Zoni does her alert bark every now and then when a stranger or strange dogs approaches, but I think it is primarily when she can't see the person well (she's looking into the sun or it's really dark). She does it a lot less now that she is older. You could be proactive and condition her to like it when strangers approach.
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RE: Barking at strangers
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RE: Barking at strangers
Another approach if she is food modivated is to have a bowl of treats by the door or give the people treats. At first they should just throw the treats down in front of the dog. She would learn to associate strangers coming into the house with good things and I'd bet her behavior would change over a little time. I did something similar for my dog for table training. Good luck!
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RE: Oakley-emergency surgery
Honestly, I don't even know what "richness" means. Is that supposed to be protein content? I really don't buy into that idea too much. When Nemo had severe intestinal issues (likely intestinal cancer) which led to chronic diarrhea we were able to get him to do well on raw food for a decent period of time which is relatively high in fat and protein (I have an integrative medicine vet) where the specialist recommended the "highly digestible" science diet stuff. He had some food sensitivities before that, likely chicken (not raw but in processed foods) and corn. If your dog was having food issues before the incident then I would suggest doing an elimination diet and try a novel protein source and see what happens. I've been feeding my dogs the Sophos complete dehydrated raw food when travelling the past few weeks and it has worked well. You can buy small bags of it to try it.
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RE: Oakley-emergency surgery
Oh, and you might want to consider L-glutamine as a supplement to help improve the intestinal mucosa. I gave it to Nemo on my vet's recommendation. I've also read where it might help with diarrhea.
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RE: Oakley-emergency surgery
The research with probiotics and people isn't really conclusive or straight forward either but many find benefits with them. But it's one of those things that might help and really can't hurt too much other than your pocketbook and maybe some gassiness with your dog.
Which ID food was it? What was the protein? Which Fromms were you using? In this case you may just have to try a less than ideal food but better than the ID to get him more normal and then transition back to a better food.
One thing to consider is the Nutriscan test (I haven't looked back in the thread to see if it was brought up before). http://nutriscan.org/ It's a bit pricey if you do both panels but it might indicate if he has sensitivities to any particular things and then you would know to avoid them in diet selection.
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RE: Oakley-emergency surgery
Is he still on the Flagyl or just recently off of it? His gut flora may be way off in either one of those cases.
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RE: Oakley has food aggression in the presence of other dogs
And a trainer can help you set up the situations to desensitize and countercondition if you aren't able yourself to do it. Just be clear in what you want from them up front. You want modify his behavior not just manage it. Although you will always have to do some level of management.
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RE: Oakley has food aggression in the presence of other dogs
Read Jean Donaldson's "Mine". There is a protocol there for resource guarding. It mainly applies to humans in that book.
For now you have to manage. So crate the dogs while they are eating, even if it is a treat. Or at least one of them. And no one can give him food except you. You will just have to be mindful of that.
Starting just by yourself with Oakley is how you should start with any of the behaviors and then move up to having a trigger present. You can certainly make the situation better but I don't know if you can completely fix it, that is likely dog and situation dependent.
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RE: 2013 Nationals - Auburn, Washington
I'll be there Saturday to do Hubble's JC runs. I haven't gotten around to getting either of the dogs qualified so they'll have sit out for the rest this time. Have to work that in or I'll never end up coursing them!
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RE: 2013 Nationals - Auburn, Washington
I know! Have to pack. We leave Sunday.
Clay
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RE: Oakley-emergency surgery
Hope he is doing well. Nemo ate part of a towel and luckily they were able to pull it out through the stomach similar to Oakley. That should make the recovery easier. Hang in there!
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RE: Ways to Tire Out High Energy Dog?
How about nosework/scentwork? Once she gets the hang of it, you can use it as a way to occupy her time around the house by hiding treats or eventually scented items.
Oops, just noticed Chealsie508 said that. :p