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Location: Wolverhampton, UK
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 654
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Sorry, just need to brag...
...about how amazing Maddie is!!!
Since I got her she's always been a little funny with people and dogs (just avoiding them and lowering her head). Last week she began growling at people walking past and going for dogs, just for looking at her. She also started chasing cars (since a walk in the rain), she was nervy of cars when i got her but got over that although the wet walk she she seemed to take a u turn.
So.. Thursday i began taking treats (AG kibble sample) on our walks and when a she saw a dog, i fed/ let her nibble a treat until the dogs had passed each other.
With people, if a person was on the same pavement as us, i let her nibble a treat as the person is walking passed us.
As we walk passed A LOT of cars, i just told her to leave it and called her a good girl if she left it, which made her focus on me instead (she does get a treat with big lorries/tractors).
I just got back from our usual walk;
She didn't go for one car and barely watched any drive passed (this is a 30mph high street where most cars break the speed limit).
The one dog we saw, she put her hackles up and lowered her head, i called her name and she came straight to me redirecting her attention. Her hackles went straight down and she just watched the dog continue walking down the street.
We walked passed about ten people, three of which she went to greet (although they didn't stop), the only time she even avoided a person was when we were walking passed a shop and she got caught off guard, she still didn't hide from them or dip her head, just slightly raised her hackles.
I honestly couldn't stop smiling, so much improvement in only 5 days!!. Her tail didn't go under once today, even on a stretch of road where she got scared by a group of cyclists shortly after i got her.
She definitely seems a lot more happy and confident outside.
She's even walks really nicely on the lead too!!! I don't see how she can get any better haha.
As a thanks for reading, i've attached some recent pictures...
Smiles!!
Still cute at 8 months (now 10 months)
Eating sand at Prestatyn! (Said sand, ended up in dad's car...)
Innocent
I had her tennis ball...
Funniest picture i have ever taken!! Honestly can't look at it without laughing (you can see her last remaining puppy teeth in the middle bottom)
Thanks again, just really needed to brag!
Sorry if this is the wrong section, wasn't too sure between this and behaviour and training, but as i wasn't asking for advice....