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Hello,
I have a 6 month old female Australian Labradoodle. She is a very smart and loving dog but she has a TON of energy and is very excitable. We’ve just completed six weeks of confidence building training. She did very well in the class and is very good with the skills learned. The biggest issue we have with her is that she is very leash reactive. We live in an apartment around many other dogs. When she is on the leash around our apartment or while on walks she goes absolutely crazy when she sees other dogs. We know that this is only the case when she is on the leash, because we take her to the dog park constantly and she does very well there and enjoys playing with other dogs. We have asked for suggestions and tips from our trainer, however they do not seem to be working. She suggested trying to distract her when we are approaching other dogs by having her sit and keeping her attention with treats or trying to distract her with a toy. We’ve also tried other methods such as walking on the opposite side of the street, expressing our assurance to her that it’s okay and not yelling at her or tensing up when she barks. Even with a front clip harness it is very hard to control her. She sprawls everywhere, spins in circles and we have no control over her - she is basically in a trance and cannot be distracted once she sees another dog. We are starting to run out of ideas on what to do. It is very frustrating to us as we have a 3 year old male Golden Doodle who we never experienced these issues with and we do not want her to develop bad habits going forward. Any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I have a 6 month old female Australian Labradoodle. She is a very smart and loving dog but she has a TON of energy and is very excitable. We’ve just completed six weeks of confidence building training. She did very well in the class and is very good with the skills learned. The biggest issue we have with her is that she is very leash reactive. We live in an apartment around many other dogs. When she is on the leash around our apartment or while on walks she goes absolutely crazy when she sees other dogs. We know that this is only the case when she is on the leash, because we take her to the dog park constantly and she does very well there and enjoys playing with other dogs. We have asked for suggestions and tips from our trainer, however they do not seem to be working. She suggested trying to distract her when we are approaching other dogs by having her sit and keeping her attention with treats or trying to distract her with a toy. We’ve also tried other methods such as walking on the opposite side of the street, expressing our assurance to her that it’s okay and not yelling at her or tensing up when she barks. Even with a front clip harness it is very hard to control her. She sprawls everywhere, spins in circles and we have no control over her - she is basically in a trance and cannot be distracted once she sees another dog. We are starting to run out of ideas on what to do. It is very frustrating to us as we have a 3 year old male Golden Doodle who we never experienced these issues with and we do not want her to develop bad habits going forward. Any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!