Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[chickentrains]

@black_cat , incase you haven't found it yet

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hnnnnnnnnnng ok
My local kennel club is a thing
but does not seem to do classes
the nearest thing with classes has junior showmanship for $50 for a half hour of instruction

You usually have to look up private trainers or whatever, I don’t think I’ve heard of a KC hosting classes

 

[black_cat]

@black_cat , incase you haven't found it yet

I've watched the championship round of that, thanks!

 

[black_cat]

I can hear ND being chaotic next door
Their kids are all under 10 and because she's so jumpy and mouthy they can't really control her
She also doesn't respond to her name said in very high pitched kid voice or yelled kid voice

 

[black_cat]

I feel so bad, I'm just talking to my chickens and I can hear the thump of ND trying to jump over the fence because she hears me (It's like a 6 foot fence and there are tree branches right over it, she couldn't make the jump)

 

[black_cat]

So, looking at several different agility competitions, it seems like you want the dog to:
-run on cue
-know what to do when they see an obstacle in front of them
-follow vocal and physical cues about where to go next
-keep running until cued to stop
broken down into its most basic form.
Accurate?

 

[chickentrains]

So, looking at several different agility competitions, it seems like you want the dog to:
-run on cue
-know what to do when they see an obstacle in front of them
-follow vocal and physical cues about where to go next
-keep running until cued to stop
broken down into its most basic form.
Accurate?

yeah pretty much

 

[CharcoalDragon]

bruh

This is not a good video.
The theory of 'yours' vs 'ours' in not a good one to fixate on, and it won't help in the long run. If the dog has something it considers to be super high value, and you don't have your hand on it (or maybe even if you do) you're probably in a terrible position.
His handling skills are nothing worth mentioning, and for someone who has worked with wolves, has given a lot of dog-wolf comparisons that are not entirely valid. There's tens of thousands of years of breeding, evolution, and development between the two.

The outcome that you want, is "even though the dog has something super high value, the dog will still give it to you happily". With big emphasis on 'happily'. His method will not ensure that.

Please see this article written by a behavior professional for addressing resource guarding:
https://www.k9ofmine.com/stop-dog-resource-guarding/

 

[chickentrains]

This is not a good video.
The theory of 'yours' vs 'ours' in not a good one to fixate on, and it won't help in the long run. If the dog has something it considers to be super high value, and you don't have your hand on it (or maybe even if you do) you're probably in a terrible position.
His handling skills are nothing worth mentioning, and for someone who has worked with wolves, has given a lot of dog-wolf comparisons that are not entirely valid. There's tens of thousands of years of breeding, evolution, and development between the two.

The outcome that you want, is "even though the dog has something super high value, the dog will still give it to you happily". With big emphasis on 'happily'. His method will not ensure that.

Please see this article written by a behavior professional for addressing resource guarding:
https://www.k9ofmine.com/stop-dog-resource-guarding/

No, I like this guy. He uses a lot of examples because he usually has the clients in the room and he needs them to understand what he means.

 

[black_cat]

I think that @TheDawg may have mentioned it before- getting dogs to settle/relax on command? I think that GSP could benefit from that, and hopefully once we've got her better on a leash, she'll get more walks and a combination of the two will be good for her.