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So that I don't hijack the LGD post, here is a continuation of my behavioral question.
So generally his version of threatening is correct--unknown people walking by our house, threatening animals. What I want to teach him is to trust that an unknown person I introduce is okay and should be treated as such.
Let me explain, he has NEVER attacked or threatened a new, unknown person I introduce. But he was under socialized as a puppy and so new dogs and new people, even when I tell him they are okay, his mind still seems to be screaming danger and he gets overstimulated. This leads to behavior like tugging at leash, jumping up on people, and generally not heeding any commands I know he knows (he does them perfectly during training time and when it is around people/noise/animals he knows.) Mostly because after he barks loudly/acts as if he will jump up on someone, they show discomfort and I think that sets him off.
Now that I write it out, just sounds like I need to work on socialization in a contained and focused and safe environment. But any advice on doing socialization for an older dog or just other training advice for a dog with a very short attention span would be awesome!
Absolutely, "look at me" and "Leave it" are commands all dogs should know, between the two, you should be able to direct his focus better. What does he usually consider to be threatening? We should probably just make a new thread.
So generally his version of threatening is correct--unknown people walking by our house, threatening animals. What I want to teach him is to trust that an unknown person I introduce is okay and should be treated as such.
Let me explain, he has NEVER attacked or threatened a new, unknown person I introduce. But he was under socialized as a puppy and so new dogs and new people, even when I tell him they are okay, his mind still seems to be screaming danger and he gets overstimulated. This leads to behavior like tugging at leash, jumping up on people, and generally not heeding any commands I know he knows (he does them perfectly during training time and when it is around people/noise/animals he knows.) Mostly because after he barks loudly/acts as if he will jump up on someone, they show discomfort and I think that sets him off.
Now that I write it out, just sounds like I need to work on socialization in a contained and focused and safe environment. But any advice on doing socialization for an older dog or just other training advice for a dog with a very short attention span would be awesome!