Canine Behavior Training
Seize the Leash
Attend a class designed for dogs that are difficult in normal group classes, that bark, lunge, become excited, reactive or aggressive towards other dogs or people or just shuts down. This class is des...
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11/28/2010 - Lulu and I went to the farmer's market this morning. We had a BLAST!!! Which of us was the scaredy cat? ME! Lulu was calm, confident (mostly), excited to sniff the smells and see the sights. She was such a good dog and I can't wait to go back! 11/26/2010 - I hope you both had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Lulu was so good with my friends and family over-- there was one incident where a guest was running down the stairs (and Lulu does NOT like fast movement as of yet) and this person completely blind-sided and freaked out Lulu. Lulu barked and stood her ground but frankly just looked so scared! Yes, my friend was also really scared, but not nearly as frightened as Lulu! It ended well, I think (I walked over to Lulu, made her sit, had the friend walk through the room and back to the table, then all was fine. Lulu a bit later walked by her at the table and neither friend nor pup seemed afraid). Otherwise Lulu did great. Didn't even bark at the people she hadn't met yet. It was really cool, I wasn't worried about her at all!
Jamie, of Seize the Leash, has been assisting me with socializing my greyhounds to other breeds. They (and I) are doing so much better since we’ve been working with her. I have also attended Jamie’s dog behavioral classes [NOTE: as the photographer - not a student ] and seen incredible improvements from a number of fear-aggressive dogs. I would recommend her to anyone. Excellent rating. 7/19/2010 (Diva, Annie and Gideon are three Great Pyrenees dogs. Annie and Diva have been fighting to the point of vet visits and stitches. They are far out from Tucson so I wrote up a checksheet for the owners to follow to fix the problems between the dogs on 1/27/2010) Hi Jamie - Not good news for us. Diva is fine, but we've been sick and this is my first day back to work. I've had the flu and a cold at the same time. Sam has been trying to help, but with the plummer and shed construction we are moving slowly, very slowly. I leave for work before daylight and have many evening chores. Hopefully we will get this back pain resolved sooner than later. On a positive note, we did spend time with both of them on leashes and walked the yard. Diva was fine, Annie seemed to want to go the other way. Sam spent time with Diva trying to get her to focus and he said that went well.As you can see we are running behind and will play catch up this weekend if it's not raining. Annie prefers to lay in her space. Diva has hers. What do you think about letting them off the leash together? I would do that after I've had some work with Diva on leash and Annie on leash also. We need to get them together. but with caution. (2/04/2010) Things seem to be going good with the check sheets you have sent. We will let you know if we have any more problems. If we have a balance due please let us know. Thanks for the help!! Diva and Annie are together on a supervised basis and are doing fine. They greet each other and go on their way. Diva has stayed in the house and is allowed to be with Annie when everyone is calm. Diva has been very good about reacting when called. Annie is Annie...she greets me when I come home and toodles off to the creek or whatever is her spot for the day. If we hear coyote sounds or other distractions we are careful about "setting them up" for failure. (2/23/2010) CD (checksheet training instead of group class or one-on-one with me - see checksheets for sale here)
Hey Jamie, Sorry about not making it on Saturday. I worked late on friday and then nicks family came into town on Saturday. We had a housefull on Saturday night and the puppies did wonderful!
Dee
SM 1/4/2010 Note: Gus would jump up for any small animal that was being held in someone's arms. Gus is a 75 lb dog and could cause some damage!
RW 12/17/2009 Note: I worked with Pringles several months ago. This is an update on how he is doing. Please see his story here.
A H 10/2/2009
PD 8/5/2009
RW 11/23/2009
Jamie has spent only two hours with me so far, but what a difference in my dogs! There hasn't been a fight in four days. Jake is losing his fear of Joey. He is coming out of his corner in the bedroom to be social and is even willing to eat next to Joey. Jake is also only putting up token resistance to walking with Joey and Hope. Joey is much calmer. He's only attempted to go after Jake a couple of times in the last four days. Both times I've been able to easily correct his behavior. I'm totally blown away with how quickly they have adapted to the new rules and how easy it is for me to teach them! Jamie’s methods make sense to me and they work! DS (6/30/2009) (Please read Joey's story)
AP (posted on Craig's List 7/2/2009) Jamie came again to our house because our dog was so territorial...and finally bit someone. She arranged for several people to show up at different times...to help with training and to test it. The result, once again, was amazing and resulted in a completely changed animal. He now only barks a little when someone knocks at the door, waits for permission to greet and then is fine with people he doesn't know. All this was accomplished in a matter of a few hours. She is amazing and we are forever grateful to her and her abilities and her friends and family who helped. Thank you Jamie. AP (posted on Craig's List 11/16/09) Hi, I just saw your post on craigs list and I wanted to tell you that I'm also a client of Jamie's. I can say my dogs are behaving a heck of a lot better and the fights have almost stopped completely. She is a wonderfull person to work with and has gotten me on the right track with the dogs. I just wanted to share my story too good luck with the training. take care
SG (emailed to AP from the Craig's List posting 7/3/2009)
More from SG a month later So all in all the dogs are better today. I want to thank you for being such a wonderful person and helping me with my pack. I hope you take care and have a wonderful day. I have included a photo of Athena where she goes to hide when I'm yelling at the cats or the kids..she cracks me up!!! Sincerely, |
Love these Girls they are great trainers. They train you & your dog in some fun different ways to help you & your dog be successful in your end goal. Just remember the owner is the one who needs to be consistent so that the dog will learn the correct behavior.
Thanks, Dawnell
Great Big Baby
10/27/2010 - One more thing- we walked by one of my neighbors who was standing across the street the other day, the one Lulu ALWAYS barks and lunges at in the not-so-polite fashion (and this is whether my neighbor is on my doorstep, across the street, even down 5 houses), and Lulu didn't react. Well, we had to complete quite a few circle/turn around/try again moves but she was completely nonreactive when we did walk by. Yes, we were at a good distance--across the street from one another--but I was thrilled! Lulu's excellent behavior set off an awe-struck gasp and a smile by that neighbor-- it was great! Let's hope when we see her again we will continue to be so calm and polite!
Sibling Squabbles
Hi Jamie!
What's that!!
Where the chips fall :)
hello there lady dog whisperer,
The vet tech who does it has noticed she is better than when she first met her.
How to Foster
I'm totally blown away...
It's amazing ...
I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how things are going. The day after you came there was a major fight with all the dogs this time. I guess it was set off by someone in the neighborhood shooting off fireworks. It took me a little bit to get them all to stop but since then we have not had any fights or really any growling. Nugget is doing good in the house she still wants to lick the floor and tries to show you her teeth but for the most part its been good. As for little Athena..she's a work in progress. She will stay out of the trash for the most part but she does have her days when she's the holy terrior of the place. She has grasped the sit command and she's usually sitting before I open the bag of treats. As for the dog walks..goes well for the most part. Zeus is much better at ignoring the dogs. He still tries to be the leader but we are still working on that. I think I may just be walking too slow for him since I've been having trouble with my knees and hips. Oh and what was funny the other day I was walking them and that same pit bull that came after you and nugget before was out and came after the dogs. Thank goodness my husband was with us and had the baby stroller and was able to pick up Athena. I choked up the dogs leashes and put myself inbetween my dogs and the pit. It was tough since nugget and zeus wanted to go after the pit and were really tugging at me but I kept them in check. The pit kept following us for 1 1/2 blocks snarling and barking at us but I kept pshhh and snaking and pointing my finger for him to get. What was really funny about it all..my neighbot across the street came out and watched us along with the neighbor on the corner who does not like me and they watched us. I heard the bad neighbor say something but couldn't make it out I just kept saying "come on dogs, ignore the pit" we made it home just fine and the pit gave up and ran off.