dutchman
07-03-2001, 02:43 PM
In case you haven't looked at my posting in the Special Events forum with the report from the Weenie roast I just thought I would drop a quick note here to fill people in on how Tanner is doing.
As many of our long term members know Tanner joined Frank and me last July 30. He was a rescue having spent 2.5 months in foster care after being dumped in a night deposit at a Denver area shelter. He was considered hard to place due to some aggression problems. He and Frank got along almost from the start. I found out on our first walk just how dog aggressive Tanner was when he charged a neighbors lab. It took a few months before I discovered he was also people aggressive. We went to basic obedience classes around the end of the year and have continued to work on his problems which for the most part seem to be fear aggression.
Saturday was the big annual Colorado Dachshund Rescue Weenie Roast. Attendance was down this year but there were still about 80 dachshunds and their people there. Tanner did very well. I had a greyhound collar on him since he refuses to pant when he wears his gentle leader and it was a hot day. He only growled at three people in the five plus hours we were there. Few disputes with other dogs (he always has liked other dachshunds). The only other dogs that really set him off were a pair of Schipperkees that he growled and barked at immediately. There were a handful of other non dachshunds there as well but the others did not seem to set him off he even seemed interested in making friends with on cocker mix.
No for the bad news I don't have people over to our home very often and I noted the other day that Tanner was a little nippy towards a friend who he has visited and gotten along with at their home. It looks like I need to strat rerouting victims to come over so I can work on this territorial aggression issue.
I just want to fill everyone in on our progress so that they will know there is hope in overcoming aggression problems. You just need to be willing to spend time, experiment with different approaches, and take the proper precautions with the dog while you are working with it. While I say to be open to different approaches I would give any new training technique at least 6-8 weeks before moving on to something new. The only exception would be if I observed some approach was making things worse.
I still have work to do with Tanner and he may never be a dog I will feel comfortable taking my eye off of in a public setting but now I at least feel it is safe for people to approach him.
Tom and the boys (Frank and Tanner)
As many of our long term members know Tanner joined Frank and me last July 30. He was a rescue having spent 2.5 months in foster care after being dumped in a night deposit at a Denver area shelter. He was considered hard to place due to some aggression problems. He and Frank got along almost from the start. I found out on our first walk just how dog aggressive Tanner was when he charged a neighbors lab. It took a few months before I discovered he was also people aggressive. We went to basic obedience classes around the end of the year and have continued to work on his problems which for the most part seem to be fear aggression.
Saturday was the big annual Colorado Dachshund Rescue Weenie Roast. Attendance was down this year but there were still about 80 dachshunds and their people there. Tanner did very well. I had a greyhound collar on him since he refuses to pant when he wears his gentle leader and it was a hot day. He only growled at three people in the five plus hours we were there. Few disputes with other dogs (he always has liked other dachshunds). The only other dogs that really set him off were a pair of Schipperkees that he growled and barked at immediately. There were a handful of other non dachshunds there as well but the others did not seem to set him off he even seemed interested in making friends with on cocker mix.
No for the bad news I don't have people over to our home very often and I noted the other day that Tanner was a little nippy towards a friend who he has visited and gotten along with at their home. It looks like I need to strat rerouting victims to come over so I can work on this territorial aggression issue.
I just want to fill everyone in on our progress so that they will know there is hope in overcoming aggression problems. You just need to be willing to spend time, experiment with different approaches, and take the proper precautions with the dog while you are working with it. While I say to be open to different approaches I would give any new training technique at least 6-8 weeks before moving on to something new. The only exception would be if I observed some approach was making things worse.
I still have work to do with Tanner and he may never be a dog I will feel comfortable taking my eye off of in a public setting but now I at least feel it is safe for people to approach him.
Tom and the boys (Frank and Tanner)