Doing great in class, but....

[Luvmybaby]

As always, Ansel is doing wonderful in class. :7 He has great recall on the commands and is very well behaved. Last night we were working on making them wait for permission to go through doors as to save them from darting into a busy street, etc. We were working in a hallway (same place we worked before) and were using a bathroom. Well Ansel was absolutely PETRIFIED of the door. It was all I could do to get him to go by that door. I didn't force him, he came with me, but he was cowering and wouldn't take the treat I was trying to give him. Any ideas on why that would be?

Amanda and Ansel

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[alicat613]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

Typical Dane attitude. It may have been because there was so much focus on the doorway, or the bathroom if she finds that scary. Just move to another doorway and act normally.

[Luvmybaby]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

Ok, thanks! I was working with him on the door out of the building and he did fine. What a weirdo! LOL

Amanda and Ansel

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[alicat613]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

Be prepared to be entertained by random apprehension of objects.
Danes as they grow go through fear stages and will suddenly think a random object is way scary! Just act normally (well you can laugh, just don't baby!) and they move past it eventually.

[Luvmybaby]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

That's so funny! I was careful not to baby him, (I have heard that babying them reinforces the scared behavior)I was just trying to get him to do the activity. Thanks for the response.

Amanda and Ansel

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[daneowned]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

Could he have gotten his tail closed in that door at some time?
Martha

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[krb0471]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

Isn't it funny what they deem a "threat"? We are going through a phase where recycling bins at the end of driveways are super scary monsters! (Even though she has seen them EVERYDAY on our walks for the past 4 months...) :f Mostly if they are upside down. Last month it was yellow road signs that are lower to the ground, like at the end of a drive way/ turnabout.

[Jill]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

Jade is almost 4 and she still will act like a baby with some things. It's just ridiculous- tail tucked, goes to her bed and pouts over something like a can of paint for a house project. We always just encourage her to investigate the offending item and not coddle her. I think this is just one of the ways Danes show they're nothing but big babies!

Jill

[My2Danes]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

I can't have anything large (box, dog food bag, etc) anywhere that Sawyer can see it while he's eating. I gets very upset when anything is in view of his food dish. If there's something scary elsewhere in the kitchen he'll go as far as using a different doorway to avoid whatever is bothering him.

[Luvmybaby]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

Martha, You would have thought there would be a reason for his fear, but he had never been by that door before. It is rather funny this 100 lb dog scared of random things. He is such a weirdo and I love him so! Wouldn't change him for the world.

Amanda and Ansel

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[humbug]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

Amanda, how old is Ansel now?
How is Ansel when you walk him?
Dakota is almost 16 wks and I have been working with her walking to my side consistantly and I must tell you she's bad at it! :9
She also had her first class last week and she did okay.

[Luvmybaby]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

He's 6 1/2 months now. He's doing fairly well walking with me (as long as he wants to LOL). But honestly he does very well, and I think it gets better as you go. Just remember to have fun and it makes all the difference. We have a blast in class, so it's a great bonding time. Let me know how your classes go.

Amanda and Ansel

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[B.C. Danes]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

My husband and i had romantic evening for valentines day,NO WAIT A MINUTE,we went to class with the boys.they are doing great.Next week is our final class and test.We will have to practice our long lead sit because brewser gets tired and lays down.you can tell he knows he is not suppose to,but 7pm is late for a little guy.the boys turned 5 months on the 11th.They are getting so big.Rhonda

[Luvmybaby]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

LOL Thankfully our classes are on Mondays. It is amazing how fast they grow isn't it? I'm thinking about starting a then and now thread because we found a pic of Ansel right after we got him home and he was shorter than the couch. (I honestly didn't remember him being that small!) Plus I love puppy pics.

Amanda and Ansel

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[DaphneandRoscoe]

RE: Doing great in class, but....

That's a good idea. Put him in front of the couch in the same spot for every picture and you'll see how much he is growing

Michele
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