[kerwin]

Hi was just after some advice ,May is now 5 1/2 months and we took her for a walk last night let her off the lead as usual ,everything was fine until she saw another small dog the other side of the field,she bolted towards itand was trying to nip it round the neck,not hard but never the less not nice behaviour.We also have a springer spaniel who is 11 and when there together they do tend to mouth each other which i put down to playing,but once again ive noticed she does try to grab him round the back of the neck.....is she trying to be dominant or am i reading to much into it.Tonight took them both for a walk loosed the pair of them off may saw another little dog,bolted towards it again the owner picked the dog up but may was jumping trying to nip the mans jacket(or maybe trying to nip the dog),i understand this is totally unacceptable behaviour but i really would like some advice to nip this in the bud before it becomes a bigger issue any advice would be appreciated :(

[Beckyy]

Are you able to take her to any training classes where she can be socialised under supervision with other dogs to get her used to bumping into them and how to behave around them a little more. Our trainer does a lot of her classes outside in public which can be really helpful.

With regards to the jumping up I can't really offer any helpful advice, it sounds like it was through excitment/trying to get to the other dog. Is it something she does a lot or has she only ever done it that once?

[kerwin]

Beckyy, on 31 July 2010 - 08:05 PM, said:

Are you able to take her to any training classes where she can be socialised under supervision with other dogs to get her used to bumping into them and how to behave around them a little more. Our trainer does a lot of her classes outside in public which can be really helpful.

With regards to the jumping up I can't really offer any helpful advice, it sounds like it was through excitment/trying to get to the other dog. Is it something she does a lot or has she only ever done it that once?

Hi we have been taking her to training classes for about 7 weeks,and last week she passed her puppy foundation assesment :blink: she tends to jump up more when shes outside and she can pull on her lead for england although she is getting better on it,but when shes on the lead and sees another dog she really wants to get to it

[Hazel]

You need to practise heelwork and recall as well as stopping the jumping up. 10 minutes every day will help. If she is inclined to go barrelling over to other dogs, keep her on the lead until you have a reliable recall: it won't be too long before she is terrifying other owners by doing so. I don't know whether you have been using a command (eg, "come") when you try to call her back, but you may need to change the word if you have been doing so because she will already have learnt that the existing word doesn't mean anything.

With regard to jumping up, you will be able to tell when that is going to happen, and when you see her start, step back.

If I were you I'd try to enlist the help of other dog owners. Again, if a few would give you five minutes of their time each walk it would help you. To start with, set up some "walk-pasts", where you pass each other a few times, dogs on lead. You need to make yourself more exciting than the other dog for this, so use food, toys, silly voices, demented behaviour, or whatever it takes to keep her focused on you. You could ask your trainer for help with this outside of the class environment at first. If you tell people what you want to do and why, you'll find they will be happy to help.

The important thing is that you practise EVERY day, every walk. You don't need long sessions, just five or 10 minutes each. That way you'll see results rapidly.

Good luck.

Hazel