Sad beginning, happy ending

[NovaAman]

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, CumberlandView, and

! Glad you joined us. Wow! That had to be devastating to lose your whole flock like that! Sorry to hear that. Glad you are back in the game! Best of luck to you!!

 

[liz9910]

from California!

 

[CumberlandView]

aoxa, it seems to me you're well on your way to having the LGD of your dreams! I really can't add much more and frankly I think by this time next year, your lovely girl will have it all figured out. I do think a mix of Pyr/Maremma is good. I had a purebred Maremma at one point and he was completely untrainable. Re-homed him to a goat breeder who kept him in the pens with the goats. Btw, I love your set up - so picturesque and functional. Thank you for all the photos!

 

[CumberlandView]

Hello and welcome to BYC

So sorry to hear about your flock

Hope you get the predator situation sorted. Maybe get a new puppy?
Oh, Mojo's gorgeous

Love that colour.

Thank you sumi!

The puppy thing is up in the air. I'm mulling my DH's ultimatum of it's him or a new dog. What are your thoughts?

 

[aoxa]

aoxa, it seems to me you're well on your way to having the LGD of your dreams! I really can't add much more and frankly I think by this time next year, your lovely girl will have it all figured out. I do think a mix of Pyr/Maremma is good. I had a purebred Maremma at one point and he was completely untrainable. Re-homed him to a goat breeder who kept him in the pens with the goats. Btw, I love your set up - so picturesque and functional. Thank you for all the photos!

I think Maremmas are less friendly to humans, but I met Clementine's father (who was the Maremma) and he was very laid back and docile. Thanks! I really appreciate that, though it's not as beautiful as your field with your lovely horse! Thought I'd share a couple more images just for fun...

Clem's first treat (10 weeks)

RIR contemplates things...

And she steals it.. So no advice for the jumping/mouthing?

 

[Red Barn Farms]

So so sorry to hear of the loss of your flock.

Howdy,

 

[CumberlandView]

aoxa , Such cute photos! Love the treat adventure!

Oh, forgot about the mouthing and jumping...whenever I'm training a dog - any breed - the minute they jump I raise my knee and say "Down". They hit the point of my knee and it doesn't feel good. The only problem with that method is everyone they come into contact with must also do it or they learn who they can jump on. Soon (some dogs take longer than others), just the command will stop her.

As for the mouthing, I grab their mouth as soon as they start the mouthing behavior and hold it closed without applying any pressure (the object is to make them uncomfortable but not to inflict pain). When the point has been made, I release and pet just so they know there are no hard feelings.

Also your dog is the exact age when the puppy teeth start to fall out and adult teeth to come in. Something to gnaw on makes their sore gums feel better. Most anything works - a bone, chew toy, shoes (jk).

 

[aoxa]

aoxa , Such cute photos! Love the treat adventure!

Oh, forgot about the mouthing and jumping...whenever I'm training a dog - any breed - the minute they jump I raise my knee and say "Down". They hit the point of my knee and it doesn't feel good. The only problem with that method is everyone they come into contact with must also do it or they learn who they can jump on. Soon (some dogs take longer than others), just the command will stop her.

As for the mouthing, I grab their mouth as soon as they start the mouthing behavior and hold it closed without applying any pressure (the object is to make them uncomfortable but not to inflict pain). When the point has been made, I release and pet just so they know there are no hard feelings. 

Also your dog is the exact age when the puppy teeth start to fall out and adult teeth to come in. Something to gnaw on makes their sore gums feel better. Most anything works - a bone, chew toy, shoes (jk).

She tore her bed apart lol. That must be what that was about. I will try your methods. I have only tried holding the mouth shut with pressure. She always tried to play when I did this more. I'll try no pressure. And I hope my reflexes are fast enough! lol

Thanks for the help. My smaller dogs were so much easier to train

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. So sorry you lost your flock.