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Mar 2016
1:54pm, 18 Mar 2016
8,980 posts
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Sharkie
Your trainer's policies have worked wonders, Dave. Not sure the house line would be enough to contain Briony though!
Jess is by NO MEANS perfect but one of our big successes is someone-at-door. I have probably mentioned it before but because of he nature of our house it is very useful that Jess alerts us when someone or something is at the door. She does so with a single bark. We say 'good girl, Jess' = she looks to see what to do next - and we take it from there.
She will accompany us to the door if that's what we want but does not barge ahead or leap on visitors or delivery people. We had a procession of plain clothes police here recently and they ALL thought she was wonderful. *PROUD*
(also remembers the woman a few weeks ago who said Jess was 'a disgrace' and I that I was frightened of her and always had been. *SIGH*)
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Mar 2016
2:11pm, 18 Mar 2016
21,279 posts
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Dave A
The main things is that we have modified their behaviour in the house. The effects of that are now knocking onto how they behave outside, that's why we are using him for one to one training with them.
As I was typing a double glazing salesman knocked at the door. Not a peep from either of them 
Ours aren't perfect, but they will get there.One thing that was commented on was based on their reactions to the exercises that we did. They are 4 and 3 yrs old, apparantly their reaction to what we did was that of 12 month old dogs, which is a good thing.
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Mar 2016
4:40pm, 18 Mar 2016
13,634 posts
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LazyDaisy
Back from school. Flossie was excellent until the last five minutes where we had to walk (off lead of course) in and out of a row of poles back down to the field shelter. She just could not restrain herself from leaving my heel position to say hello to the dog in front. It was indeed the giddy goat I'd expected and I had to put her back on the lead to finish off - tsk.
And I was very surprised and disappointed that while we humans were sorting out dates for the next session, and the dogs have to wait, attached to the fence nearby, Flossie led the barking and general attention seeking. She has never done that before, and she's so used to waiting outside shops for me I can't really work out why she felt the need to make a fuss today.
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Mar 2016
6:58pm, 18 Mar 2016
8,670 posts
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D2
cheeky Flossie
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Mar 2016
7:51pm, 18 Mar 2016
8,671 posts
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D2
She is feeling better but the vet's instructions are;
only to go out on a lead to go to the toilet then back indoors
no jumping
no stairs
no getting on furniture
no excitement
Really?
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Mar 2016
8:03pm, 18 Mar 2016
2,936 posts
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Mandymoo
Good luck with the D2
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Mar 2016
10:40pm, 18 Mar 2016
5,311 posts
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BaronessBL
That's a challenge then D2
Very impressed with Dave's dogs and Jess's response to visitors at the door.
Well done Flossie for *most* of her class, perhaps it was just all too exciting by the end?
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Mar 2016
8:19am, 19 Mar 2016
2,610 posts
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Alice the Camel
Flossie's doing really well - mostly - I loved the fb video, we can only dream of such things!
D2 - How's Bryony today?
Dave - I'mnot sure I understand what a house line is, but it seems to help!
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Mar 2016
8:41am, 19 Mar 2016
8,672 posts
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D2
Bryony is feeling better today thanks... though that's not necessarily a good thing!
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Mar 2016
1:27pm, 19 Mar 2016
21,282 posts
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Dave A
AtC. The house line is a light nylon lead with a clip attached to the end. Stick the clip on the dogs collar and let it trail behind the dog when in the house. When the dog goes somewhere it shouldn't, rather than interacting with the dog by calling it or physically moving it, which dogs like because it's interactive. Or punishing the dog for doing that action. Take the end of the lead, don't say anything, and move the dog where you want it. It takes persistence, but gets there eventually.
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