Dog's doing better.

Hello,
I thought it'd only be right to come back to this group and thank you
all for the help with my dog's off leash problem. I was told to practice
and praise more than enforce negatively.

And that's what Sav and I did. Every night for two months we practiced
outside (with snacks), and now I walk her twice a day off leash. There's
a little problem now, but I think I can handle it:

She (my dog) is often distracted these days, always sniffing around in the
air for food or something. Also, she isn't as reliable outside when I
don't have treats.

What do you suggest for more reliability and attention? Also, I'd like to
stop the treat business. Every single walk off leash requires treats,
else she won't behave normally.

Naota.

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"Naota" <Yeah.right.RemoveThis@see.signature> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I thought it'd only be right to come back to this group and thank you
> all for the help with my dog's off leash problem. I was told to practice
> and praise more than enforce negatively.
>
> And that's what Sav and I did. Every night for two months we practiced
> outside (with snacks), and now I walk her twice a day off leash. There's
> a little problem now, but I think I can handle it:
>
> She (my dog) is often distracted these days, always sniffing around in the
> air for food or something. Also, she isn't as reliable outside when I
> don't have treats.
>
> What do you suggest for more reliability and attention? Also, I'd like to
> stop the treat business. Every single walk off leash requires treats,
> else she won't behave normally.
>
> Naota.
>
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> naSota.RemoveThis@tPampabay.rAr.cMom --> (remove the capital letters: ('SPAM')
>

You may need to find a toy that she likes and use that along with 'over the
top' praise when you get the behaviour you desire. When I walk my Boxer and
my Rottie off lead I use a little trick of putting my hand down and they
come back and touch it and I release them to the bigger boundry. What this
does in my opinion is it makes it so every recall does NOT signify the end
of the fun.

hth,
Joe
www.gotboxer.com - An exclusive no Puppy Wizard zone. :)