"Suja" spoke these words of wisdom in
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"diddy" none wrote in message:

It IS a problem. I have a friend with a dog like this. And she's a work
in
progress. She's finally getting there, but it takes a hands on
observance
of the dog and her relationship with the dog to show her what she's
doing
wrong, and how to develop the dog's self control and learn to wait for
behavior appropriately.

Any guidance on what to look for, what to ask? I've known him since he
was
a 9 or 10 week old puppy, and his owner for about a year, and have a good
sense of both their personalities and the type of relationship they have.

We have talked about what to reward and ignore; didn't feel that
correction
would be appropriate in case it turned out to be counter productive. I
thought that some confidence building might be in order, and she's
planning
on starting agility with both dogs later in the year (Oliver first,
'cause
Sid's still growing).

Suja




First, I had to teach my friend to direct her dog so that her dog develops
the belief that she CAN earn attention appropriately.
My friend was doing a LOT of rewarding for the exact sort of behavior she
did not want, she simply wasn't aware if it.

So it was more catching her when she rewarded the negative behaviors, and
combined it with teaching the dog it can appropriately earn attention (by
bringing stuff, doing tricks, or just paying for quiet)
Pay for quiet is a huge factor, in that the dog learns that when it's
sitting quietly, it gets paid. NOT when it's fidgeting, or whining.
It takes a great effort on the trainer, because the trainer basicly paid
the dog on demand by it's rude behaviors. This worked for the dog.

The handler needs to learn to pay attention the QUIET times and make a
concerted effort to pay for those, and totally ignoring the attention
getting behaviors. And yes, I would get that dog a patch.. DO NOT PET. This
is not the time you want people petting the dog. They may pet, when she
TELLS them that they may.