Thanks for all the advice.
Sig isn't really into treats so I have started to feed him around skateboards. He gets two paws on the board himself and will even stand or sit on the board while I wheel it slowly. He even seems OK with it being wheeled around and even at him. I have tried to get on it and he is also OK but I really suck at skateboarding so its not a real test.
When someone other than me is on one though, its still rough. He starts barking when there is literally nothing in site and I can't hear anything and then minutes later I will see a skateboarder. He seems to have gotten better when they are across the street (barks a little but no lunging). When they are near him though its another story. Fresh raw beef won't even tempt him away.
Do you think I am testing him too fast? Should I ask a skateboarder to feed him? He's not food motivated so right now the only thing that breaks his attention is me clapping and yelling at him and I would really like to stop sounding and looking like a crazy person around skateboarders ;-)
I would settle for a dog that barks at skateboarders - its really the lunging that makes it dangerous especially when some of the young ones get aggressive back.
Thanks again for all the advice. |