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I have a 7 month old aussie puppy, her name is Dahlia.. and shes the best...
Dahlia is very smart and picks up new tricks and commands, house training her was also no problem. SHe is insanely well behaved indoors and at home too.. I have very very few problems with her at all... except for the big one..
When we go for walks and there is no other dogs walking past us.. she walks great and knows loose leash training well (apart from odd time) BUT when there is any other dog around all of her attention is on them and wanting to say hello (She is extremely social and friendly) she does not listen to me WHATSOEVER
she pulls and pulls to go see them if we are walking... if I stop and tell her to sit, she will now which is great, but if the other dog gets closer she will literally charge at them.. all of her focus is on other dogs untill they are out of her sight.. But again like i said, no other dogs, shes so amazing..
Also, when we go to the dog park, she does not listen to me at all there either, Ill say come and she just ignores me completely. (she doesnt do this anywhere else) Its honestly so bad that I have to wait to be the last one at the dog park to leave because she will NOT listen to me because she knows I want to leave all the fun of the other dogs. I Have been bringing her favourite treats to the park and saying come anytime she gets sort of near me and she will come stop by my feet and get the treat and then take off again as shes having all the fun...... but if i were to call her from a distance, she wont come.
I know she's just an over excited puppy and all that she wants to do is play, but this is becoming very frustrating, especially since she completely knows what i want her to do but chooses to ignore me..
Like I said, i love her to death and most of the time she is an amazing dog, I get complemented on how well behaved she is all the time.. IF there is no other dogs around haha.
Any pointers??? is this just a puppy phase? Should I be NOT taking her to dog park until she listens better?? Im just worried that ive kind of ruined her in pulling to see other dogs because its rewarding as usually she gets to say hi if the other owner wants.
Disclaimer- dahls also gets lots of other excersise, we go on many walks a day and short hikes.
Any advice is helpful thanks in advance
I have a 7 month old aussie puppy, her name is Dahlia.. and shes the best...
Dahlia is very smart and picks up new tricks and commands, house training her was also no problem. SHe is insanely well behaved indoors and at home too.. I have very very few problems with her at all... except for the big one..
When we go for walks and there is no other dogs walking past us.. she walks great and knows loose leash training well (apart from odd time) BUT when there is any other dog around all of her attention is on them and wanting to say hello (She is extremely social and friendly) she does not listen to me WHATSOEVER
Also, when we go to the dog park, she does not listen to me at all there either, Ill say come and she just ignores me completely. (she doesnt do this anywhere else) Its honestly so bad that I have to wait to be the last one at the dog park to leave because she will NOT listen to me because she knows I want to leave all the fun of the other dogs. I Have been bringing her favourite treats to the park and saying come anytime she gets sort of near me and she will come stop by my feet and get the treat and then take off again as shes having all the fun...... but if i were to call her from a distance, she wont come.
I know she's just an over excited puppy and all that she wants to do is play, but this is becoming very frustrating, especially since she completely knows what i want her to do but chooses to ignore me..
Like I said, i love her to death and most of the time she is an amazing dog, I get complemented on how well behaved she is all the time.. IF there is no other dogs around haha.
Any pointers??? is this just a puppy phase? Should I be NOT taking her to dog park until she listens better?? Im just worried that ive kind of ruined her in pulling to see other dogs because its rewarding as usually she gets to say hi if the other owner wants.
Disclaimer- dahls also gets lots of other excersise, we go on many walks a day and short hikes.
Any advice is helpful thanks in advance