Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[black_cat]

What are heavy corrections?

I prefer to use collar corrections for training because they allow for better communication between you and your dog. There's a spectrum of how 'heavy' a correction is from a light flat collar correction to a heavy e collar correction
some dogs won't respond to less force, so you get heavier as the corrections become more forceful

 

[black_cat]

why do all of the dog articles use the worst dogs as their example pictures

literally what am I looking at right now

 

[SpotTheCat]

I need to help finding a breed again! So things have changed and I am no longer getting a Samoyed. I now need a psychiatric assistance/service dog, I will probably be looking at breed rescues so I don’t want something too uncommon, but I also don’t want a breed that has too many really bad health issues.

What I need:
60cm tall at minimum
Not too destructive (I need to be able to skip a day of lots of doggy activities with out it destroying things)
Gets a long with cats
Be able to be trained as a service/assistance dog

Dog breeds I am looking in to:
Rough/smooth collie (Not sure they are what I want)
Bernes mountain dog (worried about health issues)

 

[Silkie Princess]

I need to help finding a breed again! So things have changed and I am no longer getting a Samoyed. I now need a psychiatric assistance/service dog, I will probably be looking at breed rescues so I don’t want something too uncommon, but I also don’t want a breed that has too many really bad health issues.

What I need:
60cm tall at minimum
Not too destructive (I need to be able to skip a day of lots of doggy activities with out it destroying things)
Gets a long with cats
Be able to be trained as a service/assistance dog

Dog breeds I am looking in to:
Rough/smooth collie (Not sure they are what I want)
Bernes mountain dog (worried about health issues)

I would go for the collie.

60cm at minimum: yes
Not too destructive: yes!
Gets along with cats: yes!
Be able to be trained as a service/assistance dog: never tried that...
@Cecisflock ?

 

[SpotTheCat]

I would go gor the collie.

60cm at minimum: yes
Not too destructive: yes!
Gets along with cats: yes!
Be able to be trained as a service/assistance dog: never tried that...
@Cecisflock ?

Thank you! I have a few questions about collies if you and/or @Cecisflock don’t mind answering!
How are they with strangers?
Are they very barky?
Whats their prey drive like?
How sturdy are they? (not sure how to phrase it. I might need to lean on the dog slightly, I am quite light and it would not be my full weight)

 

[Silkie Princess]

Thank you! I have a few questions about collies if you and/or @Cecisflock don’t mind answering!
How are they with strangers? : good. My only didn't like certain men
Are they very barky?: No.
Whats their prey drive like? Very low.
How sturdy are they? (not sure how to phrase it. I might need to lean on the dog slightly, I am quite light and it would not be my full weight): that would be a problem. They are not lean

 

[SpotTheCat]

Thank you!

 

[black_cat]

I need to help finding a breed again! So things have changed and I am no longer getting a Samoyed. I now need a psychiatric assistance/service dog, I will probably be looking at breed rescues so I don’t want something too uncommon, but I also don’t want a breed that has too many really bad health issues.

What I need:
60cm tall at minimum
Not too destructive (I need to be able to skip a day of lots of doggy activities with out it destroying things)
Gets a long with cats
Be able to be trained as a service/assistance dog

Dog breeds I am looking in to:
Rough/smooth collie (Not sure they are what I want)
Bernes mountain dog (worried about health issues)

Collies tend to have a lower wash rate as service dogs than many other breeds. I also adore berners and leonbergers and have seen them succeed as service dogs. Depending on what you need task wise, that would probably effect your breed of choice (I know some need to sit on an owner’s chest- you probably wouldn’t want a berner if you needs that!
I can also recommend a well bred golden retriever.

 

[black_cat]

In my experience, any herding breed that I’ve met (this includes collies) tends to be barkier than sporting or working dogs, simply because of the use of barking in their herding work. However, I have not owned any, I can just speak from my experience with dogs I’ve worked with or met.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Collies tend to have a lower wash rate as service dogs than many other breeds. I also adore berners and leonbergers and have seen them succeed as service dogs. Depending on what you need task wise, that would probably effect your breed of choice (I know some need to sit on an owner’s chest- you probably wouldn’t want a berner if you needs that!
I can also recommend a well bred golden retriever.

Thank you! Major thing in need from it is big enough for me to touch easily while standing and sturdy enough for me to lean on at least slightly, rest of what I need can be managed by any size dog. Hmmm goldens retrievers are just too small I think , I am not finding many dogs that are big enough