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August Patreon Livestream Re-Play is here! (Patreon)

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2022-08-22 22:35:43
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Topics: 

- Barking

- Barking in SD prospects

- Puppies getting on couches and puppy management

- Variable Reinforcement Schedules and fading food reinforcement

- Medical alerts 

- Service dog relief training

- Sniffing on walks and how to deal/make it enjoyable for both of you

- How often does a dog need to task to be considered a service dog? 

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Gea Bean

Just a comment on the furniture topic, I asked my trainer this same question, and what she told me was while doing the training (scent work) practice while in bed or on the couch sometimes. She wants me to show my puppy that when tasking they can ignore the normal rules to get to me for my own safety. Outside of that, I am a no animals on the furniture person only because of the cleanup and my struggle with allergens. 😊

Hannah Rachel

When you say the gsd was not able to do service work. Do you think your method of engage disengage would at least get him to ignore the triggers eventually if the owners kept doing it? Regardless of his ability to be a service dog

DOGGY•U
>>178991099

Yes - but it would have likely taken an experienced handler and committed and focused effort. That being said, sometime reactivity like this can be heightened while in a service dog program because of the stress of training/working in public. It's totally possible that as a pet some of the reactivity could lessen. Example: We had a dog in training with Pica (where they will eat inedible things - not common for GSDs) and when they were dropped from training and went home it resolved. Kennel life + new handler + the challenges of training in public were too much for the dog - thus not a service dog candidate. Hope that helps!

Helen Sabo

Thanks so much for answering my question!! You've given me a lot of helpful suggestions. First, I'm really glad to have misunderstood the thing about service dogs needing to stay off the furniture at home. The bed will probably always be off limits but so many times he's been sitting so nicely on the couch and I wanted to let him hang out with me, but thought I would be allowing something l would need to undo later. So that was a big relief! Part of the overexcited behavior issue is probably as you suggested, us being behind on getting him the right amount of exercise and other activity as his needs have changed. The cat is a real challenge, however, and this may be as much a cat management problem as anything else. I have gates and barriers and lots of cat trees and places where the cats (I have two) could go to get away from the dog. One cat keeps his distance except when he randomly runs up to swat the puppy for some perceived slight. The other one is super interested in the puppy's treats and likes to hang out where the puppy is. He'll hiss and swat at the puppy but won't go to a place where he's actually safe beyond the reach of the puppy. The puppy's already about twice the size of this cat and if I'm not right on top of him, will try to play with the cat almost the way he might play with another dog and is undeterred by the cat hissing, growling or swatting him, and that seems dangerous for the cat. Maybe if we get closer to the puppy's sweet spot for activity and rest it will get easier. I try to catch and reward the puppy for ignoring the cat or staying calm around the cat, but progress is spotty and slow. I'll also have to figure out a way to tether the puppy indoors, though I don't know if my husband is up to putting an eye for the tether into the wall, lol!

DOGGY•U
>>90130840

Re: the cats - one, could you reward the cats on the cat tree when the dog is around so they gravitate towards staying higher up and out of the way? Alternatively, put them in a bedroom when you're working with your dog, or work your dog in a bedroom. As far as the husband, i feel that! An alternative that I've used is getting a 50 lb weight plate or similar to tether to.