Hi, I adopted a dog a few months ago. Gorgeous little terrier chihuahua cross who is nearly two. Don't think he was mistreated but did not have a consistent home until he came to us.
He's very loyal and loving but can be nervous with new people and it seems like he doesn't quite know how to react with other dogs - pulling, jumping, barking - if someone stops to talk he will little settle and have a sniff of the other dog but it can take time. I've been clicker training him so when he is calm around another dog he gets a click and a treat etc but this is taking time and sometimes getting his attention is difficult.
A couple of days after I adopted him I was walking him around where I live. A lady passed with her dog (who was off the lead) and this dog came trotting straight over. My dog reacted as he normally does and she told me I needed to control my dog better. I explained he was brand new to me and she basically said stop making excuses, you need to get this under control (which I don't necessarily disagree with but just found her incredibly rude). I was so annoyed as whilst my dog was being crazy I did have control of him as he was on a lead unlike hers.
Seen her a couple of times since and she keeps commenting on me saying make sure you have a tight hold of him. Same thing this morning even after I'd gone through the whole clicker training thing so at least she could see I was trying to do something.
AIBU that this is really starting to wind me up and also does anyone have any tips for training a dog who is like this? We are making progress but it's slow! I honestly think he just gets overexcited but I can understand why other dog walkers would avoid us!
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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Kirigiri · 11/09/2020 14:48
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