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a life less posted:I'd probably start with Click to Calm by Emma Parsons and Fight by Jean Donaldson. It's situations like this that make it very difficult for me to support dog parks. Comet obviously was having issues that were difficult to detect and being put in a situation with rude dogs pushed him to feel the need to defend himself. Good dog socialization can be hard to find, but you're almost guaranteed on a fairly short timeline to have a bad experience at a dog park with lasting consequences. It seems like the only dogs that do well over a long time are the headstrong dopes where nothing phases them. Personally, I don't think you should feel bad that Cosmo doesn't do well at the parks and you should just back off and stick to less problematic environments.
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RizieN posted:Eek, think you mixed our dogs up there. Even though I have run into a few issues at the dog park, thankfully they haven't had a lasting impression on Cosmo. I am going to sign up at a member-only dog park though, where all dogs are temperament tested. Ah apologies, I've been very behind on threads and reading a lot at once. I also had the sense that generally speaking the advice applies pretty generally. So sorry for casting aspersions on Cosmo! I think generally speaking people should be more aware of the dangers of dog parks and not define their dogs happiness by whether or not it's good for them. It'd be like saying everyone was cut out to be the life of the party and there's no room for wallflowers.
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a life less posted:My dog used to have the really (really really really) annoying habit of barking to be let out of her crate early in the morning. Ignoring it was tough, since she pretty much proved that she would go for an hour or more just "yip.... yip.... yip". One day in a fit of desperation I shouted for her to quiet down, and it worked. So I kept doing it. Some mornings were more successful than others, but I think I was communicating to her that, yes, I hear you -- no, you're not getting out. I'll come out of hiding here too and admit that with my German Shepherd pup my ex and I did a version of this as well. She was smart and when we moved her out of the bedroom she would wake up in the morning and just yap and moan around 6 am when we usually got up at 7 - 7:30. A flat - raised but not angry "Hey - Senta, enough" without going into the room would quiet her down. Another problem we had was that the cats would antagonize her in her crate and since our house was open format there was no way to lock them out. Occasionally in the middle of the night there would be a random bark/yowl fest that we broke up with a can of pennies. This was half to scare away the cat and half to surprise the dog into quiet. That also worked - and I don't think it treads too heavily on any of the crating rules.
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With the discussion about using a clicker vs. marker word etc. how come no one uses whistles like they do with Marine mammals? It seems like it'd be great to keep your hands free and a burst of air can be even faster than a finger press.
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