From: Linda Shipman <Linda.Shipman@chezor.alaska.com>
To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
Subject: Re: Hunter getting a little mean
Date: Fri, Jun 16, 2000, 10:30 PM
As regards other dogs, a trick we learned from a John Rogerson
seminar was to put out more dishes than dogs when feeding.
Then they don't need to be territorial.
I think though that if you are very firm with him a few times
(establishing your alphaness) and not allowing him to conduct
himself like this (time outs are good), you'll find the behavior
disappears over time.
Hi Linda,
Can you explain further for me (I'm feeling very slow today, lol) about the dishes trick? Do I understand correctly that if I've got a territorial dog to put say, for example, 3 empty dishes around his food bowl a foot and a half away or so? I'm sorry to be so dense sounding, lol, I'm the one in the group that needs pictures drawn (g)
Also... I am thinking about behaviors that extinguish themselves after a, well... what's the word I'm looking for here.. sort of like a crescendo of bad behavior while the person is still working through the problem and then the behavior suddenly extinguishes itself. I'm thinking about Sophie in this instance and will give you an example below.
yesterday, after days of serious corrections and time outs for lunging at the puppy through the glass door, she suddenly circled the play yard with normal ears and wagging tail, puppy on the inside next to her the entire way walking with her, and then she dropped down into a play bow and did wild puppy yah-yah's around the area. My jaw dropped. I had never expected to see her offering this behavior to Boomer. Are we finally at the BEGINNING of being able to work on her behavior do you think? Is she maybe getting the message that the alpha bitch (me) will not accept her shoddy behavior and that I'm insisting Boomer is staying?
Lot's of questions at 6:15am eh? lololol!
Debs
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