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Originally Posted by matese  Many stray dogs have puppies, doesn't mean someone owned her. Yeah she may have at one time had a home, this is something you will never know. You have to work with who she is now. You are both learning about each other.
If you are using a 6 foot leash, get rid of it, put it away until she is trained not to dash (lunge forward). 6 foot leash is to long and the reason she flipped over on her back.
I had this happen to my boy at an obedience session. The trainer took Cody's leash from me to show me how to control his "lunging" I was using a 6 foot leash but always had it wrapped around my hand several times so it would be shorter, the trainer gave him the full length of the leash Cody dashed came to the end of the leash, became air bound flipped in the air and landed on his back. Needless to say I ripped into the trainer.
Use a 4 foot leash, you have better control over her pulling and dashing and will avoid back flips. You haven't stated if she pulls when she is on a leash, there are technics to train this out of her. You really must get professional training for yourself to properly train this dog.
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I think its a 6 foot leash. I didn't check. But to make it clear I almost always wrap it around my hand and use the other hand to grab the leash by it (not sure if I make sense) so she walks next to me.
She pulls a little sometimes when she gets distracted oor something... She was fine, and the only time it ever happend. I still need to get a new leash as the leash fell to the ground once and i wasnt looking and she just bit it. Didnt break through but dont trust it now...
So I am going to get this chew proof one thats made of steel (like a wire)
I've been having her next to me all day long recently as she's taking to pooping in the backyard if we leave one dropping there. I guess it stands sort of like a marker for her and it works.
We have this thing we built on the front of the house (next to the door) and it has like short turf (really short) and we use it for sasha in winter when it snows hard and we cant get out, or when its raining hard.
It rained today and we had to take her out back but we dried her up quickly.
She's been getting used to sasha as well. They both sniff each other sometimes. Trying to make a habit o f them meeting daily.
Also working on no biting (she nibbles sometimes and we want to avoid her going too far).
Also chews on stuff, so anytime I catch her I make a quick/sharp "shhht" sound as it always gets her attention and after she looks at me I just tell her to "leave it". It's working slowly.
As for getting a professional, we're hoping to schedule one with the one the vet recommended. Said they never had trouble with them and that they work closely with them. hes a good vet
How old must a dog be before conceiving?