It makes sense you would build a such a strong bond working with a dog to get through something like this, the owner is as invested as the dog and both are working together. Every time the dog learns something, that reinforces that relathionship both for the dog and the human. Love a story with a happy ending 😊
Risk sounds so similar to my standard poodle, we received him when he was 8m old and I knew almost instantly that he was a very anxious dog. With some earlier good socialisation he probably would have been fine, but he missed out on that :-( He’s now 20 months and has improved sooo much but he still has a long way to go. He is not outwardly reactive at all, complete flight over fight, good genes and management means he has never growled or snapped, never shown any signs of aggression. It’s so good to know there are poodles out there like Risk and that they improve.
I know a while ago you touched upon veterinary behaviorists and why you might consider one for your pet. Im thinking about becoming one myself but I'm having a hard time finding information on what my day to day would be like. Could you go over how to become one and the logistics such as hours and salary? (Also student debt)
I have a question. I have a 4.5yr female border collie Cleo My boyfriend has a 3yr male healer cross Alfie I have had to move in to his house with my dog (there is no other options here in terms of getting rid of either dog or me not being there etc) Cleo is fearful of dogs and definitely does have separation anxiety. Was attacked as a pup. Alfie is dog aggressive. Cleo is a mostly inside dog, Alfie is an outside dog. Since I have moved in, we started with having Cleo strictly inside with a small separate area to go to the toilet outside, Alfie staying outside almost all of the time. My plan was to slowly try to introduce them through walking - as in on the other side of the street from each other until noticeable signs from both of them that neither were reacting to the other, then to get closer and closer etc. my boyfriends mum was insistent on getting a trainer in. The trainer insisted that that dogs both must be crated inside at all times, in the same room together. It has been six weeks and what I have noticed is that Cleo, who was crate trained as a puppy, has now developed a trigger with the back sliding door, as in she will bark like a literal maniac if anyone even opens the blinds. If Alfie get let out of his cage to go outside she loses it x2. The dog trainer insisted that the only way to fix this is time and hitting the cage to interrupt any barking. Alfie has a similar problem but generally only if Cleo is outside and he is inside in his cage, he will whine non stop until she’s back inside in her crate and then still for a while after. Both dogs bark and whine when anyone comes home. I am worried that I am putting Cleo under immense stress, as obviously both dogs need to be toileted during the day and also have outside time, go on walks etc. she spends a lot of her day barking. My main problem is that the schedules in the house all do not line up. I am not working at the monent, my boyfriend works early in the morning (5/6) my boyfriends mum is generally up at 7/8, boyfriends dad works at night time. I used to work at night time also and have tremendous issue sleeping and adjusting to their schedule, and in the mornings when my boyfriend gets up the dogs are generally quiet but when my boyfriends mum gets up to let the dogs out to the toilet is when the barking starts and wakes me up. I have suggested bringing Cleo into my room when my boyfriend wakes up and putting Alfie straight outside (bfs mum seems to believe he is unable to hold for the toilet overnight even though he’s never gone inside the house) to eliminate all the barking in the morning, as well as creating distance between Cleo and the trigger. So if there is barking she generally will only bark a handful of times. This has been working. However bfs mum still lets Alfie inside when she gets up so she can have time with alfie before she goes to work. The sound of Alfie running trough the house as I’m sure you could imagine also sets Cleo off and I’m getting extremely frustrated at how counterintuitive that this is as I’m trying to tackle one trigger at a time. No one else in the house is exceptionally willing at trying to sit down and do work with either dog. (Cleo in all other realms is exceptionally trained Alfie is not trained at all) because all of the barking is too much for anyone. Do you have ANY suggestions on anything I can try to help alleviate some stress on these poor dogs. I’ve watched videos and videos on dog aggression and barking separation anxiety sound sensitivity but dealing with these problems on my own with one dog is difficult enough let alone two, with one who would rip my dogs throat out in a second. Thank you!!!
Would you have a video you could recommend for me. My dog is generally calm. She is almost 2yr old blue heeler. She is attentive, learns quick and is extremely friendly. Her recall is okay, BUT she chases cars and she gets so focused i cant break her focus and end up very frustrated which usually makes things worse 😅
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It makes sense you would build a such a strong bond working with a dog to get through something like this, the owner is as invested as the dog and both are working together. Every time the dog learns something, that reinforces that relathionship both for the dog and the human.
Love a story with a happy ending 😊
Risk sounds so similar to my standard poodle, we received him when he was 8m old and I knew almost instantly that he was a very anxious dog. With some earlier good socialisation he probably would have been fine, but he missed out on that :-( He’s now 20 months and has improved sooo much but he still has a long way to go. He is not outwardly reactive at all, complete flight over fight, good genes and management means he has never growled or snapped, never shown any signs of aggression.
It’s so good to know there are poodles out there like Risk and that they improve.
I know a while ago you touched upon veterinary behaviorists and why you might consider one for your pet.
Im thinking about becoming one myself but I'm having a hard time finding information on what my day to day would be like. Could you go over how to become one and the logistics such as hours and salary? (Also student debt)
Is this a going concern? Most interested.
I have a question.
I have a 4.5yr female border collie Cleo
My boyfriend has a 3yr male healer cross Alfie
I have had to move in to his house with my dog (there is no other options here in terms of getting rid of either dog or me not being there etc)
Cleo is fearful of dogs and definitely does have separation anxiety. Was attacked as a pup.
Alfie is dog aggressive.
Cleo is a mostly inside dog, Alfie is an outside dog. Since I have moved in, we started with having Cleo strictly inside with a small separate area to go to the toilet outside, Alfie staying outside almost all of the time. My plan was to slowly try to introduce them through walking - as in on the other side of the street from each other until noticeable signs from both of them that neither were reacting to the other, then to get closer and closer etc. my boyfriends mum was insistent on getting a trainer in. The trainer insisted that that dogs both must be crated inside at all times, in the same room together. It has been six weeks and what I have noticed is that Cleo, who was crate trained as a puppy, has now developed a trigger with the back sliding door, as in she will bark like a literal maniac if anyone even opens the blinds. If Alfie get let out of his cage to go outside she loses it x2. The dog trainer insisted that the only way to fix this is time and hitting the cage to interrupt any barking. Alfie has a similar problem but generally only if Cleo is outside and he is inside in his cage, he will whine non stop until she’s back inside in her crate and then still for a while after. Both dogs bark and whine when anyone comes home. I am worried that I am putting Cleo under immense stress, as obviously both dogs need to be toileted during the day and also have outside time, go on walks etc. she spends a lot of her day barking. My main problem is that the schedules in the house all do not line up. I am not working at the monent, my boyfriend works early in the morning (5/6) my boyfriends mum is generally up at 7/8, boyfriends dad works at night time. I used to work at night time also and have tremendous issue sleeping and adjusting to their schedule, and in the mornings when my boyfriend gets up the dogs are generally quiet but when my boyfriends mum gets up to let the dogs out to the toilet is when the barking starts and wakes me up. I have suggested bringing Cleo into my room when my boyfriend wakes up and putting Alfie straight outside (bfs mum seems to believe he is unable to hold for the toilet overnight even though he’s never gone inside the house) to eliminate all the barking in the morning, as well as creating distance between Cleo and the trigger. So if there is barking she generally will only bark a handful of times. This has been working. However bfs mum still lets Alfie inside when she gets up so she can have time with alfie before she goes to work. The sound of Alfie running trough the house as I’m sure you could imagine also sets Cleo off and I’m getting extremely frustrated at how counterintuitive that this is as I’m trying to tackle one trigger at a time. No one else in the house is exceptionally willing at trying to sit down and do work with either dog. (Cleo in all other realms is exceptionally trained Alfie is not trained at all) because all of the barking is too much for anyone.
Do you have ANY suggestions on anything I can try to help alleviate some stress on these poor dogs. I’ve watched videos and videos on dog aggression and barking separation anxiety sound sensitivity but dealing with these problems on my own with one dog is difficult enough let alone two, with one who would rip my dogs throat out in a second.
Thank you!!!
Would you have a video you could recommend for me.
My dog is generally calm. She is almost 2yr old blue heeler. She is attentive, learns quick and is extremely friendly.
Her recall is okay, BUT she chases cars and she gets so focused i cant break her focus and end up very frustrated which usually makes things worse 😅
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