If you can get her to sit and stay until you tell her it is ok to eat her food I would give it a try with another treat first. I would hold off on the bullies until you get it under control with everything else. Once you are afraid of a behavior of theirs they will use it every time to get what they want. The hardest thing for us is not to take it personally, and remain calm at all times. I have never used the technique that you spoke of, I have always used distraction when working in a situation where the dog gets fixated. |