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RE: First Week with New Puppy and Existing Dog?

Joel — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:12:12 +0000

Hello, I apologize for the delayed response, we have had a lot going on with moving our training facility, but here are a few thoughts moving forward. First, almost all dogs have a negative reaction to the crate initially, but this doesn't mean you shouldn't use one. Keep it simple and use positive motivation such as praise when the dog is not complaining, but also do not reward complaining behavior. that should have a negative action associated with it, such as a bump to the crate and a verbal correction. Also, make sure that you are letting the dog out of the crate frequently (every couple of hours initially and lengthening time) so that the dog learns quickly that they will be let out and that bathroom breaks and eating times will still occur. Second, for any aggression issues, we use a harsh correction with the prong collar or e-collar for unwarranted aggression toward another dog or person. This is because of the danger this behavior poses and must be stopped quickly. Typically, it only takes one or two of these corrections to stop the behavior completely. When introducing a new dog to a home, I typically keep the dogs separated, but in the same room if possible so that they can become accustomed to the presence of each other without the risk of aggression. It may take a couple of hours or possibly days for the dogs to relax around each other, but this typically happens quickly.

I know that you have had the dog for several months now, again, my apologies for the delay, so if you are having any continued issues, please let us know and I will do my best to assist you.

Joel

RE: Learning to track

Chip Wright — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:20:21 +0000

Well the last year has been a bit more busy then expected and I forgot about updating this post. I have learned a lot from Joel and all the other clients and trainers that have been out while I was at the facility. Now that operations are moving to Ohio I plan to start updating this thread with some of the experiences I can remember and post what I am doing to continue advancing the tracking work with Loki and now Luna.

First Week with New Puppy and Existing Dog?

davisjp1822 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:46:07 +0000

Hi All - I just signed up for k9academy. Lifelong dog owner, but have never done a formal training program.

We have an existing 6 year old St. Bernard female that is lazy and docile but has shown aggression towards other dogs in the past. She is our only dog.

We are bringing home an 11 week old Scotch Collie puppy that is going to be our farm/homestead dog.

In doing research, it looks like we should be cautious and slow with our introduction process to ensure a good first meeting between our Saint and the Collie. Any suggestions on how to do this?

Also, the new Collie is not crate trained. The Saint is not either, and she sleeps on the floor in our bedroom. The new pup is going to be super stressed coming to a new home with a new dog. I will get him home around 1pm on Saturday and we go to bed around 10:30, etc. Should we immediately start crate training? Where do we put the crate? Bedroom, garage, basement? He will likely be stressed in the crate for the 7 hour sleep time, and we want to avoid a negative reaction to the crate.

Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thank you!

RE: Learning to track

Aaron Schroer — Mon, 22 May 2023 13:42:33 +0000

I have enjoyed the videos of yall doing tracks. We will be down working with Joel from June 15th to the 24th if you want to get together and do some more tracking. My cell is 615-545-5660

RE: Welcome

John Turner — Fri, 19 May 2023 23:07:47 +0000

Hello, we have Greta and Crash. Lately, anytime we take Greta outside and leave Crash inside, whether he is crated or not, but especially if he's crated, Crash goes bonkers. It's difficult to correct him since he's in his crate. He does his high pitch barks and yelps until we get back inside. Any tips or drills that would help with this? Thanks in advance.

RE: Welcome

Joel — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:20:38 +0000

@dewawinbet What is it that you need help with?

RE: Welcome

Joel — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:19:07 +0000

@ash the bark collar we use and have had good success with is here on Amazon...https://a.co/d/60drwy9

It is not perfect, but it is a pretty good one. You will have to make it tight enough that it doesn't rotate.

RE: Welcome

Ash — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:51:09 +0000

@joel Hello, thanks for checking in. We’re still struggling with the barking. I’ve tried and returned a few bark collars that don’t fit him correctly or slide off, so I’m still looking for one that works best for him. I’ve also starting to command him to grab his ball when I think someone is coming in just to relieve his tension and give him a different focus while I send him to his crate to wait for them to enter. Still on the hunt for a better collar so I can better work on a “hush” command. Do you have any recommendations? The prong you recommend last time fits great!

RE: Welcome

dewawinbet — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 04:12:33 +0000

hello i need help

RE: Welcome

christopher karsten — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:50:06 +0000

No sir. its for Stella our younger mal that you meet the last time we were there. She crawled into our house through a screen door and freaked out destroying several items in the house. She was fine outside the crate for several weeks but lately we don't trust her. Back in the crate the whole day while were gone as I can't have her destroying our house.

Sickle is okay in the crate. Cries and whines a bit before I correct here.