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01-03-2009, 12:44 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ca
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| Bridgette's problem behaviors. Ok I have had my Bridgette a little over a year now, and her problem behavior has rapidly progressed. In the house she is scared of everything. She spends all day and night hiding, under the couch, beds anything she can. Only to come out when she hears the word "treat" I have never, neither has my family done anything to harm her. Even when we lay on the floor and say "come here Bridgette." she basically crawls on her belly to us. Getting as low to the ground as she can. and then rolls over on her back when she gets close. But then outside in the front yard she is loving friendly happy dog. The only time she ever seems like a normal happy dog. Oh or when anyone comes in the house, she runs to greet. She ADORES people! Then we go to the dog park, and she charges other dogs barking and growling. When she goes with us to the (small dog section) of the local dog park she creates an attack on other dogs if I have any of my other dogs with me. I know this because when I don't take her my other dogs have no problems with other dogs. A little about her backgroud (as far as we know) has been a hard one. She was born and raised for the first 2 1/2 yrs of her life in a breeders home with her life time companion another male yorkie named "Buddy". Then the breeder decided to down size and sold her to a local byb. Who buys and resells dogs for profit. Then bridgette's companion "Buddy" was poisoned by the byb's neighbors because of barking. The woman bred her twice and both litters didn't make it. We met this woman at the flea market. She had about 10 dogs, 3 of which died within 4 days. She just said "they were sick." Anyway long story short when we heard her story and how badly she needed a stable home we took her in. So we can understand her fear in the house, but she has been with us over a year now I thought she would be fine. Also when we got her she was great with other dogs, a little shy. But fine now she is charging them head on. It doesn't matter weather they are 4 lbs or 200 lbs. I am worried about her, frustrated, and worried about her affect on my other dogs. Please any suggestions would be great!
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01-03-2009, 04:34 AM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England,UK
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| She didnt get a very good start in life did she, bless her. Have you tried and of cesars training methods, or Jan Fennels? maybe there is something in one of their DVDs that could help. Talking from my experience when i adopted a badly treated rescue dog, sometimes it only takes the slightest change in the way you are around them, to get the biggest results. |
01-03-2009, 04:42 AM | #3 |
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| Aww ... this little one is a pretty troubled dog It's so great that you've given her a good home and taken her away from that terrible life But it has had an effect on her Her fear of people esp of you as an owner is a direct result of the abuse she has suffered You can try to counter act this abuse by doing a few things You need to reward the good behaviors ... the behaviors that you Want and I know that this is going to be hard .... ignore the behavoirs you don't want So when she skulks ... don't say Aww... what's the matter girl and give her praise You're unintentionally reinforcing the exact behavior you don't want She likes treats ... so reinforce the good behavior with treats Get a whistle or use a code word and use it when you call her Remember that she's had a lifetime of abuse and it's going to take a while to reverse
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01-03-2009, 10:01 PM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ca
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| I have heard of ceasar millan but I guess I am just not in the right frame of mind to use his techniques! I have never heard of Jan Fennels. If I ignore her problem behaviors she just hides. If I don't call her out she never comes out unless she sees treats or thinks we are going to the dog park!
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