moody Blaze - i need help/updates

i need help took blaze out the other day wearin a half check collar - normally walk him on a harness but i was only going 2 get my lil bro from school - and he tried 2 jump up this little kid so i grabbed hold ov the collar 2 make him sit down and he growled - if i grab his harness in the same way he growls any ideas y? and what i can do 2 stop him? - also any help on the jumping up wud help too :) thnx in advance guys

oh n its more like a grumbly growl rather that an agressive growl - but obv i dont want it 2 turn in2 agression

it sounds like hes trying it on hun.... hes a teenager lol.... keep correcting him every time he does it, let him know youre boss and not him ... i think most of us on here have had the same problem with our dogs...

thnx i am giving him a strong firm NO and making him sit but is there anythin else i shud b doin 2 stop him from grumbling and jumping?

im nost sure tbh hun, i think what youre doing is enough, try and catch him before he jumps up, try and recongnise the signs before he does and then stop him... he will soon grow out of it if you keep on top of him and remain consistent

thnx :) ill let u no how i get on :)

a few updates on how weve been gettin on over the past couple ov weeks -

jut a quick update ive been workin on training blaze - just the few basics makin him sit at roads (used 2 do this but kindda let it slip) keepin him on a short lead and swapping what side hes on if we walk past people and hes doing alot better still need sum work as i get stressed out if he doesnt listen and plays up (trying 2 train both ov us 2 keep calm is rly hard!) just need 2 keep up the work ov makin him sit and waiting and 2 ignore other dogs lol hes not growled much since either he deffo doesnt like being held by the scruff but im trying 2 b firm and stay calm

ive just got bk from a wlk we were wlkin (blaze is on his short lead) and a lad iss running behind us with a staffy so i move out the way and pull blaze 2 the side with me and he didnt even try 2 lunge at the dog or anythin he just gave a little growl - which is great for him and as we went further down the road this kid ran past us - normally he wud try n dive at sum1 running past us - but i made him sit (we were near a road n he always has 2 sit at the roads) and he just looked at him

i went 2 pick my lil bro up from sch - he had gone 2 a secondary school for a play i went down there at 3 as they said thats what time he was gettin out (didnt get out till half past 3 tho) got 2 the main gate told blaze 2 sit and w8 and he didnt jump up at any1 sooo proud ov him

theres this corner i get 2 on my walks that when he sits down he just doesnt want 2 he dives all other the place and wont listen but no he is sitting and waiting and not diving :D its sooo great :p lol

Good job hun, sounds like your doing well with him, keep it up, as long as he knows your not gonna let him get away with anything he will be good for you well done

thats great news congrats to you both i know what its like with storm sticking at it have been the last wk or so apart from last yesterday as choked with the cold and going down south this wkend.

You must be so PLEASED!!!!

xx

bingnblaze wrote:

(trying 2 train both ov us 2 keep calm is rly hard!)

totally know how you feel hun, its not easy :2431:

but well done... sounds like youve made great progress.... :san50:

im dead chuffed just got back from a walk we walked past a cat and he didnt go for it - i was wondering what he was looking at i turned around n saw the cat i was all like ---> he normally goes crazy when he sees a cat :D

nice one :san50:

i bet its because you didnt see the cat first, you didnt pass any tension down the lead, so he didnt bother with it

if i see a dog over the road before fred does, i look away and i sing in my head....''its not a dog its not a dog'' ... and cos im relaxed he doesnt pick up on it :san12: :san12:

fredsmum wrote:

nice one :san50:

i bet its because you didnt see the cat first, you didnt pass any tension down the lead, so he didnt bother with it

if i see a dog over the road before fred does, i look away and i sing in my head....''its not a dog its not a dog'' ... and cos im relaxed he doesnt pick up on it :san12: :san12:

if it is cuz i didnt see the cat 1st then im gonna walk around with my eyes shut lol will have 2 try ur thing ov singing in ur head lol let u no if it works for me lol

lolololololol.... yea try it hun.... it works .....

weve got loads of cats down our street....it used to be an nightmare with fred.... now i look up instead of down, so i dont see the cats .....i bet the neighbours think im a right weirdo :san12: :san12:

lol hey if it works let them think what they like :)

exactly hun

a few more updates ov how weve bin getting on since last time -

14 February 2010
wlkin boys i saw the dog b4 blaze so stayed calm looked straight ahead blaze saw it i told him 2 'walk' - calm but firm - and he was fine he kept walking didnt pull once and didnt look over at it agen

15 February 2010
wlkin ealier saw a dog told blaze 2 walk he kept walking he looked back over told him 2 walk and he carried on walking no pulling 2 get 2 it no constant stoppin 2 turn around and have a look nuffin he was great - it was a tiny dog too - a pomerainian i think - so soo so proud ov him

16 February 2010
wlkin dogs see 1 dog - fine - he jumped up once no growling but then sat and was calm great

2nd dog bingo started barkin at so blaze stood up and growled pulled a tiny bit but nowhere near as bad as he normally is - so we r gettin there

16 February 2010
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! Blaze played with a puppy was wlkin him n these ppl were wlkin behind me (didnt realise it was my neighbour from a couple ov doors down till we stopped) and blaze grumbled abit 1st so i told him 'no' and when he had calmed down i let him go over n sniff n he was great had a few grumbles but he was great he even had a little play with the pup SOOOOO PROUD ov my boy and hopefully cuz they live right near me we will see each other agen - it will b good for Blaze i think

18 February 2010
was wlkin dogs n they saw a cat he pulled abit but i told him to walk n he kept lookin at the cat but he didnt go for it which was great

04 March 2010 hes doin rly well seen a few cats and hes ignored them all the other day we were walkin saw about 5 dogs in total he only pulled 2 get at 1 and he only growled at one and that wasnt until it barked at him

2day was walkin n saw this staffy in its garden blaze grumbled so i gave him a firm no and kept him walkin the dog followed so i figured cuz she was behind a fence it wudnt do any harm 2 let blaze have a sniff - c what happens - so i let him go back over ready 2 pull him away if need b and he was GREAT he didnt grumble or growl once he just sniffed at her and he wagged his tail then carried on walkin and we also saw a boxer and there was no growling or pulling he kept looking back but thats it then we saw 2 chowchows and he completely ignored them with me commanding him to walk he was sooooooo well behaved im sooo proud ov him

05 March 2010 ANOTHER awesome walk 2day! saw 2 chowchows and he pulled alittle bit but didnt try 2 get at them and i saw sum1 i knew so we stopped and chatted for abit and this cat was sittin on the garden next 2 us and he just watched it he didnt try and get at it or anything i then saw the chows agen n had 2 walk right past them as i wasnt goin back in my house round the back way n all he did was watch them he didnt dive at them or growl or anything

and just got back from a walk met up wit a m8 n he brought his GSD with him we had a few grumbles at 1st cuz he was a barky GSD which set bing and blaze off lol but once we started walking they were fine blaze went over n sniffed him and kept walking next 2 him and he didnt try and attack him which was great we are gonna try him with my m8s rottie next and see how they get on and if they r are fine then they both have 2 new friends and it means blaze is getting better

06 March 2010
well blaze was ok a little grumble but he didnt try 2 attack her but rhea wasnt too keen on blaze so adam (her owner) took her back home so i think we will stick 2 walkin him with zues (his gsd) for abit till blaze is completely calmed down but other than that the walk was brill! just got bk from a 2nd walk and he saw a lab twice and he just pulled and bounced around like he wanted 2 play there was NO growling or grumbling and he was wagging his tail so hes doing great

Today
took Blaze with me 2 go get my little brother from school and he was sitting next 2 me when this woman walked past with her REALLY tiny little white dog and blaze just sat there there was no growling no pulling or anythin he just stayed sitting down he kept looking over at it but thats it and he only pulled towards it when it tried 2 run over 2 him (it was on an extendable) he was SOOOO good im sooo proud ov him

well done hun your doing a great job and should be proud of yourself and your boy

Well done Nix your doing a great job
Can i send Mickey over so you can work your magic on him

yeah dont think you wud get him back tho

well done both of you. keep up the good work