Jun 3, 2025
this post reminds me of the vet who told my client that her dog with a grade ii luxating patella in both knees did not need any sort of treatment or pain relief
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this post reminds me of the vet who told my client that her dog with a grade ii luxating patella in both knees did not need any sort of treatment or pain relief
~*~imposter syndrome~*~
9 times out of 10 the solution to the problem "my dog does [annoying behavior] when i do [whatever]" is practice doing [whatever] at a low intensity in a way such that you can reward your dog for NOT doing [annoying behavior]
eg
"my dog barks while i talk on the phone" = pick up the phone and talk to nobody. toss a treat at the dog every few seconds for NOT barking.
"my dog jumps on me while i'm carrying stuff" = pick up something light. mark, put it down, toss a treat. repeat. pick it up, take a step, mark, put it down, etc.
client dog i helped euthanize has appeared in my dreams 3 times since then. i love you too buddy, we did absolutely everything we could for you. it wasn't enough. you were doomed from the start. be at peace now.
sometimes i think about the client who fired me for stereotyping their breed--i warned them that their aussie was likely to have a playstyle most dogs don't appreciate and be at least slightly reactive through adolescence
anyway i now have an aussie with a playstyle most dogs don't appreciate who is slightly reactive (though improving) in her adolescence
@doomspaniels you taught the spaniels a 'not now' cue, right? can you elaborate a bit on how you did that?
context: I have a large breed client with arousal & aggression issues (under vet care, currently trying med #4) and one thing that's posing a problem is when he wants to play, he demands it with very little tolerance for anything else--jumping on the owner, mouthing with considerable pressure, scratching at them. and the owner is happy to play but is WFH and needs like 30 seconds to transition.
right now i'm teaching them a default sit/manding type behavior where as he approaches he sits and then gets interaction with the goal that once sitting (and thinking!) it will be possible to start adding duration between the sit & his desired goal.
but wondering how others have done this bc the default advice (cue the 'not now' and then ignore the dog!) isn't going to help a WHOLE ton, he is large and EXTREMELY good at using his weight/teeth
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recall
leave it/drop it/counter surfing/item theft/trade/baby resource guarding (this might be an entire BOOK)
matwork
tug/two ball/baby play rules
creating and keeping food drive
how to teach puppy to NOT open doors (and unteaching frustration behavior in general)
dog-cat 101 (initial intros) and 102 (when things go wrong)
nosework as therapy
go say hi/default sit/jazz up settle down/other jumping related problems