this might be one of the times that a dog owner is wondering why she ever got a dog in the first place.
So of course, the walks continue to decrease, and the problems increase. It becomes a vicious circle-with a lack of both exercise and stimulation leading to a dog who is harder to handle when he is taken on walks.
Just because you want your dog to be polite doesn't mean you know how to make it happen, so many people with reactive dogs find themselves avoiding walks altogether. It's bad enough to have someone else's dog terrorizing the neighborhood, but it's harder still when your own dog is the trouble maker. 59Įvery neighborhood has at least one "Feisty Fido," and he can cause a lot of chaos as he barks and lunges at every dog in sight. 50 He Won't Look at Another Dog and I Can't Get Him to Read this Booklet. 42 The Right Kind of Repetition is Critical. 36 THE EMERGENCY SIT/STAY & OTHER USEFUL PANIC BUTTONS. 25 USING A "U-TURN" TO LEAVE TROUBLE BEHIND Getting Started. 19 Insuring A Thoughtful Training Progression. 8 "WATCH" - A LITTLE EXERCISE WITH BIG RESULTS. We'd like to acknowledge the late John Fisher, John Rogerson, Pia Silvan and Trish King for their creative, practical and humane techniques for helping leash-reactive dogs. We also want to thank the reviewers of earlier manuscripts: Rebecca Addington, Jacqueline Boland, Lisa Chipongian, Aimee Moore, Pia Silvani, Denise Swedlund, and Chelse Wieland. We loved the name and we appreciate her graciously allowing us to use it too. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New Jersey came up with the charming name of "Feisty Fido" for dogs who are reactive to other dogs on leash.
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