Adult Dog Socialization

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  • Ginger_and_ChristineG

    My beautiful girl Ginger is great with people, but dogs are another story. Big or small she growls at them all! She is about 6 years old, so she isn't a pup anymore. Does anyone have advice on steps I can take to make her more comfortable. I am also looking for an older dog socialization/training course in Seattle… :confused:

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  • tanzaT

    @Ginger_and_Christine:

    My beautiful girl Ginger is great with people, but dogs are another story. Big or small she growls at them all! She is about 6 years old, so she isn't a pup anymore. Does anyone have advice on steps I can take to make her more comfortable. I am also looking for an older dog socialization/training course in Seattle… :confused:

    Have you considered a behaviorist? Instead of a class situation? You would get one on one attention with your girl… then try a beginning Obedience class

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • S

    I think this is the correct trainer…they will give you a free eval of your rescue dog...you just have to bring it in to them.
    They will eval and then tell you what they think you need to do.

    I have taken my last 3 to the Academy of Canine Behavior in Bothell. They do a great job in training you to train your dogs, starting with puppies at 16 weeks, which is pretty much the pups just having a great time running around and playing. The sessions are about 7 weeks and I recommend taking all 3 levels. Call them and ask for a brochure.
    425-486-9567 and they will answer any questions you might have.

    Ask them about working with basenjis and how much they know of this breed.
    Let us know what you think.

    Sharron Hurlbut

    BRAT, basenji rescue

    Evergreen basenji club

    Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue

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  • jys1011J

    Try to find an animal behaviorist near you…they can definitely help. Check out this website.

    www.iaabc.org

    Basenji Mom of C3PO & TOPAZ

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