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[two_bit_score]

Great pic! They are intense.

 

[Sigarms]

I picked her up and brought her home.

My last heeler over 17 years:
-Never peed in the house
-Never pooped in the house
-Never chewed anything.

Within 1 hour in the house this one:
-Peed in the house
-Pooped in the house
-Chewed on my shoe

Oh well, I got her in PORTLAND OREGON, I shoulda known I was in for an awakening. Joking any Portland people. The rescue place did not even have a grass area to take their dogs out to, they must have just let the dogs.... oh well, no point in going on. She seems to be a great dog. I have had worse, this one is a sweetheart.
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I would of thought that the rescue group would of given her history in foster care?

That said, those 3 traits you mentioned that she did do are very easy to train to stop.

Just remember to use positive reinforcement instead of negative reinforcement.

If you're keeping her inside, I'd suggest to crate train her at nights.

If you have a lot of property and don't know the disposition of the dog on a lot of land, I'd also suggest a training collar.

When we did a lot of fostering in our past, crate training and training collars were kind of mandatory depending on how the dog behaved both inside and outside of our home.

Because you stated "She seems to be a great dog. I have had worse, this one is a sweetheart" she would be worth the investment IMO.

Didn't see you had a border collie from you last post. Hope would be that the border collie can train the new dog. One thing you don't want however is having the new dog train new habits into the dog that is already well behaved.

 

[goeduck]

Still on a lease. Needed to see how she would act around cattle. Interested but no hard chase pull on the leash. The last heeler I had took 1-1/2 years to break that. Also down on the beach checking smells.

 

[goeduck]

I would of thought that the rescue group would of given her history in foster care?

That said, those 3 traits you mentioned that she did do are very easy to train to stop.

Just remember to use positive reinforcement instead of negative reinforcement.

If you're keeping her inside, I'd suggest to crate train her at nights.

If you have a lot of property and don't know the disposition of the dog on a lot of land, I'd also suggest a training collar.

When we did a lot of fostering in our past, crate training and training collars were kind of mandatory depending on how the dog behaved both inside and outside of our home.

Because you stated "She seems to be a great dog. I have had worse, this one is a sweetheart" she would be worth the investment IMO.

Didn't see you had a border collie from you last post. Hope would be that the border collie can train the new dog. One thing you don't want however is having the new dog train new habits into the dog that is already well behaved.

I think you are spot on in everything. Potty training is going well, so someone along the line (1-1/2 years old) had her going outside. Maybe new dogs just need to know what is "outside" and "inside"? My house is fairly large, so coming from a cramped shelter I could see the confusion. The only negative right now is she is too clingy for the Border Collie's comfort level. None of my dogs ever seem to want to share a bed. They seem to be working that out, however. Thanks for your input.

 

[ArlyA]

We've trained and owned a variety of dogs for 30+ years. We usually have two at a time. No shock collars used. What are we doing wrong? This photo was taken at a blesssing of the animals service our church does.

 

[goeduck]

I have never used a shock collar. I just keep a good harness on them and yank the leash appropriately until they know the rules.

 

[sixdogs]

We've trained and owned a variety of dogs for 30+ years. We usually have two at a time. No shock collars used. What are we doing wrong? This photo was taken at a blesssing of the animals service our church does.View attachment 710743

Blessing of the animals sounds great. I remember that from when I was a kid. Very important for the kids and priest alike.

 

[Sigarms]

We've trained and owned a variety of dogs for 30+ years. We usually have two at a time. No shock collars used. What are we doing wrong? This photo was taken at a blesssing of the animals service our church does.

You been very lucky to have dogs come into your home by "luck of draw" as to having no clue what their prey instinct is and what they will do if they get a scent of an animal while outside on a lot of land and actually not take off on you.

Generally when we were activily fostering, we'd have our 3 dogs and an average of 2-4 dogs in foster care, so we we're averaging about 5-6 in the house.

Please note not ALL dogs needed the collar, but I can think of some pretty wild ones who would take off in a minute never to be seen again if they didn't have a collar on them.

Better safe than sorry as I never wanted to lose a dog in care.

Besides that, a good collar has two modes, shock AND Vibrate, with the shock being able to ge given at at least 50 levels so you can see what actually gets the dogs attention. You associate the vibrate with the shock and the command to stop, and generally after a shock or two, you only need to use the vibrate.

So, please, tell me your secret when you have a new couple year old blue tick hound in your care or a german shorthair pointer in your care, and you take them off lead and they get wind of some game and go running off on you. How do YOU get them back?

 

[Sigarms]

I have never used a shock collar. I just keep a good harness on them and yank the leash appropriately until they know the rules.

Honestly, they work wonders with dogs out in fields / woods off lead.

You generally get what you pay for. As mentioned, never really need to use the shock if any of my dogs have it on them, vibrate will generally get them to come back if they take off on a rabbit or something else.

Currently the only brand I'll use...

Dog Training E-Collars for Hunting | Electronic Dog Collars for Sale

www.dogtra.com

We had taken a guy that was chained 24/7 and was the wildest dog I've ever seen. It was a major accomplishment just to get him off a chain and be still for a second. Training collar when used correctly works wonders IMO (the idea of course is not to shock the ***** out of the dog) but to use the vibrate mode.

Here I am taking him out back for a run...

Same guy doing what he loved more than running...

 

[goeduck]

I have never used a shock collar. I just keep a good harness on them and yank the leash appropriately until the know the rules.

Honestly, they work wonders with dogs out in fields / woods off lead.

You generally get what you pay for. As mentioned, never really need to use the shock if any of my dogs have it on them, vibrate will generally get them to come back if they take off on a rabbit or something else.

Currently the only brand I'll use...

Dog Training E-Collars for Hunting | Electronic Dog Collars for Sale

www.dogtra.com

We had taken a guy that was chained 24/7 and was the wildest dog I've ever seen. It was a major accomplishment just to get him off a chain and be still for a second. Training collar when used correctly works wonders IMO (the idea of course is not to shock the ***** out of the dog) but to use the vibrate mode.

I could see using them in an emergency situation. I had one I thought was trained enough to be around cattle. It wasn't. Thirty 700 lb steers to the 4 corners after they broke their fence down getting away.