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Ok So let me start by saying im a 26 yr old calm assertive guy i did alot of research before adopting her ... i trust and believe in cesar millan but for some reason no matter what i read , or watch him or some other trainer, i cant seem to understand whats happening
I adopted Lucy a 1/2 boxer 1/2 english bulldog last saturday she picked up everything i was teaching her right away she goes to her bed she doesnt whine when she's in the crate its been nearly a week and i havnt heard her bark ONCE, everything is perfectly fine until we go outside.
Lucy was orphaned at the age of around 1 month her owners husband died and the woman was 79 years old and couldnt care for a puppy. So she gave her to her friend who was a foster owner of dogs. I in turn adopted her from that same woman when she was 11 months. That woman lived in arkansas on a big piece of property in the middle of no where so i attribute alot of the problems im having based on the fact that where she was , was very quiet not much going on except other dogs playing tree's whistling and birds chirping.
I on the other hand live in Rhode island... around 5 min's outside of providence i dont live in a full blown city, but it certainly is extremely different from a big piece of property in the middle of nowhere. The problem im having is she is getting progressively More and more skittish during walks. every little sound 100% sends her into an alert mode. Ive been correcting her with a quick tug of the leash to snap her out of it and most of the time it does the trick. she walks by my side while were walking but i can never seem to get her 100% full attention because say a car goes by... with its music loud or a person is on there porch having a conversation or any other combination of things, her ears perk up she stares in the direction of the sound and i just find that keeping my posture right and my pace nice and quick is one of the few ways i can get her to focus like 60% the other 40% of the time is split between me correcting her for sniffing everything and being alert and also never really has her head up unless she's alerted to a sound almost always kinda just flat from her back to her nose not sure if thats anything odd. I feel im doing a great job. everyone is astonished at how far she has come in 5 days but these last 2 things the sniffing and getting frightened by every sound imaginable is really beginning to concern me because it seems like its getting worse.... below i'll add all the info i can with the hope it'll help
Lucy is an 11 month old Low-medium energy dog
She is 55 Lbs good posture but doesnt seem to want to Run around very much lol
She is very intelligent she learns things very quickly and retains them
she goes in her crate and sleeps i only close the door when its bed time for both of us
all in all i couldnt be happier with her... im just concerned because its really ruining her primal activity of the walk
Problems i'd Love advise on :::
1) Constantly becoming alert during walks to an assortment of sounds
2) always trying to sniff everything while we walk
3) has zero interest in playing with toys
4) she just plain seems unhappy at times by her posture
Please everyone ... i love this dog already ... even after just 5 days I want to help her and even tho im relatively educated on the training of her... im just not quite sure how to help her with these issues Thanks for reading... and I really hope to hear from you all soon THANK YOU!!!!!!
I adopted Lucy a 1/2 boxer 1/2 english bulldog last saturday she picked up everything i was teaching her right away she goes to her bed she doesnt whine when she's in the crate its been nearly a week and i havnt heard her bark ONCE, everything is perfectly fine until we go outside.
Lucy was orphaned at the age of around 1 month her owners husband died and the woman was 79 years old and couldnt care for a puppy. So she gave her to her friend who was a foster owner of dogs. I in turn adopted her from that same woman when she was 11 months. That woman lived in arkansas on a big piece of property in the middle of no where so i attribute alot of the problems im having based on the fact that where she was , was very quiet not much going on except other dogs playing tree's whistling and birds chirping.
I on the other hand live in Rhode island... around 5 min's outside of providence i dont live in a full blown city, but it certainly is extremely different from a big piece of property in the middle of nowhere. The problem im having is she is getting progressively More and more skittish during walks. every little sound 100% sends her into an alert mode. Ive been correcting her with a quick tug of the leash to snap her out of it and most of the time it does the trick. she walks by my side while were walking but i can never seem to get her 100% full attention because say a car goes by... with its music loud or a person is on there porch having a conversation or any other combination of things, her ears perk up she stares in the direction of the sound and i just find that keeping my posture right and my pace nice and quick is one of the few ways i can get her to focus like 60% the other 40% of the time is split between me correcting her for sniffing everything and being alert and also never really has her head up unless she's alerted to a sound almost always kinda just flat from her back to her nose not sure if thats anything odd. I feel im doing a great job. everyone is astonished at how far she has come in 5 days but these last 2 things the sniffing and getting frightened by every sound imaginable is really beginning to concern me because it seems like its getting worse.... below i'll add all the info i can with the hope it'll help
Lucy is an 11 month old Low-medium energy dog
She is 55 Lbs good posture but doesnt seem to want to Run around very much lol
She is very intelligent she learns things very quickly and retains them
she goes in her crate and sleeps i only close the door when its bed time for both of us
all in all i couldnt be happier with her... im just concerned because its really ruining her primal activity of the walk
Problems i'd Love advise on :::
1) Constantly becoming alert during walks to an assortment of sounds
2) always trying to sniff everything while we walk
3) has zero interest in playing with toys
4) she just plain seems unhappy at times by her posture
Please everyone ... i love this dog already ... even after just 5 days I want to help her and even tho im relatively educated on the training of her... im just not quite sure how to help her with these issues Thanks for reading... and I really hope to hear from you all soon THANK YOU!!!!!!