Anyways, right now my family is thinking about getting a second dog (not a puppy, probably an older (4-6 year old) greyhound) and we're worried about how Ace will re act to this, besides him being very attached to me we don't know if he will ever get used to having another dog around all the time.
I am the his primary "trainer" and do lots of work with him, along with providing the largest part of his care so i would like to work on getting him used to other dogs before we try to bring one into the house. Any tips on doing this?
-i am willing to go to a pro. trainer to help this, but i'd like to try it on my own first if at all possible.
We went to a training class from a very reputible trainer when we first got Ace, i did all the work with him and still continue the training today.
I understand that this may be bigger then me, but i also believe i have the ability to do it. I am a horse trainer so i know how the training process works, and i've been perfectly capable of teaching Ace everything that he knows, including starting agility on our own. He is not a vicious dog and understands that i am the leader at all time, he listens to me whenever i command his attention. When around other dogs he looks to me before acting on anything.
I am NOT the classic Y!A person hoping for a quick fix, i know that this is not going to be an easy thing to fix, i know we should have delt with it before but it didn't effect us then. I am willing to do anything to fix it at this point (within reason) but i can't go back in time to do it.
If you look at this page: http://k9deb.com/nilif.htm
you can see the training method that i use, we follow every one of these practices everyday, at all times. He is not "out of control" just not able to socialize with other dogs.
-i am only repeating this question to better clarify our situation, and my hopes of at the very least starting this training on my own. I pride myself by doing all of my dogs training by myself and would, at the very least, like to see different methods of how to help his problems.
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I am going to suggest Bark Busters training methods to you. They worked very well for my dog. I enrolled her for life and that meant that the trainer could come back for a session any time I had a problem or complaints from neighbours.
It does not look as though you will have complaints from neighbours. However, I think based on what I have leaned that it would be unwise to introduce another dog until this dog is trained and settled. It would also be very unwise to have two dogs that are so different is size and breed type as a Grey Hound and a Parson Jack Russell.
This could be a recipe for disaster if the big dog was aggressive and attacked the smaller dog that you say is not aggressive or a good mixer.
I will give you the Bark Busters web site and I hope that all turns out well for you. You can find your nearest Bark Busters trainer on this site.
http://www.barkbusters.com.au/
Good Luck!!!
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- hmm.....Im sorry that your dog is acting like this.
I really dont know what to say.
Im against breeders and showdogs. - get a professional trainer... if you teach him wrong, he may never learn how to do it right...
- like you said it will take more time, i think you should go to a professional not Y!A.
- if you get an other dog, they probably will get along and be friends but it will take a while to get both of them used to eachother
I had te same problem b/c my two goldens would fight and really bad but we went through it slowly intruducing them and now they can't live without eachother
god luck and if it is nessesary, get a pro trainer - This is a tough one. The training that you've done so far is basically what I have been using for my greyhounds and they are perfect but they were perfect before. Now they're just better trained.
I truly don't know how to socialize dogs to get along with other dogs other than giving them a variety of encounters with dogs and keeping the upper hand. Cesar Milan http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/ has excellent ideas on stuff like this. He introduces them to other dogs while he has control BUT he's a professional.
Greyhounds have to be "small dog" tested before you adopt them. Some have such a high prey drive that they're not safe with small dogs. Other greyhounds are so submissive that they will let any kind of animal lay by them. We have a behaviorist that works with our greyhound adoption group and she would probably have the greyhound visit your house before you adopted it. You will have to muzzle the greyhound to make sure but it sounds like you may want to muzzle your guy too. Greyhounds have very thin skin that tears easily. While a labrador would just have a small puncture wound after being bitten, a greyhound could have a gaping wound.
Here is my group's site. http://www.greyhoundadoption.org/. I'm not sure where you're located but I'm sure you could find one near you on the internet and call them to get their opinion. It wouldn't be fair to get a greyhound and then have to give it back because your dog doesn't like it. Best to have it under control first. A behaviorist might be a good person for you to consult.
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