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#952
#952
MaxamusXIII said:
I've never dealt with a pee'er but I'd say it's the same as the dogs that excessively jump and bark when you come home. The level of excitement needs to be changed. You can start by not acknowledging the dog when you come home till he's calm. Also when you leave don't make a big deal of it so your coming and going is just part of the day and not a reason to celebrate.
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Agreed, I would also make sure to get all the basic training in place for this dog. Keep a low profile coming and leaving. When entering give the dog a sit or down/stay command. It is easier to teach a dog a command then change some bad behaviors.

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#953
#953
CopperHead_Vol said:
Thanks Brother...

I hear you on the Vet issues. You should have seen the Vet hiding behind the exam table. He had me stand with Ruger and literally snuck around the table from behind to give him a rabies shot.

Be Safe,

CH_V
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When I rescued my GSD, I had all sorts of problems with socialization with her. She just didn't trust anyone (other than me) at first. It took small steps of getting her into public for brief periods and then longer to really get the social interaction to a level where she was semi-comfortable with strangers. She still won't go up to people wagging her tail, but she will look to me as the big Alpha like "is it okay? Are they a friend?" She's learned the word friend and knows it's someone she can allow to pet her and scratch her ears.

GSDs are very peculiar (you know this) but are extremely intelligent. But the more controlled social interaction you can get in small doses and growing longer will be beneficial down the road. And with the "friend" portion, she used to get all kinds of crazy with the deer in the back 40 and rabbits/squirrels in the fenced in portion. Now? She thinks the deer are big dogs and wants to play because I kept enforcing the no barking rule and kept calling them friends. She runs out all happy like they are going to hop over the fence and play around with her instead of looking like she's an idiot for wagging her tail at the fence.
 
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#954
#954
turn3 said:
Peyton
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My wife would love to have one like yours. She has been asking for a while. Only issue is living out in the boonies on a farm, we are afraid of the predators and a small dog getting hurt around the live stock.

I showed my wife this picture and she said she loves you pooch... lol

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#955
#955
MaxamusXIII said:
I've never dealt with a pee'er but I'd say it's the same as the dogs that excessively jump and bark when you come home. The level of excitement needs to be changed. You can start by not acknowledging the dog when you come home till he's calm. Also when you leave don't make a big deal of it so your coming and going is just part of the day and not a reason to celebrate.
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Sometimes his excitement is random throughout the day and he will pee. I was concerned if it may be a bladder control issue but I think it may be too early to tell since he is only a little over 4 months old.
 
#956
#956
SergeantVol said:
For you more experienced dog trainers. My Heeler is 5 months old. He is an excited pee'er. Is there anyway to stop this. He loves everyone and everything. If I am away from him for more than a couple hours and come home, he will commence a full body wag and pee all over the place. My wife will be with him and he will still do this.
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That's always been a tough one for my wife and I. We had a dog many years ago named Quiche, and she had a fear of men, so I had to ignore her and let her approach me or she would get excited and pee. Eventually as her confidence in me grew she got better, but she never 100% overcame the problem.

Lola was also excitement peeing when she first came to our house with us, but it was mostly fear, she had not been around other dogs. But that has 100% gone away as she became more confident around us and the pack. She's convinced she runs the joint now, so no more nervous peeing.

The only advice I can give is to repeat what has already been said, ignore her and never "reward" that negative behavior with attention. Wait until she calms down and then reward the calm energy with your attention, without getting her worked up. As her confidence and familiarity with her situation grows, I would hope she would get much better.

Oh, and do what we did, get vinyl wood flooring and some baby gates. We got barn wood looking vinyl flooring and it looks awesome. We kept the carpet in the bedrooms, but the dogs access to those areas are limited with some strategically placed baby gates, so accidents are easy peasy clean up. :good!:
 
#957
#957
No dogs.. But my wife decided we needed a cat..3 years ago.

🍊🏉Go Vols?
 

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#962
#962
Copperhead-

When we rescued a blue tick he was the same exact way you describe Ruger to be, when my wife brought him home it took 3 months before Blue would even approach me, I couldn't have facial hair because he related it to his old master who treated him badly(guy went to jail for animal cruelty in Roseville Tn)

We muzzled him and just let him cry and moan and yelp while I tried to calm him down for a few minutes a day for a few weeks, then his muzzle went on and stayed on nomprob once he figure out I was there to help him and love him. Vet visits went better, he loved his kennel and what made the biggest difference to break him of his wildlife chasing and killing (2 deer, 5 opossums, and 2! Yes 2 dead coyotes in Cordova Tn drug to our doorstep the same night!) was his "run line"
I anchored 2 8x8 posts in concrete 100 yards apart and stretched a 1/4" steel cable across and hooked up a 6' lead to him and let him go, I used my Labs training dummies and duck scents to get his mind off other wildlife since he wouldn't step in more than 1 foot of water (I think he had some bad experiences with water in his early life) after a few em years we had to move and get rid of him.

He resides on a corn farm in Tate county Ms. and is a great coon hound to this day, he broke his leg a few years ago but rehabbed and back at treeing coons, I'll be going to see him in a few weeks with my uncle to check out some deer hunting camps. Can't Wait! We miss Blue so much, he was a good hearted hound! And we are proud we could get him back to doing hound dog stuff!

Try the craziest things you can think of they just might work!
 
#966
#966
The Dog said:
My bad. Somebody, please tell me how to get my pics from always being sideways
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You can load the pic on your phone and take a screenshot. Then post the screenshot. That should work. It’s a pita. Sorry.
 
#969
#969
Grand Vol said:
When I rescued my GSD, I had all sorts of problems with socialization with her. She just didn't trust anyone (other than me) at first. It took small steps of getting her into public for brief periods and then longer to really get the social interaction to a level where she was semi-comfortable with strangers. She still won't go up to people wagging her tail, but she will look to me as the big Alpha like "is it okay? Are they a friend?" She's learned the word friend and knows it's someone she can allow to pet her and scratch her ears.

GSDs are very peculiar (you know this) but are extremely intelligent. But the more controlled social interaction you can get in small doses and growing longer will be beneficial down the road. And with the "friend" portion, she used to get all kinds of crazy with the deer in the back 40 and rabbits/squirrels in the fenced in portion. Now? She thinks the deer are big dogs and wants to play because I kept enforcing the no barking rule and kept calling them friends. She runs out all happy like they are going to hop over the fence and play around with her instead of looking like she's an idiot for wagging her tail at the fence.
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It sounds like you know my pain dealing with this. I have stepped though a similar process like you described several times with GSD rescues. GSD are very intelligent sometimes it can be a determent when trying to correct certain issues.

I have worked with Ruger in a family environment for over 2 years. He has two other great older GSD's in the household to learn from, but he is no closer to being stable then he was the day I got him. He is still a work in progress for sure.

Be Safe,

CH_V
 
#970
#970
CopperHead_Vol said:
It sounds like you know my pain dealing with this. I have stepped though a similar process like you described several times with GSD rescues. GSD are very intelligent sometimes it can be a determent when trying to correct certain issues.

I have worked with Ruger in a family environment for over 2 years. He has two other great older GSD's in the household to learn from, but he is no closer to being stable then he was the day I got him. He is still a work in progress for sure.

Be Safe,

CH_V
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Difference of a family environment (which he probably has "adopted" you into his pack) and a public setting.

Try brief periods at parks where he can see other people and dogs, but not within say, 150 feet or so for like 20 minutes. He'll probably growl and bark at the others, but you can correct that behavior fairly easily since time and distance are on your side. Keep increasing the time and decreasing the distance as Ruger learns it's not cool to bark, growl, etc at other dogs or teenage boys and is rewarded for good behavior.

Just a suggestion.
 
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#971
Grand Vol said:
Difference of a family environment (which he probably has "adopted" you into his pack) and a public setting.

Try brief periods at parks where he can see other people and dogs, but not within say, 150 feet or so for like 20 minutes. He'll probably growl and bark at the others, but you can correct that behavior fairly easily since time and distance are on your side. Keep increasing the time and decreasing the distance as Ruger learns it's not cool to bark, growl, etc at other dogs or teenage boys and is rewarded for good behavior.

Just a suggestion.
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Understood brother, good information and I appreciate the response.

Amazingly, he is good with being in public and around people. Protective and attentive as a good GSD should be, but approachable. Anyone who sees him would think he is well trained and he is. The whole issue is the unpredictable quirkiness he displays when he flies off the handle. I do not know when or what will trigger it. That is the challenge and why I cannot trust him in certain situations.

It is very similar to a stress disorder but limited to random redlining unexpected fight or flight reactions. It is just too dicey to put others at risk. He is like the buddy that you have to drag out of the bar early in the evening because he sucker punched some dude in the bathroom for no reason.

Be Safe,

CH_V
 
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