals. Not only that, but you don't know if other peoples animals have contagious diseases. We had a case here where someone was putting out poison laced meat in the dog parks. The benefit just isn't worth the risk, and stress in my opinion.

 

[LeggyLeghorn]

if you are able, maybe drive a little ways out and find a spot to let her off the lead.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Dogs with a lot of energy can be difficult to train, but they love being able to put that energy to use.

My dog is a mix of pit bull, staforshire terrier, German Shepherd, chow chow, and Rottweiler. Pretty much all the banned breeds from apartments and such. But I spent two years doing lots of hands on training daily, sometimes spending a couple hours a day training him, and now he is the most well behaved dog we own. He walks on a leash beautifully and behaves wonderfully.

She is very high energy but she has learned how to use it well. She's still not allowed out at the same time as the chickens off leash but she is allowed off leash in the fenced in back yard (about an acre) when they are in the run. She doesnt even go near the coop unless she knows I'm checking for eggs. We have a stretch of road by our house that is about a mile walk but shes not good on the pavement yet. She wants to go in the street but then gets scared if she sees a car. Not ready for that kind of walk yet. We are rural and we have 4 acres of all woods which my SO walks her through. She loves those long walks but she needs to go potty before she goes so she will stick to the rules of the home. During the day she follows me around while I cook, clean and sew. We usually play for a bit until she is no longer interested in her toy. The playtime is accompanied by training. She learned speak with the toys and leave it. I'm working on roll over and sneak. She likes to stretch every once in a while and I'd like to condition that into "bow". She is a Duchess after all

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

We took our previous (since passed on) shelter dog to the park several times. Each and every time we went, there was a dog fight. Our dog was not involved in any of them but it was disturbing enough that I decided this was not the place for us. We found other places to go. State & local parks are a great way to do that because everyone is required to leash their animals. Not only that, but you don't know if other peoples animals have contagious diseases. We had a case here where someone was putting out poison laced meat in the dog parks. The benefit just isn't worth the risk, and stress in my opinion.

What kind of sick person poisons dogs?! This world we live in...

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

if you are able, maybe drive a little ways out and find a spot to let her off the lead.

It would need to be fenced in. I let her off leash in our backyard a while back and she saw a squirrel. She ignored me completely after that. Ran 2 houses over before I found her. Roughly a quarter mile away. Now I want to be extra sure that wont happen. She is microchipped but we arent the only ones with livestock in our area

 

[aart]

I just got home and the pet store had treats and toys 2 for 10. So I bought her training treats, milkbones and a special treat. When I let her out when I got home I took her out right away. SHE PEED!!!! I praised her and brought her in and gave her "the special":

Yay!!
I assume she was crated while you were gone, and no pee in crate?