Postings by Shayne CGC, RL2

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Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Wed May 15, '13 7:06pm PST  I would have to say that the 'protectiveness' that you see is probably all based in fear and that is a bit concerning that you are reinforcing this fear-based aggressive display... there is serious potential for dangerous happenings. THAT BEING SAID, my favorite basket muzzle for dogs who don't have a long history of serious bites, is the Baskerville Ultra muzzle. Both of my dogs have been conditioned to ENJOY wearing their muzzles (neither are aggressive or need it but on the off-chance something ever happens were they need to wear one, both are comfortable with them on). The baskerville is light weight, comfortable and has the optional head strap to prevent it from being pulled off. You can find it in this store in the second row I think Here's a video showing How to teach your dog to like wearing a muzzle my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Sat May 11, '13 6:56pm PST  My pups get raw goats milk frequently and I think it's great but I'm not sure this would be the same thing because it's dehydrated ... i think it would have to be pasteurized to dehydrate. It SOUNDS like they are adding probiotics to the goats milk... raw goats milk simply has lots of probiotics in it naturally. The solubility of added probiotics may be different than the raw that has natural probiotics in it. There are also lots of other benefits to raw goats milk but i'm not sure the instant goats milk would have any of these. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > DAP collars and plug ins?

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Thu May 9, '13 6:13pm PST  They either work or they don't. Some dogs respond in big ways and others don't. I had suggested it to a client for an anxious dog in their home (they had 3 dogs total)... it didn't do much for the anxious dog I suggested it for but one of their dogs who is seriously thunder phobic slept through a thunderstorm for the first time in her life after they started using the plug in and sprays. It's a product I suggest a lot because it's not THAT expensive and it can't HURT the situation so it will either help or make no big changes. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Dog boot camp or other options

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Wed May 1, '13 6:52pm PST  I'm sorry, i'm going to have to seriously disagree. Medications, when they are warranted, can be extremely beneficial and make huge differences int he lives of dogs and their humans. Not all medications will work on a given dog (just like not all medications work for humans) and some dogs won't show changes on a medication (if a dog doesn't have a serotonin issue and is given an SSRI, they probably won't show much change). Even within the same drug class, some dogs are helped by some drugs and not others (a dog may show no change with Fluoxe-tine but may have drastic change with Sertraline). Sometimes you have to try an entirely different class of drugs to find one that addresses the issues (or more than one)--maybe the dog needs a Benzodiazepine and an SSRI. It's also not about popp'n pills... there is a lot of work that often goes along with medication. Medication gets the dog in a mental place where learning can happen. A vet can prescribe these meds, but a veterinary behaviorist (board certified) or a vet that is VERY well versed in behavior mod and psychopharmaceuticals can help really customize and guide a dog/handler to find the RIGHT most effective medication or cocktail available. Meds are not always the answer and they are certainly not right for every dog, in every situation...but to say they don't work in general is absolutely inaccurate. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Dog boot camp or other options

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Wed May 1, '13 8:42am PST  Like Mulder said, boot camp is probably not going to fix your problems. They will not be able to work on separation anxiety at all since the training will not be happening in your home where the problem occurs nor will it involve you. Plus, like Mulder said, there are serious risks involved with many of the "boot camp" programs because you have no idea what they are doing to your dog. Just last year a "well respected" trainer in OH killed 1 boot camp dog and 4 more were pulled from his property emaciated and near death. I would try to find a board certified veterinary behaviorist ( Click here to search). If your dog is on high doses of prozac and clomipramine and you aren't seeing results, it's probably not the right medication or the right mix or the right dosage or may not be addressing the root problem. A board certified veterinary behaviorist will be able to help you make sure the behaviors are not being caused by some sort of underlying medical condition and then will be able to help find the right medication, dosage, or mix of medications to help reduce the behavior problems you are seeing while also giving sound training advice. With complicated cases, it's not just about prescribing medications... it's about finding the right dosage, finding the RIGHT medications, and really documenting the process so you know what's working and what's not--not all dogs will respond to clomipramine... not all respond to prozac.... there are a lot of other safe medications that one can try to help reduce separation anxiety (once a medical cause of the behavior has been ruled out). There is a crate that I have personally seen used twice for dogs with extreme SA. Dogs who destroyed crate after crate after crate (airline, metal wire, metal wire crate rigged using zip ties, metal ties, caribeeners, etc). For one dog it worked wonderfully, the other dog was so anxious that he hurt himself trying to escape by rubbing his nose completely raw trying to bend bars/doors (though he was unable to escape) so the owners stopped using it because they were concerned for his safety. Clicky link for the crate. It's not cheap but it saved the life of the dog who had destroyed crate after crate (while on medications)... they were considering rehoming/euthanizing him because they didn't know what else they could do but the crate keeps him contained and he has learned he can't escape so he just relaxes. (totally off topic, it's annoying that dogster doesn't allow the generic name for prozac... i spent 30 minutes trying to figure out what word in my post could POSSIBLY be not "G rated" and it turns out apparently that word isn't okay) my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Tue Apr 30, '13 11:57am PST  I don't trial enough to have many funny stories BUT my last rally trial there was certainly a VERY funny series of events. During the level 2b class, 5 of the 6 dogs NQ'd! Most of the dogs are serious competitors and are rally enthusiasts. One of the teams that NQ'd went to nationals this year and I've seen trial a few times and i've only see her score less than 210 3 times (so all but three times, they've gotten perfect scores--her dog earned his ARCHMX5 or 6 the trial before this one). It was the last trial of the weekend and 3 of the 5 dogs NQ'd because they hit the bar on the jump (or the whole upright LOL), 1 dog NQ'd on the call to front while running sign, and another never saw a halt, sidestep, halt sign so she just walked right past it. By the end of the class the whole room was laughing hysterically as dog after dog after dog NQ'd. The dog who won first Q'd and won with a score of 190, it was hilarious! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Weimaraner Suddenly Biting - Please help!!!

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Thu Apr 4, '13 6:16am PST  Although there seems to be a pretty obvious and likely trigger (new baby), any sudden behavior change makes me think of a medical issue. I would get the pup to the vet for a full work up including a CBC and full thyroid panel. Ruling out medical causes for behavior change is really helpful. Resolving behavior changes that are rooted in medical causes can be as simple as giving a pill twice a day to correct the thyroid's function. As a precaution, I would probably teach him to LIKE wearing a muzzle so you have a tool (besides separating or crating) that you can use to keep everyone safe while you work on training or contacting a trainer. My favorite muzzle for most dogs in most situations is the Baskerville Ultra and there's a great video on youtube about how to teach your dog to love their muzzle by Chirag Patel of Domesticated Manners Teach Your Dog To Wear a Muzzle For an issue like this--where the safety of a baby, people in the world, and the dog himself is at risk-- I would suggest contacting a skilled and experienced positive trainer or behavior consultant to help you through the issues you are having. If you paw mail me the city/area you live, I'd be happy to see if I can find a trainer to suggest. In the mean time, I would be extra cautious and keep the pup separated during times when he's shown the biting/growing behavior (so if you know when the UPS guy is coming, crate/gate him or just leave the door closed and let the UPS guy drop off the package on your porch). Charlie gave good advice about pairing all things baby with good stuff. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > Getting frustrated with off leash work for rally

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Sat Feb 2, '13 7:04pm PST  For the where to train, I, obviously, don't work the dogs OFF-LEASH there, but I do a lot of Rally at petsmart on saturday mornings SUPER DUPER busy, lots of distractions, loud w/ barking from the dogs in class/groomer/vet.... TONS of food/toy distractions If we can work there well, we can work anywhere! Off-leash distraction work is harder because of the limited places dogs can be off-leash. There is a clause in my local park's rules that says dogs in training can be off-leash. So i've got to parks, set up a course and worked my dogs off-leash there a few times--lots of distractions for sure! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > DAPP Vaccination?

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Fri Dec 14, '12 8:51am PST  You will be hard pressed to find ANY training facility that does not require an initial set of vaccines (whether that is a combo shot like DAPP/DHLPP or a dog who gets them as individual vaccines [which is what I try to do typically, and I don't overvaccinate]). It is critically important for the safety of ALL the dogs and puppies that use the training facility that dogs are protected from those DEADLY viruses (and that no dogs are spreading them). If a facility did NOT require proof of initial vaccine (I don't need yearly's or anything), I would not use them unless they required current titers for dogs who do not have proof of vaccine. If you have never ever vaccinated her for anything other than rabies (and she never got a series of puppy vaccines), you may be able to get a titer as proof of immunization to take the class but not all places will accept titers or know how to read them (the titer may say she doesn't have sufficient antibodies to be considered immune). my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Shayne CGC,- RL2 Shayne- Disc Doggin in- the 'Burgh!     Barked: Tue Nov 27, '12 6:21am PST  Can't wait to see the updated photos, you've done a great job with her! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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