We have a 6 mos. old Mini Schnauzer who is fearful of meeting dogs and strangers. We have taken him to socialization classes; tried to meet other pets in our neighbourhood; and tried our best to allow him to meet pets and people on his own while on walks but the results are predictably the same each time. He barks and tries to escape the situation.

His incessant barking is very annoying and no doubt the dog doesn't enjoy the situation when it occurs. We have tried distractions when he begins to bark at people on the street or pets in the park but it only helps momentarily until he again focuses on the dog or person and begins the barking again.

I'm certain that there must be something we can do to help our dog gain a more sociable and quiet demeanour, or perhaps we're simply doing something wrong that we can correct.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated so that we can help our pet to meet and greet in a more sociable manner.

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:54:10 +0000, RobbieD wrote:

We have a 6 mos. old Mini Schnauzer who is fearful of meeting dogs and
strangers. We have taken him to socialization classes; tried to meet
other pets in our neighbourhood; and tried our best to allow him to meet
pets and people on his own while on walks but the results are
predictably the same each time. He barks and tries to escape the
situation.

His incessant barking is very annoying and no doubt the dog doesn't
enjoy the situation when it occurs. We have tried distractions when he
begins to bark at people on the street or pets in the park but it only
helps momentarily until he again focuses on the dog or person and begins
the barking again.

I'm certain that there must be something we can do to help our dog gain
a more sociable and quiet demeanour, or perhaps we're simply doing
something wrong that we can correct.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated so that we can
help our pet to meet and greet in a more sociable manner.

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/C...guid=473241596

a very friendly and knowledgeable dog owners/trainers

Description
This group is specifically for readers of "Control Unleashed: Creating a
Focused and Confident Dog" by Leslie McDevitt, who are using the methods
and philosophy of the CU program either with their own dogs or their
students' dogs, and wish to share ideas, stories and encouragement in a
supportive environment.

"RobbieD" wrote in message
...

We have a 6 mos. old Mini Schnauzer who is fearful of meeting dogs and
strangers. We have taken him to socialization classes; tried to meet
other pets in our neighbourhood; and tried our best to allow him to meet
pets and people on his own while on walks but the results are
predictably the same each time. He barks and tries to escape the
situation.

His incessant barking is very annoying and no doubt the dog doesn't
enjoy the situation when it occurs. We have tried distractions when he
begins to bark at people on the street or pets in the park but it only
helps momentarily until he again focuses on the dog or person and begins
the barking again.

I'm certain that there must be something we can do to help our dog gain
a more sociable and quiet demeanour, or perhaps we're simply doing
something wrong that we can correct.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated so that we can
help our pet to meet and greet in a more sociable manner.

What distractions have you tried?


There is something called BAT that you could try.
http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/20...g-bat-cartoon/