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ting into our pack !!!!
I just can't put my finger on this rescue yet ! You wonder if now that's why he got dumped etc ! He is very laid back when 1 on 1 with. Calm, gentle, & sweet.
THEN there's the other side which makes me mad & just can't read why he does this !!!
He does get very excited with major whines & slight barks with when your getting food in bowls to feed, sees a dog while in the car, sees a deer, rabbit, ect ! He goes into prey mode or something !
Took him on a walk with 15 + dogs today & as we got out of the Jeep & he seen the group....he whinned, pulled, barked, barked & nipped at a few dogs !
He did tired out some as we walked for 2 hrs. , but certain dogs that were loose (Aussies) he did fine as they passed him, but this one standard poddle, he would lunge & nip at her !!
I wish someone could put a finger on his behavior & help me help him IF possible.
I did correct him with a pronge when he was doing all of this & as he got corrected, you thought by his sounds............I was killing him. I do have the pronge tight IMO, but in order to fit right behind the ears, has to be tight. I can put one finger under the pronge so, it isn't digging in, but is really tight. When corrected, he really yelps.
I just want to put a finger on his behavior & correct it ????????????
How does this sweet laid back boy go from that to whinning, barking, etc !!!!!!
When he plays with you & gets real wound up, he does get mouthy, but doesn't hurt. Just bites at your hands.
I have not allowed him to be with our other 2 GS's only away from the house on walks. I know my 2 will not like this & feel our dominate bitch will get at him. I don't know how to go about letting them play together & worry about a nip turning into a fight.
I want them to be a pack, because the rescue does love to be with a dog it seems, likes & does fine out in the yard with our Golden. She is older & very submissive though.
I can walk him on leads away from the house fine with our female GS & tried with our male GS today & it went fine. They even both rode home together in the Jeep. Same with the female, they rode fine after the walk. They rode in different cars to the walk though !
If I have the rescue in a kennel outside while our other 2 are out in the yard.......a BARK COLLAR MUST be used, because he WILL NOT shut up. If the collar is on (Tri-tronic & I only set at 3) he shuts up & seems fine though the kennel with our other 2 GS's. Our male will run over to be with him, try to play, & even will lay by the kennel & the rescue will sometimes go lay by him. Our female might go sniff at him a min & away she goes.
Our male seems like he does want to be friends. The rescue will push on against the fencing & walk along it letting our male smell at him. They both wag their tails at each other.
He has 2 different side to him though & we want to get a grip on this, but really don't know where to begin ????
I thank you all for any suggestions & advice please. This is the first adult dog I have ever brought into our pack & he makes #4 now. The other 3 were bought as pups & grew up together.
~Thanks again~
I just can't put my finger on this rescue yet ! You wonder if now that's why he got dumped etc ! He is very laid back when 1 on 1 with. Calm, gentle, & sweet.
THEN there's the other side which makes me mad & just can't read why he does this !!!
He does get very excited with major whines & slight barks with when your getting food in bowls to feed, sees a dog while in the car, sees a deer, rabbit, ect ! He goes into prey mode or something !
Took him on a walk with 15 + dogs today & as we got out of the Jeep & he seen the group....he whinned, pulled, barked, barked & nipped at a few dogs !
He did tired out some as we walked for 2 hrs. , but certain dogs that were loose (Aussies) he did fine as they passed him, but this one standard poddle, he would lunge & nip at her !!
I wish someone could put a finger on his behavior & help me help him IF possible.
I did correct him with a pronge when he was doing all of this & as he got corrected, you thought by his sounds............I was killing him. I do have the pronge tight IMO, but in order to fit right behind the ears, has to be tight. I can put one finger under the pronge so, it isn't digging in, but is really tight. When corrected, he really yelps.
I just want to put a finger on his behavior & correct it ????????????
How does this sweet laid back boy go from that to whinning, barking, etc !!!!!!

When he plays with you & gets real wound up, he does get mouthy, but doesn't hurt. Just bites at your hands.
I have not allowed him to be with our other 2 GS's only away from the house on walks. I know my 2 will not like this & feel our dominate bitch will get at him. I don't know how to go about letting them play together & worry about a nip turning into a fight.
I want them to be a pack, because the rescue does love to be with a dog it seems, likes & does fine out in the yard with our Golden. She is older & very submissive though.
I can walk him on leads away from the house fine with our female GS & tried with our male GS today & it went fine. They even both rode home together in the Jeep. Same with the female, they rode fine after the walk. They rode in different cars to the walk though !
If I have the rescue in a kennel outside while our other 2 are out in the yard.......a BARK COLLAR MUST be used, because he WILL NOT shut up. If the collar is on (Tri-tronic & I only set at 3) he shuts up & seems fine though the kennel with our other 2 GS's. Our male will run over to be with him, try to play, & even will lay by the kennel & the rescue will sometimes go lay by him. Our female might go sniff at him a min & away she goes.
Our male seems like he does want to be friends. The rescue will push on against the fencing & walk along it letting our male smell at him. They both wag their tails at each other.
He has 2 different side to him though & we want to get a grip on this, but really don't know where to begin ????
I thank you all for any suggestions & advice please. This is the first adult dog I have ever brought into our pack & he makes #4 now. The other 3 were bought as pups & grew up together.
~Thanks again~