First off, I will never bring the kids again. Major distraction to everybody, dogs and human. They had agility equipment there that was way too much temptation for the kids and Jordan just wanted to play with them and the dog that sat the closest to the equipment when they were playing.
The trainer went from dog to dog and asked how Jordan did on the leash and I told him he was pretty good for a beginner and the only problems we had was pulling during distractions. So, he used him for an example and I was proud he didn't pull but when the instructer put him into a sit after the walk Jordan started getting ancy and obviously fearful of the instructor. He was unsure of the instructor so he didn't follow commands and the instructor was a little concerned about this turning into fear aggression if not put in check.
I take him places often but not often enough so I'll have to pick up on that much but when I do he is typically well behaved meeting people if I tell the adults to please start petting on the chest and then they can move to the head. It is a slow progress.
I need to find a way to have strangers work with him and be able to touch him anywhere so I'm thinking the best way would be to touch/treat train him. The problem is finding different strangers to be able to do this and actually take the time this requires, not just a quick meet on the street or in the parking lot.
The other suggestions were for everybody there and if they didn't have a crate they were told to get one which I completely agree with. He says when somebody comes to the door to crate them until they are well behaved with company. This is something we've been trying different approaches to since we got him. He is territorial and barks and growls at company and we started out with treats outside the door and having company give him treats while he acts calm with them when they come in. That wasn't working because he wasn't acting calm so we changed our approach a couple weeks ago. When somebody comes to the door we have him sit and we sit tight to his body while keeping him in his sit and then let him smell, get treat and go back to a sit. Usually by then he has had a couple treats, gets to know the people aren't a threat and he'll go on his merry way. So, my question is do we crate him until we're further along in his training and he has his sit/stay or down/stay or continue with what we are doing? This is the one thing I didn't get to ask the instructor before we left.
All in all I think we'll actually make something out of this little boy. He was playful to be expected but I was proud of his behavior when he did behave. He got along well with the other dogs and respected the older dog that didn't have interest in playing. He was friendly with the owners and did wonderfully until the instructor got a hold of him.
Any suggestions?
The trainer went from dog to dog and asked how Jordan did on the leash and I told him he was pretty good for a beginner and the only problems we had was pulling during distractions. So, he used him for an example and I was proud he didn't pull but when the instructer put him into a sit after the walk Jordan started getting ancy and obviously fearful of the instructor. He was unsure of the instructor so he didn't follow commands and the instructor was a little concerned about this turning into fear aggression if not put in check.
I take him places often but not often enough so I'll have to pick up on that much but when I do he is typically well behaved meeting people if I tell the adults to please start petting on the chest and then they can move to the head. It is a slow progress.
I need to find a way to have strangers work with him and be able to touch him anywhere so I'm thinking the best way would be to touch/treat train him. The problem is finding different strangers to be able to do this and actually take the time this requires, not just a quick meet on the street or in the parking lot.
The other suggestions were for everybody there and if they didn't have a crate they were told to get one which I completely agree with. He says when somebody comes to the door to crate them until they are well behaved with company. This is something we've been trying different approaches to since we got him. He is territorial and barks and growls at company and we started out with treats outside the door and having company give him treats while he acts calm with them when they come in. That wasn't working because he wasn't acting calm so we changed our approach a couple weeks ago. When somebody comes to the door we have him sit and we sit tight to his body while keeping him in his sit and then let him smell, get treat and go back to a sit. Usually by then he has had a couple treats, gets to know the people aren't a threat and he'll go on his merry way. So, my question is do we crate him until we're further along in his training and he has his sit/stay or down/stay or continue with what we are doing? This is the one thing I didn't get to ask the instructor before we left.
All in all I think we'll actually make something out of this little boy. He was playful to be expected but I was proud of his behavior when he did behave. He got along well with the other dogs and respected the older dog that didn't have interest in playing. He was friendly with the owners and did wonderfully until the instructor got a hold of him.
Any suggestions?